Committee for Equality, Inclusion and Diversity

Mandate​

Aim

The committee is appointed by the rector and is an advisory body for the university's management on all issues regarding equality, diversity, and inclusion. The committee will be a resource in the work to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in a good and comprehensive way in the institution.

The aim of the committee is to promote real equality at Nord University, regardless of gender, ethnicity, functional ability, religion, system of beliefs, age, and sexual orientation.

Function and tasks

The committee

• will develop a plan of action for equality, diversity, and inclusion and make sure the plan is followed.
• will submit an annual report to the university management.
• can ask the faculties to report within defined areas.
• can initiate seminars, lectures, and more, and process and provide input on issues on their own initiative.

Composition

The committee has six members.

• two representatives for the employees appointed by the​​ elected representatives and with a four-year term of office.
• two representatives for the employer, appointed by the rector, and with a four-year term of office.
• two representatives for the students, appointed by​ the student organisation and with a two-year term of office. ​

A personal substitute for each of the members will be appointed. Both the members and the substitutes may be reappointed after the original term of office has passed.​

The committee chooses its own leader among the representatives for employees or the representatives for the employer. The leader will, as a general rule, sit for a minimum of two years, but no longer than four in total.

Secretariat

The HR department is the secretariat for the committee.

Remuneration for the students

The students are hourly remunerated for the meeting time and preparation.

The students are remunerated for each hour of the meeting and are also given two hours of preparation time according to the current rates.

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  The committee consists of two representatives for the employees, two for the students, and two for the employer. The representatives for the employees and the employer have their own personal substitute, while the substitute for the student representatives is organised in the form of a prioritised list with substitute members.

  The representatives for the employees and the employer have a term of office of four years, while the student representatives have a term of office of two years. The term o​​f office is the same for the members' substitutes.

  Members:

  ​Name	​Department/faculty	​Function	​Represents
  ​Yan Zhao	​Professor, FSV	​Member	​Employer
  ​Ketil Eiane	Prorector, ​Research and development	​Member	​Employer
  ​Guro Skjetne	​Advisor, FSH	​Chair	​Employees
  ​Elena Dybtsyna	​Associate professor, HHN	​Member	​Employees
  Vilde Gjevestad	​Student	​Member	​Students
  ​Erik Høydalsvik	​Student	​Member	​Students

  Substitutes:

  ​Name	​Department/faculty	​Substite for
  ​Gøril Ursin	​Dean, FSH	​Yan Zhao
  ​Levi Gårseth-Nesbakk	​Prorector, Education	​Ketil Eiane
  ​Torill Beate Risøy	​Senior Advisor, FLU	​Guro Skjetne
  ​Kai-Martin Johnsen​	​Advisor, Faculty of Education and Arts	​Elena Dybtsyna
  Amalie Moen Eidet	Student	Vilde Gjevestad
  Ida Lian Glein	Student	Erik Høydalsvik

  The HR department is the secretariat. Contact person:​ Synne Lind

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  Mandate

  Establishment of committee