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Maartje Bal

Maartje Bal – President ESN Groningen Board 2024/2025

Hello everybody! I am Maartje and I am the 37th President of ESN Groningen. I am 22 years old, Dutch but grew up in Portugal. I study International Human Rights Law at the UG. This year I hope to use my Dutch and international backgrounds to make a positive contribution to ESN Groningen. In my free time I enjoy time with family, dancing and cooking.

Position description

As the President of ESN Groningen, I have a coordinating and supervising role. I am mainly responsible for leading the executive board and the meetings within the board, maintaining an overview and being up to date with all the latest developments of ESN Groningen as well as ensuring the long-term perspective is taken into account. I also provide support within the board where necessary. Furthermore, I am the face of the organisation. This involves representing ESN Groningen towards different external stakeholders, for instance towards other student organisations, the Media, the University of Groningen, the Hanze and the Municipality of Groningen, as well as on different national and international levels.

Within this position, I focus among others on improving the organisation in the interest of the students. Therefore, I take the lead in developing the policy, and in the construction of different evaluation reports.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions! My email is president@esn-groningen.nl