Candidates Campaigning for SU Elections in the University of Sunderland

Time is running out to vote in the SU elections. Candidates are racing against time to gather votes for their positions, with voting closing on Friday (March 10).

The roles are President of Activities, President of Education, President of Wellbeing, Equality and Diversity Officer, International Officer and Head of Student Council.

Running for President of Activities are Prince Ikechi and Mustafa Zahid Lukmanjee.

The role of President of Activities is to be the lead officer for students at the University of Sunderland on creating opportunities for non-academic development.

Chelsea Mogwo is re-running for President of Education, together with Annie JingYu Zeng, Anwaar Khursheed, Dola Dada, Rulla ElSharief and Yawowusu Frimpong.

The computing student stated: “I have been actively involved in addressing the key issues that affect our education. If re-elected, I will continue to prioritise the issues that matter most to our education system. I am committed to advocating for positive changes.”

Annie JingYu Zeng, who is pursuing her Masters in Education, is running for the President of Education position for the first time.

She said: “I am passionate about education and I myself have experienced and witnessed the transformative power of education.

“I have worked as an education consultant to help students to complete their study at US/UK universities for 13 years. I know the importance of ensuring every student has an affordable and enriching education experience. I hope to work on bringing more internship opportunities to all majors students, as well as making more study spaces on campus.”

Also re-running for President of Wellbeing is Prince Oladimeji Adepoju who is joined with three other candidates, Fred Chyke, Sai Bhargav Yarramsetty and Chukwuebuka Joseph Ugwu.

The candidates running for the position of International Officer are Adewunmi Adeoye, Yewande Oyinkansola Arogundade and Catalin Popsor.

Catalin observed that international students face unique challenges when coming to a new country, such as adjusting to the academic demands, culture shock, and finding support and resources for their studies.

Zeeshan Aman from Pakistan is running for Equality and Diversity officer, along with three other candidates, Madalina Stoica, Meg Campbell and Benjamin Rayne.

Running for the position of Chair of Students’ Union Council is Vishwajit Sunita Madan Bhoir.

All candidates across all of the positions were contacted for this article.

For more information, visit https://www.sunderlandsu.co.uk/elections/candidates for more.

To vote, visit https://www.totum.vote/sunderlandsu