About us
Here you will find information about GUS’s function and some summarised history
GUS’s mission summarised
Student influence and student politics
GUS’s presidium excersise student influence and advocate for student political issues at a central university level through student representation, election and organisation of student representatives, and as a consulting body for GU. GUS’s opinion document and standpoints is governed by the member unions
Reports
GUS’s presidium and its student- and doctoralombud writes reports about the student’s situation at GU
Work environment
One of GUS’s presidials is responsible for the organisation of all the student work environment ombud (SAMO) at GU. The SAMO:s monitor the student’s work environment at GU.
Student support
GUS’s student and doctoralombud support students and the student’s unions in matters that revolve around student rights at GY and in the disciplinary committee (disciplinnämnden)
GUS’ history
The student committee at the University of Gothenburg
The relatively large quantity of student’s unions that have existed at the University of Gothenburg throughout the years, has often caused issues. Especially concerning the election of student representatives to central university bodies, such as the university governing board. Due to this, at the beginning of 1990, a number of union active students took initiative to promote better contact among the unions. This initially took rather informal forms which, among many examples, included recurring breakfasts in then vice-chancellor Jan Ling’s kitchen. This in turn led to the creation to “The Student Committee at the University of Gothenburg” in 1994. The organisation later changed its name to The University of Gothenburg Student Unions (GUS) in 2000.