Student Union AKKU | |
Formation: | 8 December 1981 |
Type: | NGO |
Purpose: | advocacy |
Headquarters: | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
Language: | Dutch |
Leader Title: | Chair |
Leader Name: | Kayleigh Hofstede[1] |
Affiliations: | Dutch Student Union (LSVb) |
Former Name: | Nijmeegse Studenten Vereniging Aktie Komitee Kritiese Universiteit |
Student Union AKKU (Dutch: Studentenvakbond AKKU) is a Dutch advocacy group for students in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. AKKU was founded in 1981 and is affiliated with the Dutch Student Union. It advocates for the interests of students at a regional level and is active at the Radboud University Nijmegen and the HAN University of Applied Sciences.
In recent years, the student union has been advocating for a reform of the Dutch student loans[2] and solutions to the student housing crisis in Nijmegen[3]
Former (board) members of AKKU include politician Lisa Westerveld and activist Louis Sévèke.