University College Student Representatives the Netherlands (UCSRN)

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UCSRN is the collaborative forum between the student associations and the academic councils of the university colleges in the Netherlands.

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The University College Student Representatives Netherlands (or UCSRN) is a platform for collaboration and co-operation between the different student associations and academic councils of the University Colleges (UCs) in the Netherlands: AUC, EUC, LUC, UCM, UCR and UCU.

Mainly, we stimulate interaction by organizing events for UC students. In the past, the UCSRN has hosted the so-called "Dean's Debate" - in which all deans of University Colleges participated - and a conference on "The 21st Century Student". Besides the organization of academic events, the UCSRN has also been responsible for the annual UCSRN Tournament, in which students from all UCs compete in sports, arts and more to get a chance at winning the UCSRN Trophy. For the first time this year, the UCSRN Spotlight was organized. Here, students got a platform to show their talents to other students.

As an educational association, the UCSRN also strives to formally represent the voice of University College students, which we hope will be achieved by setting up a lobby towards educational institutions. Furthermore, the UCSRN aims to stimulate the exchange of ideas and experiences among students representatives.

The full UCSRN Board consists out of two representatives of every University College: one from the UC's association and one from its student council. Depending on these positions, the representatives are assigned to either the Social or Academic Committee. From all of the representatives, five are elected to form the Executive Board, which is responsible for the day-to-day organization of the UCSRN, the drafting of legal documents, the achievement of long-term goals etc. The Executive Board consists out of a Chair, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Academic Committee Chair and a Social Committee Chair.