Dear members of Labyrint,
On the 8th of September, the General Assembly took place during which Board 79 presented their policy and budget of the year 2025-2026. In this blogpost you will find the summary, where the important decisions and updates are described. Do you want to know more about what a General Assembly is? Click here!
Announcements & updates
At the beginning of the General Assembly (G.A), there was room for announcements and updates from the G.A Chairman, the Board, and the committees. There were some announcements or noticeable updates. The Yearbook Committee announced that the Yearbook release will take place on Thursday at 20:30 in De Kroeg. The deSofa Committee announced that they are working on the third edition of the magazine. The First Years Weekend Committee announced that they are busy with the last preparations for the weekend, but that two committee members unfortunately have dropped out of the committee. The Party Committee is preparing for their final party on October 8th. The Formation Committee announced that the applications are open until the 22nd of September. Finally, the Long Studytrip Committee announced that they are preparing for the reünion.
Policy presentation Board 79 2025-2026
The Chairman of Board 79 presented the policy of the year 2025-2026. This year, the policy contains the following two focus points: member integration and professionalization of study-related activities.
In order to strengthen integration of participating members, the Board will keep focusing on introductory and social activities such as the thematic monthly drinks and they will make more places available for activities like the all years weekend and lectures. The Board will also focus on improving communication through monthly overviews and Instagram stories. For active members, social cohesion within committees will be stimulated by adding social members and organising more informal activities, and involvement will be encouraged through accessible G.A. documents and the reintroduction of the G.A. bingo. To professionalize study-related activities, the Board will integrate psychology master tracks into workshops and lectures, increase the diversity of topics, and invest more budget in renowned speakers and external locations in order to raise attendance, impact, and visibility.
Compared to last year, several changes have been made regarding the committees and their activities. A new Education Committee is introduced and will organise a quiz night, a workshop, and two lectures. The deSofa Committee will consist of twelve instead of fifteen members, include an extra social member, and organise two release parties and a writing session. Additionally, members who want to continue with this committee must now reapply each year. Both the deSofa Committee and Yearbook Committee will switch from working with InDesign to Canva. The Yearbook Committee will now also organise a social activity and the Yearbook will be distributed on request. This year, the Network Committee will organise an inhouseday, two alumni activities, and three alumni newsletters instead of two. The Social Activities Committee will organise a Christmas dinner, a Dies gala, and one free activity, replacing the New Year’s dinner and cancelling one other social activity. The Congress Committee will organise one lecture instead of two, while the Party Committee will organise four parties, including three theme parties. The All Years Weekend will expand to sixty participants, and both the Long Studytrip Committee and Network Committee will include an acquisition member. For the All Years Weekend and the Short Studytrip, destinations from the past three years cannot be repeated instead of five. Travel committees must also provide evaluation forms, and trip reveals will no longer be linked to (monthly) drinks but take place online with interactive posts. Finally, the Connection Committee, the Community Committee, and the Symposium Committee will not resume this year.
This year the following committees will be open for international students: the All Years Weekend Committee, the Congress Committee, the deSofa Committee, the Education Committee, the First Years Weekend Committee, the Long Studytrip Committee, the Network Committee, the Party Committee, the Short Studytrip Committee, the Social Activities Committee, and the Yearbook Committee.
Budget Presentation Board 79 2025-2026
The Treasurer of Board 79 presented the budget of the year 2025-2026. During this presentation important decisions were described and explained.
Presentation Final Report Advisory Board 2024-2025
Because of time constraints, this presentation will be postponed to the next G.A.
Curious about the next G.A.?
Do you want to be present at the next General Assembly? Come to the G.A. of November the 3rd! During this G.A., e.t. Board 78 (former Board) will present the actual expenses with regard to their policy and budget. Additionally, Board 79 will present the rebudget, a new Formation Committee will be nominated and more. It starts at 6:30 PM in room SC01 at FSW and there will be cake and bingo!
NOTE: A G.A. is a Dutch event. However, it is possible to authorise someone online to vote on your behalf during General Assemblies. You can do this via the Labyrint website. Online authorisation can be done until two hours before the General Assembly starts.
Will we see you there?
