Extraordinary support for student associations

Decision NO. D-1021-09

The Student Council, at its meeting of 26 October 2021, has decided – in the name of the Corporation itself – to grant an extraordinary contribution supporting their public or associative activities to recognized student associations who apply for it. The amount will be maximum 200 CHF for each association and will be paid on presentation of the original bill or invoice or reimbursement documents, to be submitted at [email protected] at the time and in the form agreed. The Council supports this contribution because of the timing and context in which the Corporation has taken its first steps and with the aim of encouraging student associations to contribute to the "post-COVID-19".

Details of the Decision
The support decided by the Student Council has three reasons. The first one is to compensate for the "hectic" start that the work of the Corporation has sustained and the initial uncertainty about some of its mechanisms, in particular direct democracy, which may have held back some student associations from making proposals. The second reason is to mitigate what might have been a "COVID-19 effect", i.e. the fact that some associations might have been discouraged from submitting projects due COVID uncertainties in organizing events during the semester. The third reason, again taking into account the COVID-19 situation, is to encourage all student associations to contribute, hopefully by joining forces, to "restart" life on campus at the end of the emergency.

Remarks
The contribution is granted on a one-off and extraordinary basis. For the Mendrisio campus, in this case OSA, with its "chapters", is considered as a single association.

Decision procedure
The Decision was taken by the Student Council unanimously about the principle and by majority with regards the amount.

Deadline for Student Referendum
The deadline to launch a Student Referendum against this Decision is 10 November 2021