The Founding Students

TheFoundingStudents is a student council party founded in 2023, based on the belief that student representation within the faculty needed to be strengthened. The founder felt that previous council members had achieved too little and that students’ voices were not being heard enough.

That’s why he decided to establish a party with a clear mission: to ensure that students genuinely have a say and feel heard. TheFoundingStudents stands for an accessible, visible, and active student council. Our members are not only engaged within the council itself but are also easy to approach outside it—for questions, feedback, or criticism.

Thanks to our efforts, more students are now aware of what the student council does and feel more involved in faculty policy. Got something on your mind or an idea to share? Don’t hesitate to reach out via our socials—or just drop by our office: A3.12.


Click on any motion below to see the parties explination


It is the government’s responsibility to provide mental health support for students. Therefore, the university should not spend extra resources on this
Agree
The UvA Leadership should strongly oppose governments’ policy plans to reduce the number of international students
Neutral
Current UvA House Rules should be amended to ensure that students can fully express themselves politically, culturally and socially
Neutral
The university should stop the prioritisation of students from outside the EU in regard to the university provided student housing.
Agree
The UvA should give more training to the teaching assistants
Agree
The UvA should cut ties with fossil fuel companies like Shell
Neutral
The canteen should be deprivatized.
Agree
Admission to programs with a limited student capacity should be based on selection procedure rather than random selection through a lottery system
Neutral
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
Agree
The University must prioritise active diversity policies and include decolonial perspectives in the curriculum
Agree
As a way to curb the growth of the university, Dutch language courses should be a mandatory part of all programs
Disagree
The university should be allowed to limit the number of international students.
Neutral
There should be mandatory attendance for seminars/tutorials
Fully disagree
The UvA should strive to incorporate a broader range of ideological perspectives into its curricula.
Neutral
Programs should have the sole responsibility in deciding whether they teach in Dutch or in English
Neutral
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
Neutral
The UvA should address problems such as systemic overwork and bad working conditions among its teachers by giving out more permanent contracts.
Agree
The executive board of the university should be elected through an open election by the students and worker’s body
Disagree
The university lacks sufficient readily accessible gender-neutral toilets.
Neutral
All lectures should be available online for everyone
Agree
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)
Neutral
The UvA should place greater emphasis on protecting and promoting academic freedom
Neutral
The Binding Study Advice (BSA) should be abolished
Disagree
The UvA should take a firm stance against the government’s cuts in higher education
Fully agree
The Numerus Fixus (a limitation in the number of students admitted) should be used to stop the growth of the university
Disagree
Calling the police should be an appropriate response to deal with student protests and demonstrations at the university
Neutral
Peaceful occupations should be considered as a legitimate means of protest at the university
Neutral
The UvA should involve students in long term plans for study spaces and teaching facilities according to the expected changes in student population
Agree
All food options should be plant based by default
Disagree
The UvA should cut ties with Israeli institutions
Neutral
Student & Workers Councils should have the final say in policy decisions
Neutral
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
Disagree
All board members of study associations should receive equal financial support from the University
Agree