1. The Student Union of Haaga-Helia - Helga A legal part (UAS-law 932/2014 – 41§) of Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences The purpose of a student union is to act as the binding force of its members, and advance their societal, social and intellectual aspirations as well as goals related to studies and the status of students in the society in general. Legal role The advocate of all the students of Haaga-Helia Working in alliance with Haaga-Helia in topics related to education and development of the institution (inter alia auditing, student counciling) Supervises the rights and interests of the students in the institution, municipalities, cities and nationally and internationally through the umbrella organizations The Finnish Student Sports Federation OLL and the Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences - SAMOK Advocacy Frank-student card for members (national and international student benefits) Tutoring: Finnish degree-, international degree-, exchange-, callidus-, sports- ja marketing tutors are students trained by Helga (service to the students and to the institution) International activities, sports services (Ministry of Education funded sports project), development of student culture (events, coveralls, culture events) Services

2. MEMBERS Represents all of the students of Haaga-Helia (advocacy) Around 4500 members (member benefits, right to vote) To join is voluntary – no obligation ACTIVES 20+10 Representative Council members (students) CP+VCP+5 members of the board (halfday job, students) 4 employees (full-time) TRUSTEES Around 250-300 tutors (degree, exchange, calliduts etc.) Around 30 student representatives in HH administration (Ltd board, college board) Recruited, trained and coordinated by the student union

3. The Strategy of the Student Union Outside specialists (mentors), expertise of HH and hundreds of working hours used to create the new strategy. Current state analysis, future scenario analysis and strategic action plan was formed during the process. Was created side by side with the student unions quality structure and rule renewal. Strategy for the years 2016-2018 Aimed to match the phase of Haaga-Helia’s strategy cycle. HH and HELGA commented on each others strategies. No visible conflicts or goals – unanimous views about the future of Haaga- Helia and the role of the students in it’s development. Created side-by-side with Haaga-Helia The student union supports the fulfilment of Haaga-Helia’s strategy by developing community spirit in Haaga-Helia. Good spirit affects learning speed and results. The student union is focusing in developing its organizational structure and especially advocacy work. Main emphasis in expanding the community and raising advocacy to a central point

4. More resources towards advocacy Raising advocacy More value to actors Expanding the community Boosting the services Developing the organization Better management Quality system New ways to produce services Wide and constant education Advancement of digitalization New service possibilities New working methods Supporting personal learning Helga Sanctuary for the individual, community for the students. Helga Sanctuary for the individual, community for the students.

5. The Objectives and Measures of the Strategy in Short 1/2 Advocacy will be raised to a central role in the student union in the next three years. The resources towards advocacy will be increased significantly: half of the board and one full-time employee will work in advocacy. The amount of scientific data as tools for lobbying will be increased by both producing and ordering data. The student union will be a true community for all the students and associations of Haaga-Helia. The student union and all the different associations will draw up a plan for the strategy term, that defines the common goals and actions to be taken to develop the community spirit. The student union will arrange a boot camp for all the associations of Haaga-Helia in the beginning of their terms for training and networking. The recruitment of trustees and the student union elections will be properly planned and the activities will be made more accessible through bulletin. The value of trustee work will be emphasized to maximise attractiveness. Learning will be in the centre of all operations through proper training and by creating mentoring plans for all the key players of the student union. An open course will be organized that will cover themes such as advocacy, social activities and being a trustee in Haaga-Helia.

6. The Objectives and Measures of the Strategy in Short 2/2 The administration of the student union will be developed by creating a clear leadership structure, which will define the roles and responsibilities of the board, personnel and the representative council. The size of the board will increase by one person and the role of the Secretary General will be changed as Executive Director. The new role will include responsibilities such as mentoring, training and everyday leadership. The working community of the student union will form teams that are responsible for projects and process execution. Digitalization will be harnessed to benefit the student union. At the end of the strategy term, all the services provided can be obtained online. The trustees will have an electronic system to measure work load and all meetings can be attended online. Services are developed based on customer expectation and based on feedback and surveys. The student union offers projects, courses and thesis works as well as practical training assignments for students. Part of the services, such as sports services, are outsourced to third parties.