Student body of the University of Basel
| Student corporation University of Basel (skuba) |
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| purpose | Student representation |
| President: | Mélanie Schmutz |
| Establishment date: | 1918 |
| Number of members: | around 10,000 |
| Seat : | Basel |
| Website: | www.skuba.ch |
The student body of the University of Basel (skuba) is the student body at the University of Basel . It represents the interests of its members.
history
Organized student representation at the University of Basel began in 1918. skuba in its current form - as a public corporation - has existed since 1996 and is jointly sponsored by the contract between the cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt of the University of Basel and the statute of the University of Basel.
tasks
Skuba performs a wide variety of tasks within the university's self-administration. On the one hand, the skuba represents “student, university and educational policy interests in the rain and, in accordance with their regulations, the faculty and department committees and university commissions as well as towards the authorities and the public”. Furthermore, skuba offers a wide variety of services for its members. These services include:
- the information market at the beginning of each autumn semester
- the Lernoullianum, a learning room at Petersgraben 45 in Basel including a meeting room
- legal advice
- its own cultural venue
- an exchange library
- Tutoring for students
organization structure
Student council
The supreme body of skuba is the Student Council (SR). The student council is the legislature of the students at the University of Basel. The SR decides on the university and educational policy direction of the skuba and debates it. He also has budget sovereignty, checks the annual accounts and supports student initiatives and projects with financial contributions. The SR also elects the board and management of skuba.
The faculties are represented proportionally according to their student numbers.
The council presidency holds the presidency of the student council.
Board
The board of directors of skuba is the executive of the students at the University of Basel. He takes care of the daily business and represents skuba externally and internally. The board of directors is divided into various departments. These are:
- Exterior department
- Interior department
- Teaching and Quality Assurance Department
- Culture department
- Social department
Defined duties are assigned to the departments and the board members deal with them independently.
The board of directors is led and represented by a presidium and a vice-presidency.
Commissions
Skuba organizes its activities in various commissions and ad hoc working groups:
- Business Audit Committee
- Finance Commission
- VSS Affairs Commission
- Commission for the promotion of young academics in higher education
- Commission for public relations and student projects
- Commission for statutes, regulations and positions
financing
The skuba is financed by means of the global budget of the University of Basel, from the collected contributions of the members as well as from other income.
Specialist groups
The basic organizations of skuba are their specialist groups. These are composed of the students of a subject. They are constituted according to subjects or courses and represent the specific interests of the students in the respective faculty assemblies and faculty or department-specific commissions. The specialist groups are financed by a share of the membership fees collected by the skuba and are distributed to each specialist group based on the registered students.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Board of Directors. Student body of the University of Basel, accessed on June 15, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Statute of the University of Basel (University Statute). § 21. Student body. (PDF; 125 kB) University of Basel, August 1, 2012, accessed on November 27, 2018 .
- ^ Agreement between the cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt on joint sponsorship of the University of Basel. (PDF; 173 kB) Cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt, June 27, 2007, accessed on November 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Services. Student body of the University of Basel (skuba), accessed on November 28.
- ↑ Rules of Procedure for the board of skuba. (PDF; 506 kB) Student body of the University of Basel (skuba), accessed on November 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Regulations. Student body of the University of Basel (skuba), accessed on November 28, 2018 .
- ↑ List of specialist groups. Student body of the University of Basel (skuba), accessed on November 28, 2018 .