{"id":15766,"date":"2025-11-24T14:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/?p=15766"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:11:40","slug":"tiedote-heidi-backstrom-ja-jesse-hayha-valittu-opiskelijaedustajiksi-taideyliopiston-hallitukseen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/2025\/11\/24\/tiedote-heidi-backstrom-ja-jesse-hayha-valittu-opiskelijaedustajiksi-taideyliopiston-hallitukseen\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcment: Heidi Backstr\u00f6m and Jesse H\u00e4yh\u00e4 elected as student representatives to the Board of Uniarts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Representative Council of the University of the Arts Student Union has elected Heidi Backstr\u00f6m and Jesse H\u00e4yh\u00e4 as student representatives to the University Board, starting from 1 January 2026. The election was made at the RepCo's meeting on Monday, 17 November. The current term of the University Board ends at the turn of the year. The Board consists of eleven members: two student representatives, two professors, two other staff members, and six external members from outside the university community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Backstr\u00f6m is a first-year student in the Praxis Master\u2019s Programme at the Academy of Fine Arts. Heidi has extensive experience working and holding positions of trust in the arts and cultural sector.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Backstr\u00f6m kommentoi: &#8221;Teht\u00e4v\u00e4 toisena opiskelijoiden edustajana Taideyliopiston hallituksessa tuntuu suurelta kunnialta ja innostavan vastuulliselta teht\u00e4v\u00e4lt\u00e4. Seuraavalla hallituskaudella laaditaan yhdess\u00e4 koko yliopistoyhteis\u00f6n kanssa Taideyliopiston tuleva strategia, eli p\u00e4\u00e4semme tekem\u00e4\u00e4n kauaskantoisia p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6ksi\u00e4. Kauaskantoisia yliopiston opiskelijoiden ja sit\u00e4 kautta koko kent\u00e4n kannalta. N\u00e4en t\u00e4m\u00e4n tapana olla luomassa taas piirun verran kest\u00e4v\u00e4mp\u00e4\u00e4 taidekentt\u00e4\u00e4.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">H\u00e4yh\u00e4 is a first-year church music student at the Sibelius Academy. Jesse has also studied management and administrative sciences at the University of Lapland. H\u00e4yh\u00e4 has solid experience in student advocacy and representation, having served as a student member of the University of Lapland Board, Chair of the Representative Council of the University of Lapland Student Union, and as a member of the Board of the National Union of University Students in Finland in 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>H\u00e4yh\u00e4 kommentoi: &#8221;Kiit\u00e4n l\u00e4mpim\u00e4sti saamastani luottamuksesta. Tartun teht\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4n innostunein ja motivoitunein mielin. Toimintaymp\u00e4rist\u00f6 korkeakoulupoliittisella kent\u00e4ll\u00e4 on ollut murroksessa, ja edess\u00e4mme on sek\u00e4 taloudellisia ett\u00e4 poliittisia haasteita, joihin on syyt\u00e4 varautua. Yliopiston hallituksen on t\u00e4rke\u00e4\u00e4 olla aktiivinen vaikuttamisty\u00f6ss\u00e4 sek\u00e4 ennen muuta tukea yliopiston operatiivista johtoa oikean kurssin l\u00f6yt\u00e4misess\u00e4. Taideyliopisto on ainutlaatuinen toimija suomalaisessa sivistysmaisemassa ja minulla on vahva usko siihen, ett\u00e4 taiteella ja kulttuurilla tulee olemaan entist\u00e4 merkitt\u00e4v\u00e4mpi rooli tulevaisuuden hyvinvointiyhteiskunnassamme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photo of H\u00e4yh\u00e4: Essi Koski<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Representative Council of University of the Arts Student Union is a 15-member body elected by students and serves as the highest decision-making authority of the Student Union. In addition to electing the Board, deciding on annual activities, policies, and long-term goals, the Representative Council also appoints the most significant student representatives, namely those to the University Collegium and the University Board.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taideyliopiston ylioppilaskunnan edustajisto on valinnut opiskelijoiden edustajaksi Taideyliopiston hallitukseen 1.1.2026 alkaen Heidi Backstr\u00f6min ja Jesse H\u00e4yh\u00e4n. Edustajisto teki valinnan kokouksessaan maanantaina 17.11. 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