YUFE Student Forum

How can YUFE stay young, student-centred, and non-elitist? The YUFE Student Forum has a lot to do with this!

The purpose of the YUFE Student Forum is to ensure that the perspective of the students is always present in the implementation of the YUFE vision. Each partner university elects three students who represent their institution in the YUFE Student Forum and the work packages, which are responsible for the implementation of YUFE.

The President of the YUFE Student Forum even co-chairs the YUFE Strategy Board, the highest decision-making body in the YUFE Alliance. The YUFE governance structure thus reflects the extent to which the YUFE Student Forum representatives are important players in co-leading and co-creating the YUFE project and vision.

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Meet the Co-Creators of YUFE

The student members within YUFE have been acting as co-creators rather than student representatives.

This has played and will continue to play an essential role in the success of the project.

Given the involvement of the students as co-creators, we expect the YUFE Student Forum to be more than a mere advisory or representative body; instead, we envision the YUFE Student Forum to continue to fill the role of an equal partner during the YUFE pilot phase.

In this context, it is essential that the YUFE Student Forum’s activity is fully integrated in the processes and activities of the Alliance at all levels, including the work packages.

Meet the Team!

Meet Jaqueline

"As the new President of YUFE’s SF, I hope to be able to bring the Student Forum to the YUFE student community, and then to bring YUFE closer to the general student community. My goals are to be able to encourage SF members to feel like they belong to a community where they’re comfortable sharing ideas on how to make YUFE more accessible, and to be able to identify areas of opportunity to YUFE to be even more attractive to students across different levels and areas of studies. "

    Jaqueline Alexia Prado Prado -YUFE Student Forum President

    Sorbonne Nouvelle University

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    Meet Rena

    "As Vice-President of the YUFE Student Forum Board, I expect to act as a strong link that represents the voices, interests, and ideas of the Student Forum within the alliance. I also intend to build upon the great work of the previous Board and ensure its continuation and further development. Together with the entire Student Forum, I expect to experience a year of meaningful contribution, active engagement, and positive change! "

      Rena Gertje - YUFE Student Forum Vice-President

      University of Bremen

      Meet Elisa

      "I hope that in this role I can make our voices feel heard more and to be able to get good communication happen between the Board and the Executive Committee. Not just communication-wise, but also to be of help to my fellow Student Forum members, and someone the President and Vice-President of the Student Forum can rely on. I really hope to create a trusting communication, where the voices of the students are being heard and that they inspire changes for an even more open and inclusive YUFE. "

        Elisa Mames Antuna - YUFE Student Forum Secretary

        University of Antwerp

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        Meet Efe

        "My focus is on improving communication, fostering collaboration, and making sure student voices actively shape the direction of YUFE. My goals are to facilitate smoother processes, encourage transparent decision-making, and create space where students feel empowered to influence meaningful change. I want to help strengthening the YUFE system that works with students."

          Efe Satici - YUFE Student Forum Executive Council Representative

          Maastricht University