The right to elect new National Representatives rests with the AESOP Full Members in each country. If you are interested in joining the CoRep, please contact your current National Representative directly.
Please find below the information regarding the appointment/election of the new Council of Representatives.
ELECTION RULES
General Rules
• Only AESOP Full Members are eligible to elect or appoint National Representatives and their Substitutes to the AESOP Council of Representatives.
• The mandate of the National Representatives and their Substitutes is two years (2026–2028).
• National Representatives and their Substitutes may be re-elected.
• The powers and duties of the Council of Representatives are described in Articles 15–20 of the AESOP Charter.
• National Representatives are expected to attend two Council of Representatives meetings per year: the first takes place one day before the AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting in Spring, and the second takes place during the AESOP Annual Congress in July.
Please note that AESOP does not cover travel and accommodation costs for attending these meetings.
Election of the National Representatives
• If a country has one Full Member, its representative represents the member school of that country without the need for a country-wide election. This representative may be appointed by the Full Member.
• If a country has two Full Members, their representatives represent the member schools of that country without the need for a country-wide election. These two representatives may be appointed by the Full Members.
• If a country has more than two Full Members, all Full Members of that country must elect two representatives through a country-wide election process.
• The list of AESOP Full Members, which indicates the category in which each country falls, is available on the AESOP website.
Substitutes
• Each National Representative must have one Substitute, elected in the same way as the National Representatives.
• The Substitute may attend the meetings of the Council but is only entitled to vote in the absence of the National Representative.
National Representatives Elections 2026
Current National Representatives are responsible for organising the election process in their respective countries and for communicating the results to the Secretary-General.
Information about AESOP National Representatives is available on the AESOP website in the CoRep section.
The election process must be completed before 11 May 2026.
The results of the elections in each country should be communicated to the Secretary-General by 31 May 2026.
The Secretary-General is responsible for the overall oversight of this process.
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