Elections and Appointments
Student elections are a fundamental moment of participation in university life. Through voting and candidacy, students actively contribute to the proper functioning of the university, bringing their perspectives into institutional bodies and quality assurance processes.
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Who can run for office and who can vote
Active voters
Eligible to vote for the election of representatives are:
- Members of the Board of Directors, Academic Senate, and Student Council: all students enrolled at Humanitas University degree programmes.
- Paritetic Committee of Professors and Students (CPDS):
- For Medicine and Surgery → students enrolled in the Medicine and Surgery degree programme
- For MEDTEC School → students enrolled in the MEDTEC degree
- For Nursing → students enrolled in the Nursing degree
- For Physiotherapy → students enrolled in the Physiotherapy degree
- For Biomedical Laboratory Techniques → students enrolled in the Laboratory Techniques degree
- For Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques → students enrolled in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy degree
- For Nursing and Obstetrics Sciences → students enrolled in the Master’s in Nursing and Obstetrics
Passive voters
- Members of the Board of Directors, Academic Senate, and Student Council: enrolled students who are up to date with their exams at the time of the election announcement.
- Paritetic Committee of Professors and Students (CPDS): The same requirements apply as for voters, but only for students who are up to date with their exams at the time of the announcement.
Limitations
- Students who are suspended or subject to disciplinary or legal proceedings cannot vote or stand for election.
- Students who have already held the same position for two consecutive terms are not eligible to run.
Student Representative Elections
As specified in the Regulations for the Elections of Student Representatives in University Bodies, the term of office is two years and is renewable once.
| Current Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Board of Directors | Bianca Fidato – (Bachelor’s in Nursing Sciences and Midwifery) |
| Academic Senate | Francesco Farina – (MEDTEC School) |
| Commissione Paritetica Docenti-Studenti | Yasmine Haoufadi – (Nursing – Bergamo) Camilla Apollonio – (Nursing – Pieve Emanuele) Alexandr Buriolla – (Nursing – Castellanza) Kadija Fiorenzo (Nursing – Catania) Antonio Papatolo – (MEDTEC School) Pietro Andrea Arpaia – (MEDTEC School) Sara Di Palma – (Medicine and Surgery) Santiago Nieto Cuervo – (Medicine and Surgery) Stefano Marinoni – (Physiotherapy) Eleonora Kappler – (Biomedical Laboratory Techniques) Giulia Alessandra Cicatello – (Medical Radiology Techniques) Alessandro Volpe (Bachelor’s in Nursing Sciences and Midwifery) |
| Consiglio Studentesco | Alessandro La Pietra – (MEDTEC School) Anna Andreoli – (MEDTEC School) Costanza Maria Grazia Scarsi Ardesi – (Medicine and Surgery) Francesca Romana Centini – (Medicine and Surgery) |
CPDS Student Representatives Elections | 25th and 26th November 2025
Online elections for student representatives in the following collegial bodies took place on 25th and 26th November 2025. Results below:
| Body | List | Elected Candidate | N. Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Infermieristica Catania | Gallo | Roberta Gallo | 26 |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Tecniche di Laboratorio Biomediche | HU Lab | Giulia Fumagalli | 7 |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Tecniche di Radiologia Medica per Immagini e Radioterapia | HU Lab | Aurora Radaelli | 29 |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Fisioterapia | HU Lab | Elisa Lanocita | 7 |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Osteopatia | HU Lab | Matteo Albertini | 7 |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) LM Scienze Infermieristiche | HU Lab | Eleonora Logozzo | 11 |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) MEDTEC | HU Lab | Greta Barocco | 42 |
– n. 1 student representative of the Degree Programme in Nursing at the Catania school for consultation activities for the Department of Biomedical Sciences;
– n. 1 student representative of the Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques school for consultation activities for the Department of Biomedical Sciences
– n. 1 student representative of the Degree Programme in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques for consultation activities for the Department of Biomedical Sciences;
– n. 1 student representative of the Degree Programme in Physiotherapy for consultation activities for the Department of Biomedical Sciences;
– n. 1 student representative of the Degree Programme in Osteopathy for consultation activities for the Department of Biomedical Sciences;
– n. 1 student representative of the Masters’ Degree Course in Nursing and Midwifery for consultation activities for the Department of Biomedical Sciences;
– n. 1 student representative of the Masters’ Degree Course in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Health Sciences – DAIHS for consultation activities for the Department of Biomedical Sciences;
– n. 1 student representative of the Degree Programme in MEDTEC School for consultation activities for the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
Consult the Rector’s Decree and the Call for Elections (ITA) Call for Elections (EN).
The elections will be held online from Tuesday 25th November starting at 9:30am, till Wednesday 26th November at 11:59pm, via the university’s Learning Management System (LMS).
| Body | List n. 1 | HULab | List n. 2 | Gallo |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Infermieristica Catania | Martina Zuccarello | Roberta Gallo |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Tecniche di Laboratorio Biomediche | Giulia Fumagalli | |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Tecniche di Radiologia Medica per Immagini e Radioterapia | Aurora Radaelli | |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Fisioterapia | Elisa Lanocita | |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) Osteopatia | Matteo Albertini | |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) LM Scienze Infermieristiche | Eleonora Logozzo | |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) LM DAIHS | Lorenzo Profeta | |
| Teacher-Student Parity Committee (CPDS) MEDTEC | Greta Barocco |
2024
Online elections for student representatives for:
– 1 representative in the Board of Directors
– 1 representative in the Academic Senate
– 4 representatives in the Student Council
One of these will be appointed by the Board of Directors as a member of the Evaluation Committee:
– 1 representative in the CPDS – Nursing, Bergamo campus
– 1 representative in the CPDS – Nursing, Pieve Emanuele campus
– 1 representative in the CPDS – Nursing, Castellanza campus
– 2 representatives in the CPDS – Medicine and Surgery
– 1 representative in the CPDS – MEDTEC School
The elections were held online via the university’s Learning Management System (LMS). Consult the Rector Decree and the Call for Elections (IT)– Call for Elections (EN).
2023
On 11 and 12 December 2023, elections were held for Student Representatives for the relevant collegial bodies.
On 16 and 17 March 2023, elections took place for the Student Representative of Nursing at the Bergamo campus, for members of the Parity Committee of Professors and Students.
2022
On 20 and 21 October 2022, elections were held for Student Representatives for the following bodies: Board of Directors, Academic Senate, Parity Committee of Professors and Students for Medicine and Surgery, MEDTEC School, and Nursing at the Pieve Emanuele campus.
On 10 and 11 March 2022, elections were held for Student Representatives for the Parity Committee of Professors and Students in Physiotherapy, Castellanza Nursing, and Master’s in Nursing and Midwifery Sciences.
2021
On 15 February 2021, elections took place for the Student Representative of Nursing at the Bergamo campus, for members of the Parity Committee of Professors and Students.
2020
On 26 and 27 October 2020, elections were held for Student Representatives for the Parity Committee of Professors and Students, Board of Directors, Academic Senate, and Student Council – Medicine, MEDTEC School, Nursing at Pieve Emanuele, and Physiotherapy.
Elections of the Faculty Representatives in the Governing Bodies
The University regulations provide for the elections for the following Teachers’ Representatives:
| 1 Representative of the Full Professors in the Board of Directors |
|---|
| Among the elected members of the Board of Directors, Humanitas University’s Statute provides for a representative of the Full time Professors working at the University. The representative of the Full time Professors in the Board of Directors remains in office for three consecutive years and can be re-elected. – Entitled to run for the elections: full and associate Professors working at the University at the time of the elections, who are not in a position of incompatibility and are not members of the Board of Directors by right. – Entitled to vote: full Professors and Researchers as well as Professors and Researchers on fixed-term contracts, according respectively to Art. 1, paragraph 12 of the Law 230/2005 and Art. 24, paragraph 3 of the Law 240/2010, have the right to vote. *Representative of the Full Professors currently elected to the Board of Directors: Prof. Carmelo Carlo-Stella |
| 1 Researchers’ Representative in the Academic Senate |
|---|
| Among the members of the Academic Senate, the Statute of Humanitas University provides for a representative of the Researchers working at the University. The Researchers’ Representative remains in office for two years and may be re-elected once. – Entitled to run for the elections: researchers, including those on temporary contracts, working at Humanitas University at the of the elections, whose termination date in the University due to age limit or expiry of contract is after the date of expiry of the mandate. – Entitled to vote: researchers, including those on temporary contracts, working at the University at the time of the elections. *Researchers’ Representative currently elected to the Academic Senate: Dr. Massimiliano Greco |
*The procedure for the election of the Teachers’ Representatives in the Governing Bodies is specified in the Regulations for the Elections of the Representatives in the University Bodies.