By Lea Laursen Pasgaard, AAU Communication and Public Affairs

There is a contested election for the position as VIP employee representative on AAU's board. Eight academic staff members have declared their candidacy for the election. Two VIP representatives must be elected – one from the 'wet' main academic areas (TECH, SUND and ENGINEERING) and one from the 'dry' main academic area (SSH).

The vote will be held electronically in the period from 27 September. November kl. 9 to 30 April. November kl. 14.

Read more about the eight candidates below. Here they answer, among other things, why they are running for the board and what they see as AAU's biggest challenge – and their own proposal for a solution.
 

The candidates are:

• Jakob Stoustrup, Professor at the Department of Electronic Systems(TECH) 
• Kjeld Nielsen, Associate Professor at the Department of Materials and Production (ENGINEERING) 
• Lars Arendt‐Nielsen, Professor at the Department of Medicine and Health Technolog Institut for Health Science and Technology (SUND) 
• Petar Popovski, Professor at the Department of Electronic Systems (TECH) 
• Poul Houman Andersen, Professor at Aalborg University Business School (SSH)
• Romeo Turcan, Professor at Aalborg University Business School (SSH)
• Svend Birkelund, Professor at the Department of Health Science and Technology(SUND)
• Thessa Barbara Frauke Jensen, Associate Professor at the Deparment of Communication and Psychology (SSH)