Program Overview

Participatory Councils: Expert Course

Overview

The Participatory Councils: Expert course is designed to provide in-depth knowledge of the rights of councils, regulations, and procedures. This training is intended for members of faculty councils, service councils, and the university council who already have at least a year of experience.

Content

• Right of consent, advice, and initiative
• University organisation and governance
• Higher education act and university-regulations
• Arbitration procedure
• Complex cases
• Influencing university policies

Programme Details

• The programme is for members of faculty councils, service councils, and the university council who already have at least a year of experience.
• Date: 4 November 2025
• Time: 14:00-17:00
• Location: Vrijhof, VR-210
• Maximum participants: 15 participants
• Trainers: Jasper Groen and/or Menno van der Veen, Senior Trainers, TAQT training en advies

Course Structure

• The course will discuss the organizational structure of the university and the respective roles of participation bodies in it, with attention to how their rights and tasks interact.
• As preparation, participants will be asked to send in cases and questions they have, which the trainer will discuss from the perspective of the Dutch Higher Education Act.
• The course materials will be provided as part of the training.

Language

All UT courses are offered in English, unless all participants who registered for the course have Dutch as their first language.