Student Leaders
Throughout your time at Cardiff Met you will have plenty of opportunities to shape the SU's political direction and the work it undertakes on your behalf. Led by elected Student Officers, the SU and it's rep systems challenge and support the university to improve the academic experience.
The SU has a Student Voice Team who support our Officers, School Reps, Course Reps, and any student interested in making change. For any support regarding voice please reach out to us through Representation@CardiffMet.ac.uk or drop by your local SU office.
Below you will find information on all our Voice Systems, including contact details for your elected officials and how to make change at the SU.
Sabbatical Officers
The Student Sabbatical Officers (Student President & Vice President Education) are elected by students to represent your academic interests at the very top level. They act as the key link to the University Vice Chancellor, and Pro Vice Chancellor Student Experience as well as other key stakeholders.
The role of the President includes acting as the chair of the Board of Trustees, along with being responsible for the financial position and performance of the Students' Union. The President is the voice of the students at the highest internal level and externally.
The role of the Vice-President is to represent the students and make sure that their voice and opinions are heard. The Vice-President is here to help out with anything that students may need during the year. Whether it is support or advice with education and welfare matters to helping you setting up societies, so pop into the office any time for a chat.
School Reps
School Reps are appointed by the Students’ Union as the figurehead rep for each school. It is their responsibility to recruit and manage the rep structure within the school and to act as a link between the school and SU. They represent students at school and university level.
Course Reps
Course Reps are chosen by their peers, the election process is facilitated jointly between the School Rep and academic staff. In order to effectively represent each class a guideline ratio of reps to class size has been set. 1 representative for every 25 students.
Group Reps
For some cohorts the School Rep and academic staff will opt to add this additional layer of representation. Group reps represent a seminar/tutor group. They are chosen by their peers, and gather feedback at group level to pass onto the Course Rep to be represented at programme level. These may be used where large cohorts are taught separately in smaller groups.