Student Elections for University Governing Bodies and the National Council of University Students

What the elections are for

Enrolled students will vote to elect their representatives to the Bodies.

The following will be elected to the Student Council:

• no. 12 representatives from among students enrolled in first and second cycle degree programmes, with individual candidates in a University-wide constituency;
• no. 19 representatives from among students enrolled in first and second cycle degree programmes, with lists of candidates submitted for 5 Constituencies corresponding to the 5 Subject Areas for the Academic Senate elections, as referred to in Article 6, paragraph 6 of the University Statute;
• no. 2 representatives from among students enrolled in PhD programmes and specialisation schools, with individual candidates in a University-wide constituency.

The following will be elected to the Department Board:

• student representatives from among students enrolled in the Department’s first and second cycle degree programmes, under a proportional representation system based on lists;
• student representatives from among students enrolled in the Department’s third cycle programmes, with individual candidates.

The following will be elected to the first and second cycle Degree Programme Board:

• 3 representatives under a proportional representation system based on lists.

Call

• Rector’s Decree calling the elections (in Italian) [.pdf 448 KB]
• Annex 1 – Number of enrolled students per electoral Constituency – Student Council (in Italian) [.pdf 158 KB]
• Annex 2A – First and second cycle degree programmes and bodies to which they are assigned (in Italian) [.pdf 427 KB]
• Annex 2B – Specialisation Schools and Departments and electoral Constituencies to which they are assigned (in Italian) [.pdf 96 KB]
• Annex 2C – PhD programmes and Departments to which they are assigned (in Italian) [.pdf 777 KB]
• Annex 3 – Number of candidates to be elected per Department Board (in Italian) [.pdf 79 KB]
• Extension of the deadline for the submission of candidatures for the elections of the University Student Representatives for the three-year period 2025 - 2028 (in Italian) [.pdf 323 KB]

The National Council of University Students (CNSU) is a national representative body composed of:

• twenty-eight members elected by students enrolled in first-cycle, single-cycle, and second-cycle degree programmes under Ministerial Decree 270/2004 or previous regulations.
• one member elected by students enrolled in specialisation schools, under both old and new systems;
• one member elected by students enrolled in PhD programmes, under both old and new systems.

Running for student representative positions is a unique opportunity to:

• Be the voice of our diverse student community by bringing forward needs, concerns, and ideas.
• Actively contribute to shaping a university environment that reflects the interests and priorities of students.
• Join a dynamic group that advocates for student needs within the University.
• Get involved in university life and gain insight into how our University works.
• Develop valuable skills and experiences that will benefit you in your future career and social engagements.

Learn more about student representation

If you want to form or submit a list

• You must be eligible to vote to elect representatives in the body you are submitting a list for.
• You must be duly enrolled when you start the online procedure.
• Within a single body, you may only submit one list.

If you want to stand for election

• You must be eligible to vote to elect representatives in the body you are standing for election to.
• You must be duly enrolled when you start the online procedure.
• Within a single body, you may only stand for election as part of one list.
• You may not be enrolled beyond the first year past envisaged completion time for your degree programme (fuori corso).
• You may not support your candidacy or the list in which your candidacy is included.
• You must validate (accept) your candidacy, as entered in the procedure for you by those who formed or submitted your list.

If you want to support (endorse) a list or a candidate

• You must be eligible to vote to elect representatives in the body you are supporting a list or a candidate for.
• You must be duly enrolled when you start the online procedure.
• Within a single body, you may only support one list (or one candidate).
• Those who form or submit a list may support it and stand for election.
• Candidates may not support their own candidacy.

Gender requirement
Within the Student Council, for which a list-based electoral system is in place, each list (if comprised of several people) must include at least one person of a different gender, or it will be excluded.

You may submit your candidacy from 24 March 2025 at 11:00 to 8 April 2025 at 11:00. We suggest that you do so as soon as possible, so we can best assist you.

You may submit your candidacy or your list online, using the Candidacy procedure.

Candidacy procedure

If you have formed a list

You must log in with your institutional username and password (e.g. name.surname@studio.unibo.it) to create your list.

You may submit a list for the bodies in which you are eligible to vote. For each body in which you are not eligible to vote to elect representatives, you must appoint a delegate to submit your list.

If you are a delegate submitting a list

In order to be visible and receive supporting signatures, a list – initially a draft list – must be submitted. In order to submit it, the list must include at least one accepted candidacy, and everyone invited to stand for election as part of it must expressly accept or reject.

If someone invited has not accepted yet, the list may not be submitted, but the person who submits it may decide to remove them from the list and submit it anyway. Otherwise, no supporting signatures may be received. Individual candidacies are draft candidacies too at first, and must be published in order to be visible.

You must log in with your institutional username and password (e.g. name.surname@studio.unibo.it), select the body you are submitting your list for, and look for the persons you want to invite to join your list by entering their surname, name and date of birth, or their student number and date of birth. The person submitting a list must be eligible to vote to elect representatives in the body they are submitting a list for.

If you want to stand for election, support a candidate or a list, validate (accept) your candidacy in a list

You must log in with your institutional username and password (e.g. name.surname@studio.unibo.it) only.

Summary of the minimum and maximum number of supporting signatures per body [.pdf 210 KB]

Candidacy handbooks

• Managing lists (with delegates) (in Italian) [.pdf 994 KB] and Unibo Guide – How to create a list (in Italian) [.pdf 1217 KB]
• Managing acceptances of candidacy/invitations (in Italian) [.pdf 2633 KB]
• Managing supporting signatures for lists (in Italian) [.pdf 2694 KB], Managing supporting signatures for individual candidates (in Italian) [.pdf 2176 KB] and Unibo Guide – How to endorse a list or an individual candidacy (in Italian) [.pdf 240 KB]
• Managing individual candidacies (in Italian) [.pdf 3111 KB] and Unibo Guide – Individual candidacies (in Italian) [.pdf 384 KB]
• Stand Request Form for Student Elections 2025

I am having difficulty with the online procedure. Who can I ask for help?

• For authentication issues (username and password), please call:
  Tel.: 051 2080301
  Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00.  
• For issues related to the electoral procedure conditions and requirements, please contact:
  Institutional Affairs Unit
  Tel.: 051 2088479 - 2088660 - 2099420 - 2088188 - 2099112 - 2088802
  Email: appc.elezionistudentesche@unibo.it
  Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 16:00.

The Local Electoral Commission for District I is based at the University of Parma. Read the Ministerial Decree for the 2025 elections of the National Council of University Students (in Italian only).

Degree Programmes Students Candidacies

To apply for one of the 28 elected positions for degree programme students, candidates must submit a list with nominations and supporting signatures, endorsed by a registered voter. Complete the Candidate List Submission Form (in Italian only).

Use the Student Signature Collection Form (A4 format) (in Italian only) to gather the required number of supporting signatures across all universities in the district. The second and subsequent pages of the form may be photocopied to collect the necessary signatures. The first column of the form must include a sequential number assigned to each signature (it is recommended to assign numbers after collecting all signatures). The list name and symbol must be included on every sheet of the signature collection form.

Once you have collected all signatures, you must have the form stamped by the University of Bologna. Book an appointment with the Institutional Affairs Unit.

Deadline

The candidate lists, supporting signatures, and list representatives must be submitted by 1:00 PM on 7 April 2025, at the University of Parma.

PhD Student Candidacies

PhD candidates must submit individual applications with supporting signatures.

To submit your application, use the following forms (in Italian only):

• Candidate List Submission Form
• Signature Collection Form

Book an appointment with the Institutional Affairs Unit and submit the completed forms. Bring a valid ID.

Deadline

PhD applications and supporting signatures must be submitted by 1:00 PM on 7 April 2025.

Specialisation Student Candidacies

Students enrolled in specialisation schools must submit individual applications with supporting signatures.

To submit your application, use the following forms:

• Candidate List Submission Form
• Signature Collection Form

Book an appointment with the Institutional Affairs Unit and submit the completed forms. Bring a valid ID.

Deadline

PhD applications and supporting signatures must be submitted by 1:00 PM on 7 April 2025.

Don't forget that the electoral campaign must end 24 hours before the start of the voting period.

If you have submitted a list or an individual candidacy, you may request permission to set up an information booth in a University building or outdoor area (in Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna, or Rimini) as part of your election campaign.

Form to request campaign booths – Student Elections 2025 (in Italian)

Voting is open to students enrolled in:

• a first cycle, single cycle or second cycle degree programme in the a.y. 2024/25;
• a specialisation school or a PhD programme.

Electoral Rolls - Student Elections 2025

Election days

• 14 May from 09:00 to 19:00
• 15 May from 09:00 to 14:00

Where to vote

If you are enrolled:

• in a first cycle, single cycle or second cycle degree programme, look for your degree programme’s polling station;
• in a specialisation school or a PhD programme, you may vote in the polling station reserved for the third cycle.

• Go to your polling station and show your University of Bologna badge and a photo ID document (identity card, passport or driving licence).
• A Committee will check that your document is valid and your name is included in the electoral register.
• The Polling Station Committee will provide you with temporary credentials to log in to the online platform; you will return a signed receipt.
• Now that you can access the voting booth, log in to the online platform using your temporary credentials and open the ballot for each body you are eligible to vote to elect representatives in.
• Select the lists and candidates you want to vote for and click on the button to drop your electronic ballot into the electronic ballot box.
• Log out from the online platform, leave the voting booth, pick up your ID document from the Polling Station Committee and leave the polling station.

Electronic ballots for electing representatives in the University Governing Bodies [.pdf 397 KB]

Watch the video and find out how to vote
Student representative elections to the University Governing Bodies 2025-2028 – How to vote

• Go to your polling station and show your University of Bologna badge and a photo ID document (identity card, passport or driving licence).
• A Committee will check that your document is valid and your name is included in the electoral register.
• After you sign the electoral register, the Committee will provide you with the ballots and a copying pencil (you may only use a copying pencil for voting operations).
• Enter the voting booth and cast your vote on your paper ballot.
• Leave the voting booth, drop your paper ballot into the ballot box, pick up your ID document from the Polling Station Committee and leave the polling station.

Ballots to vote for the National Council of University Students [.pdf 617 KB]