What Does the Welfare Council Do?
The Welfare Council works to ensure that you, as a student, have access to strong and reliable welfare services throughout your studies. We decide how the semester fee is allocated, and we provide input on how the Student Welfare Organization in Gjøvik, Ålesund and Trondheim (Sit) should prioritize its services.
We Work for Your Rights
We advocate for student interests both locally and nationally, focusing on issues that affect your daily life — including finances, housing, mental health, and student rights. Our goal is to make sure you have the support you need to thrive during your studies.
Who Serves on the Welfare Council?
Representatives to the Welfare Council are elected each spring and serve for one year starting July 1. They meet once a month to discuss and vote on matters that impact student welfare. Throughout their term, representatives also participate in seminars, courses, and workshops organized by the Welfare Council’s Executive Committee and our partners.
You Can Get Involved
Everyone who pays the semester fee can run for election, speak at Welfare Council meetings, and submit proposals. The Welfare Council is your arena — and you’re welcome to take part.
How are we organized?Organization
The representativesRepresentatives
The welfare subcommitteesVU
The volunteer's financial committeeFØK
The control committeeKK
The executive committee
The main task of the executive committee is to prepare matters for the meetings of the Welfare Assembly and follow up on decisions. The executive committee works politically with the student welfare organization Sit, educational institutions, municipalities, and county municipalities. The aim is to achieve support for the Welfare Assembly's adopted policies and promote student welfare on the political agenda.
The Executive Committee consists of 6 roles. The leader, deputy leader, association representative, and media and coordination officer are full-time positions, elected by the Welfare Assembly at the constituent meeting. The term of office for these positions is from July 1st to June 30th of the following year.
In addition to the four full-time positions, the local leaders in Gjøvik and Ålesund are also part of the executive committee. They are appointed through the student parliaments and are remunerated equivalent to a 25% position.
Roles in the working committee
Leader
The overall responsibility for the daily work of the Welfare Council falls to the leader, who is also the organization's public face. A leader's daily routine is very diverse, ranging from approving the financial decisions made by the Welfare Council to attending political meetings and engaging in advocacy.
Deputy leader
Organizational planning for the working committee, and is responsible for the office's operation in addition to being the leaders deputy.
Communications manager
I Velferdstinget har rollen ansvar for Velferdstingets kontaktflater og gjennomføring i tråd med kommunikasjonsstrategi.
Association manager
This role is perhaps the student organisations' most important point of contact, and regularly monitors the association networks. The association manager also follows up the volunteering's financial committee and its work with the support schemes for associations on behalf of the working committee.
The Executive Committee
Vilja S. Nystad
Leader
leder@velferdstinget.no
415 94 440
Nora Wigen
Deputy leader
nestleder@velferdstinget.no
415 95 450
Olav K. Gissinger
Association manager
forening@velferdstinget.no
918 59 491
Magnus B. Bjerke
Rådgiver
radgiver@velferdstinget.no
Vilja S. Nystad
Leader
leder@velferdstinget.no
415 94 440
Nora Wigen
Deputy leader
nestleder@velferdstinget.no
415 95 450
Olav K. Gissinger
Association manager
forening@velferdstinget.no
918 59 491
Magnus B. Bjerke
Rådgiver
radgiver@velferdstinget.no
