Partij MFAS
Quality of education, freedom of choice and development, and an optimal learning environment: these are the three core values that Party MFAS stands for. Party MFAS is a student party for and by students of the faculty. With the aim of safeguarding the interests of the student and giving them the best possible education. For both the Bachelor of Medicine, Master of Medicine and Medical Informatics students.
Party MFAS therefore wants to focus on
AI Policy
- We want to move with the times and ensure that our education reflects the latest developments. This means that we do not want an anti-AI policy, but rather ensure that new guidelines and frameworks are developed and implemented on time.
- The responsible use of AI Large Language models and AI tools must be given a proper place in academic education. This technology can contribute significantly to the development of a doctor or healthcare professional.
Sustainability
- Sustainability must be interwoven in education instead of the current sporadic lessons
- Education about sustainability must be at a higher level
Communication & efficiency
- As Party MFAS, we want to be accessible, whereby the Student Council clearly communicates the progress of the plans with the students, via a monthly update and a college talk twice a year.
- We want to create an opportunity to contact the Student Council anonymously; to make suggestions, questions, comments or a problem known.
- Small adjustments have been taking up too much time for years, despite agreements with educational institutions, which means that large and small changes in cumbersome organizations often cost more time than they yield. It is of great importance that this efficiency drive is improved for students, education and healthcare in the Netherlands.
Social safety & mental health
- Mental health: Students experience long-term mental health problems; Party MFAS wants to contribute to a practical approach to reduce burn-outs. - Social safety: Improved education on social safety from day 1, including information on micro-aggressions, to ensure a safe learning and working environment.
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Admission to programs with a limited student capacity should be based on selection procedure rather than random selection through a lottery system
No opinion
The canteen should be deprivatized.
No opinion
The UvA should invest in more accessibility for students with functional limitations, such as guiding lines for people with visual impairment, as well as sensitivity towards these students
No opinion
The University must prioritise active diversity policies and include decolonial perspectives in the curriculum
No opinion
As a way to curb the growth of the university, Dutch language courses should be a mandatory part of all programs
No opinion
There should be mandatory attendance for seminars/tutorials
Disagree
The UvA should strive to incorporate a broader range of ideological perspectives into its curricula.
No opinion
The university should be allowed to limit the number of international students.
No opinion
Programs should have the sole responsibility in deciding whether they teach in Dutch or in English
No opinion
The UvA should address problems such as systemic overwork and bad working conditions among its teachers by giving out more permanent contracts.
No opinion
The executive board of the university should be elected through an open election by the students and worker’s body
No opinion
The UvA should comply with the ethical assessments made by its independent committee on third-party collaborations, including cutting the ties with institutions found to be complicit in human rights violations
No opinion
The university lacks sufficient readily accessible gender-neutral toilets.
No opinion
All lectures should be available online for everyone
Fully agree
The UvA should place greater emphasis on protecting and promoting academic freedom
Agree
The Binding Study Advice (BSA) should be abolished
No opinion
More investment is needed in interdisciplinary education (providing students with more than just one perspective on a particular subject, such as honours, PPLE or IIS programs)
Fully agree
The UvA should take a firm stance against the government’s cuts in higher education
No opinion
Calling the police should be an appropriate response to deal with student protests and demonstrations at the university
No opinion
Peaceful occupations should be considered as a legitimate means of protest at the university
No opinion
The Numerus Fixus (a limitation in the number of students admitted) should be used to stop the growth of the university
Fully disagree
The UvA should involve students in long term plans for study spaces and teaching facilities according to the expected changes in student population
No opinion
All food options should be plant based by default
No opinion
The UvA should cut ties with Israeli institutions
No opinion
Student & Workers Councils should have the final say in policy decisions
No opinion
The UvA should offer free menstrual products at each campus
Fully agree
Students wishing to take honours courses should be able to do so based on their motivation, regardless of their grades
No opinion
All board members of study associations should receive equal financial support from the University
No opinion
It is the government’s responsibility to provide mental health support for students. Therefore, the university should not spend extra resources on this
No opinion
The UvA Leadership should strongly oppose governments’ policy plans to reduce the number of international students
No opinion
The university should stop the prioritisation of students from outside the EU in regard to the university provided student housing.
No opinion
The UvA should give more training to the teaching assistants
No opinion
Current UvA House Rules should be amended to ensure that students can fully express themselves politically, culturally and socially
No opinion
The UvA should cut ties with fossil fuel companies like Shell
No opinion