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16.11.2020
The General Assembly of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) was held remotely on 12.–13.11.2020.
The new Executive Board of 2021 was elected on Friday 13 November. One of the elected candidates is Saara Tenhovuori, ISYY’s Vice Chair. The last time ISYY's Candidate was elected to SYL's Board in 2015.
- I am honored and grateful for myself and others who have been there during this journey. Next year SYL, that is celebrating its centenary, must ensure that the education is high quality and achievable in the future, said Tenhovuori.
25-year-old Tenhovuori is Master's degree student in Literature at the University of Eastern Finland on Joensuu campus. Tenhovuori has served on ISYY’s board for 2020 as a Vice Chair and for 2019, where her responsibilities included education policy.
Annika Nevanpää, 26, of the Student Union of the University of Tampere has been elected Chair of the board of the National Union for 2021.
SYL is a national association that represents about 132 000 students in Finland. All Finnish university student Unions are members of the association.
The General Assembly elected next year’s board and decided on the Union’s political and financial strategies for 2021.
Saara Tenhovuori's page, opens in new tab: Saara Tenhovuori
Syl.fi, opens in new tab: The SYL Board for 2021 has been elected
Saara Tenhovuori, Vice Chair of the Executive Board, Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), tel. 044 576 8400, saara.tenhovuori(at)isyy.fi
Sanna Heinonen, Secretary General, Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), tel. 044 576 8417, paasihteeri@isyy.fi