{"id":3138,"date":"2024-11-30T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T08:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/?p=3138"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:02:12","slug":"sdg-16-elected-representation-on-uphs-student-executive-board-bem-and-university-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/2024\/11\/30\/sdg-16-elected-representation-on-uphs-student-executive-board-bem-and-university-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"SDG 16 &#8211; Elected Representation on UPH\u2019s Student Executive Board (BEM) and University Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-button\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-qvrlb \"><div class=\"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-qvrlb\"><div class=\"eb-button\"><a class=\"eb-button-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/sdg-16-peace-justice-and-strong-institutions-news-and-events\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>#SDG 16: PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7541ed772634cb8978ae7fd4bd262d20\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Elected Representation on UPH\u2019s Student Executive Board (BEM) and University Senate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div style=\"line-height:3;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-30T08:49:00+00:00\">November 30, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2118\" height=\"1186\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-ast-global-color-4-border-color wp-image-3139\" style=\"border-width:9px;border-radius:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-46.png 2118w, https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-46-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-46-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-46-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-46-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-46-2048x1147.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2118px) 100vw, 2118px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TANGERANG, 2024<\/strong> &#8212; Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) ensures that students, faculty and non-academic staff have elected representation on the university\u2019s highest governing body, which is both the Student Executive Board (BEM) for students and the University Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>UPH Student Executive Board (BEM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) upholds the principle of democratic representation within its student governance through the General Election of the <strong>Student Executive Board (Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa \u2013 BEM)<\/strong>, administered by the <strong>UPH Election Commission (Komisi Pemilihan Umum \u2013 KPU UPH). <\/strong>The KPU operates independently to conduct transparent and participatory elections, ensuring that student leaders are chosen through a legitimate and democratic process rather than appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In the 2024\/2025 academic year, the election featured a single candidate pair: Charlene Louisa as President, and Nathanael Assa as Vice President, both from the Management Department (batch 2022). Although uncontested, the election adhered to full democratic procedures, providing all students the opportunity to cast their votes. A total of 527 votes were submitted, with 520 in favour and 7 not in favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official election results were announced on November 25, 2024, confirming the pair\u2019s mandate to lead the Student Executive Board. This process demonstrates UPH\u2019s commitment to democratic governance and student participation, ensuring that elected representatives legitimately voice student interests and contribute to institutional decision-making at the university level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-47.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-47.png 898w, https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-47-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-47-768x481.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>University Senate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the<strong> UPH Statute 2016 Article 46, <\/strong>the Senate is the highest body under the Rector for deciding university policy on academic standards, regulations and quality. Its decisions bind every faculty and unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Senate Decree No. 02\/SK-Senat-UPH\/VII\/2024 on the Composition and Election of Senate Members for the Period 2024\u20132026<\/strong> reserves elected seats for three constituencies. None of these representatives is appointed by university leadership. Each is chosen through a democratic process run by the constituency itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Graduate students. <\/strong>One seat is held by a representative of master\u2019s and doctoral students, elected by the graduate student body through a democratic voting system from past senate members. The current representative is Andry Panjaitan from the Doctoral Management Department. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faculty (academic staff). <\/strong>Each faculty elects one leader, as well as 15 lecturers to serve on the Senate for the two-year period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-academic staff. <\/strong>The university elects ten leaders to serve on the Senate for the two-year period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Elected members have the same rights as other Senate members. They can speak, propose agenda items and vote in Senate plenary sessions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"\" class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!selectors.core.file.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02-SK-Senat-UPH-VII-2024-Keanggotaan-Senat-Akademik-Universitas-Pelita-Harapan-Periode-2024-2026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 02-SK-Senat-UPH-VII-2024-Keanggotaan-Senat-Akademik-Universitas-Pelita-Harapan-Periode-2024-2026.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f6333101-ffcd-490d-a421-f92789f22384\" href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02-SK-Senat-UPH-VII-2024-Keanggotaan-Senat-Akademik-Universitas-Pelita-Harapan-Periode-2024-2026.pdf\">02-SK-Senat-UPH-VII-2024-Keanggotaan-Senat-Akademik-Universitas-Pelita-Harapan-Periode-2024-2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02-SK-Senat-UPH-VII-2024-Keanggotaan-Senat-Akademik-Universitas-Pelita-Harapan-Periode-2024-2026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-f6333101-ffcd-490d-a421-f92789f22384\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this structure, every major group in the UPH community (undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and staff) has a democratically elected voice in the university\u2019s highest decision-making body. This supports transparent, accountable and participatory governance in line with SDG target 16.7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elected Representation on UPH\u2019s Student Executive Board (BEM) and University Senate TANGERANG, 2024 &#8212; Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) ensures that students, faculty and non-academic staff have elected representation on the university\u2019s highest governing body, which is both the Student Executive Board (BEM) for students and the University Senate. UPH Student Executive Board (BEM) Universitas Pelita [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3143,"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3138\/revisions\/3143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgs.uph.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}