2nd Module - Your guide to the study life
Organization is what creates the sense of community on campus, but where does one start?
Subject committee
In each class, there is a subject committee, which is typically formed at the beginning of the first semester. The subject committee collects opinions from the students in the team about their opinions on the teachings in order to relay this feedback to the team coordinator. Additionally, the subject committee can organize events to help students navigate RUC’s systems or to strengthen their academic skills.
Being part of the subject committee offers the opportunity to develop your competencies by critically reflecting on your education and fostering collaboration between the team coordinator and the students. You will have the chance to make a real impact on your own and others’ education, ensuring that your team’s voice is heard.
Party committee
Each team has a party committee, which is typically formed at the beginning of the first semester. The party committee organizes parties or social activities that help create a stronger sense of community across the team.
It can be a good idea to join your team's party committee, as you learn how to arrange and host larger events, how to coordinate tasks and collaborate in a large group, where you also have the opportunity to learn how to plan and execute a financial budget.
Other ways to organize
In your team
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You can organize yourself in more ways than just through the already existing committees.
If you want to create a club or initiative that requires funding, you can contact your study environment tutor, as they have access to your team's budget.
If the initiative does not require money, then it’s simply about spreading the word to the entire team, so that all your fellow students have the opportunity to participate. In this case, it can be useful to create a profile or event on social media to better ensure that the information reaches the whole team.
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The HAB-B 2024 team has started a film club where they organize movie screenings for their class. They have begun hosting events that anyone from the humanities department can attend, but the club is primarily for the HAB-B students themselves.
At your institute
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If you want to create an initiative across different teams in your academic department that requires funding, there are several ways to approach it.
You can contact the department’s subject council or party committee to see if they are willing to support the initiative. If you want to know who to contact for your department, then you can find them in Module 1 of the lesson “Get to Know Your institute.”
If the initiative involves multiple teams, you can collaborate with the student environment tutors from the different teams to explore the possibility of each team contributing financially. This way, all teams share joint ownership of the initiative.
If the initiative does not require funding, it’s mainly about informing students about it. Creating a social media profile can be a good way to make the initiative more accessible and visible. Additionally, you can ask the student environment tutors, the subject council, and the party committee if they are willing to share the initiative to increase awareness among students.
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Baristoteles is the joint party committee for the humanities bachelor's program, which started with support from the subject council HumRådet.
HAB to FÆST is a party committee within the humanities bachelor's program created specifically for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd semester students. Here, the groups have been organized so that each team/party committee contributes money from their group budget to a common budget for the organization.
At the university
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It is possible to freely create organizations and initiatives for all students. However, if the initiative involves costs, it can be a good idea to seek support from other sources.
You can contact Studenterhuset or us at the Student council, as both organizations can assist with the practical aspects of starting an initiative. Both organizations have also previously provided financial support to new initiatives if they are interesting and concrete enough.
You can also apply to the Study Environment Fund through RUC, which is a fund intended to strengthen the study environment on campus.
If the initiative does not require funding, the focus should be on creating a profile on social media so that students become aware of and can find information about what the new initiative involves.
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Roskilde University's Outdoor Association (RUF) is an organization that has received its financial support through the student environment fund. However, the organization itself was established first, after which the student environment fund has made it possible for them to organize larger activities.
Neurodivergent students and the Needle Craft Club are both clubs/initiatives that have been created with support from, respectively, the Student Council and the Student House.