Student Council

Its aim is to take care of the well-being of every RTA student during their studies, to defend the rights and interests of students at the university, to get involved in academic decision-making, to represent the university both in Latvia and abroad, and to make students' everyday life more interesting through entertaining and informative events.

RTA SP works closely with the Latvian Students' Association (LSA), representing RTA at LSA Council meetings and congresses and proposing issues for consideration at the RTA Senate and RTA Council meetings.

REASONS TO JOIN THE STUDENT COUNCIL

Participation in the RTA Student Council provides a wide range of opportunities: to gain experience in organising events and exhibitions and to gain in-depth knowledge about the administration of higher education, which will be useful later in life. Being involved in the Student Council also helps to develop communication and time management skills, it is a great opportunity to work in a team, make new friends with whom you can implement your ideas for events and projects, improve your skills, solve problems and directly influence your study life.

Student Council members in the Faculty of Engineering building have access to the Student Council room, which is modernly equipped. It is the place where the work of the SC takes place - council meetings, brainstorming sessions, meetings, as well as preparations for events. It is a place where ideas and plans are generated in an informal atmosphere.

The Student Council is voluntary and every RTA student is encouraged to participate in its activities.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN THE STUDENT COUNCIL?

If you want to make a difference, come and get involved!

Any student of Rezekne Academy of Technologies can become a member of the Student Council including all international students. Being a member of the council also means taking responsibility and gaining voting rights, the student must be able to show his/her strengths and convince other candidates that he/she should be supported and elected to the council.

This process can be divided into 2 stages:

• Getting on the Faculty Council;
• Getting elected to the Council to ensure representation of the Faculty.

At the beginning of each academic year, new members are admitted to the Faculty Self-Government. Students who are active and want to be involved in shaping students' life outside their studies and in decision-making are invited to join the faculty self-governments - meetings with new students are organised. At these meetings, in an informal setting, members of the previous year's student council and the management introduce students to their responsibilities, opportunities and positions. During the first official meeting, elections are organised, during which 9 members of the Faculty Self-Government are elected. Members have the opportunity to stand for a position and to be elected as voting member of the council. Out of the 9 members of the self-administration, 7 voting members are elected and become members of the Supervisory Board.

The Student Council is composed of 21 members and activists who were not elected as voting members, but are willing to be active and demonstrate their abilities and skills. Each of the members is also invited to stand for a position(s) on the council. The positions to be elected are Head of Council, Deputy Head of Council, Head of Public Relations, Head of Culture, Head of International, Head of Academic, and Protocol Officer.

The Council shall continue to function as elected throughout the academic year. In exceptional cases, extraordinary elections may also be organised (one of the office-holders or members of the Council submits a written request to resign, etc.). In such cases, it is possible to become a member of the Board during the current academic year.

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