The UC Student Council

The main role of the UC Student Council is to represent you in College Hall, the most eye-catching building on campus where all big decisions are made. Put simply: the UCSC takes part in making and checking the (educational) policies at UCU, ranging from course quality to student wellbeing, to ensure that your voice is heard. 

For more information check out their website: www.ucstudentcouncil.com!

The UCSC Board 2025-2026 is constituted as follows:

Chair: Yuna Luisetto Vanbergen (she/they)
Student Assessor: Felicitas Schliese (she/her)
Secretary: Mathilda Lueg (she/her)
Academic Affairs Officer: Evan Hovey (he/him)
Academic Affairs Officer: Dede Kotey (she/her)
Academic Affairs Officer: Phileine de Widt (she/her)

Yuna Luisetto Vanbergen (she/they)

My position: Chair
​E-mail: [email protected]
Nationality: Belgian 🇧🇪
Graduating year: 2026
Major: Economics & History
Minor: Statistics

What do I do? As the UC Student Council Chair, I wear many different hats. My most apparent task is setting the agenda for, and chairing the Student Council meetings. However, I dedicate most of my time monitoring our long-term aims and projects. In practice, this means that I make sure that our daily activities are in line with our goals and values. Additionally, I am the vice-chair of the University College Utrecht Council (UCUC), the body in College Hall that checks the policy decisions made by the Management Team (MT). In this capacity, I am also tasked with maintaining communication with members of the UU Council as well as the Faculty Councils in order to keep each other up to date and exchange advice. Lastly, an often overlooked yet vital part of being chair, I make sure every board member feels heard, seen, and fulfilled about their work. This year, I am working on several projects within the Inclusivity and Clarity portfolios, So please feel free to reach out to me about any of these topics!
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What do I like? I spend a lot of time cooking in my free time! I love experimenting with food and sharing meals with my friends. I also love acting which I was lucky to do a few times here at UCU in the murder mystery or in the plays organised by DramaCo which I also got to direct during my fourth semester. I am also part of GameCo and I love playing long strategy board games and the occasional DND one shot with my friends!

Favourite UCU memory? I got to co-direct a play with one of my best friends during my second year at UCU. It was probably one of the most time consuming and complicated projects I ever did and getting to see hours and hours of work finally play out was one of the most rewarding feelings I got here at UCU!



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Felicitas Schliese (she/her)

My position: Student Assessor
E-mail: [email protected]
Nationality: German 🇩🇪
Graduating year: 2026
Major: Medical Science & Politics
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What do I do? As Student Assessor I am part of UCU’s Management Team together with the Dean, Managing Director, and Director of Education. In Management Team meetings, I bring a student perspective to all managerial decisions ranging from the college budget to discussions about diversity to UCU’s long term strategy. You can therefore come to me if you have any suggestions for improving the way UCU is run. As a member of the Management Team, I am also invited to Coordination Team meetings in which we discuss everything related to the day to day events at UCU.

​Additionally, as assessor, I am part of the Board of Studies (BoS) together with Phileine, the Director of Education, and the Cluster Chairs. Here we approve new courses and shape UCU’s curriculum on a large scale. Furthermore, since every faculty of Utrecht University has a Student Assessor, we all come together in the College van Utrechtse Assessoren, where we keep each other up to date and exchange advice. The Assessor is thus part of a lot of different groups, which allows me to give the Student Council insight into the inner workings of UCU and the university. Lastly, as the assessor I am also vice-chair of the UC Student Council, and work together with my board on a wide range of projects and initiatives.
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What do I like? I'm in my third year studying Global Health by combining Politics and Medical Sciences. I love hanging out with friends, being outside, listening to music and planning adventures. Also can't forget to mention my amazing MedCo board! 

Mathilda Lueg (she/her)

Position: Secretary
Email: [email protected]
Nationality: German 🇩🇪
Graduating year: 2026
Major: Anthropology & Literature

What do I do? As Secretary of the University College Student Council, I have many roles – both internal and external. My position combines the roles of a Treasurer, Secretary, and PR Manager into one. My tasks include taking minutes, managing the board's finances, monitoring and working on our public relations, scheduling meetings, and keeping track of our board's progress on our various projects, with our lovely Chair Yuna. Externally, I am also a representative on the UCU Council – the body in our College Hall that is responsible for checking the decisions made by the Management Team. Lastly, throughout the year I work with my board on several projects on decolonisation and AI, which are subjects I am particularly passionate about. If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, then please feel free to reach out to me! 


What do I like? In my free time, I like to hang out with my friends, throwing dinner parties or exploring the Netherlands together. I also love to read, write lists and start way too many creative projects! 

Favourite UCU memory? At the end of the last semester some of my unitmates and I started a little bakery in our unit, where students could buy all of our homemade baked goods! It was really fun to spend so much time with my unitmates and to see so many UCU students stop by at our window :) 
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Evan Hovey (he/him)

Position: Academic Affairs Officer
Email: [email protected]
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Graduating year: 2027
Major: Linguistics & Literature

What do I do? I am the new Academic Affairs Officer for Cluster 2 (Anthropology, History, Law and Double Degree Law, Religious Studies, Media Studies, and Performance Studies) and the UCU representative in the Academic Committee of the University College Student Representatives of the Netherlands (UCSRN), with whom I meet regularly. Within my position I, with the board, hold Focus Groups and Midterm Evaluations, on top of a lot of other things, in order to collect feedback from students and teachers on the tracks that I oversee. I work closely with staff such as fellows, professors, and cluster chairs, as well as with Track Representatives to improve the courses at UCU and make our education as good as it can be!

Additionally, I am part of the UCU Council. This is an advisory body made up of four faculty members and four student council members. In this body we approve and check decisions made by the management team or the board of studies. 

What do I like? My favourite moments spent outside of the classroom are spent with other people! I love being with friends, meeting other people, and exploring new things! I also love reading and writing, and on campus, I am part of SCOPE, UCU's creative magazine.

Favourite UCU memory? Any Thursday night spent at the UCSA bar could be a story I tell to my grandkids... I also can’t forget to mention the SCOPE parties 😎

Dede Kotey (she/her)

​Position: Academic Affairs Officer
Email: [email protected]​
Nationality: Dutch 🇳🇱
Graduating year: 2027
Major: ​Anthropology & Psychology
Minor: Literature

What do I do? I am the new Academic Affairs Officer for Cluster 3 (China Studies, Earth, Environment and Sustainability Sciences, Geography, Language& Culture, Political Science) and Cluster 4 (Art History and Museum Studies, Linguistics, Literature & Classics, Philosophy). Within this position I, alongside my board, hold Focus Groups and Midterm Evaluations. As well as other forms of both formal and informal feedback collections from students and teachers within the tracks I oversee. I work closely with staff such as fellows, professors, and cluster chairs, as well as with Track Representatives to improve the courses at UCU and make our education as good as it can be!

Additionally, I am part of the UCU Council. This is an advisory body made up of four faculty members and four student council members. In this body we approve and check decisions made by the management team or the board of studies. 

What do I like? Outside of my Student Council working hours I love hanging out with friends, doing dinners, having drinks, dancing, watching movies - you name it! I also love to burst The Bubble. I really like my job as a waitress in the city, and I play volleyball at Olympos with a really fun team. And lastly, I love my alone time; reading, playing sudokus, sewing or crocheting!

Favourite UCU memory? ​Picking one favourite UCU memory is honestly impossible. However, last year’s Commencement day holds a special place in my heart! I went to Tivoli Vredenburg to watch so many of my close friends walk the stage, in their fancy caps and gowns. It was a moment that filled me with so much bittersweet pride, joy and sentimentality. The speeches, performances and talks done throughout the ceremony also made me incredibly excited for the future. Having such a beautiful day followed by a great party, with all my closest friends, in the KH bikeshed made sure that this day will stay with me forever.

Phileine De Widt (she/her)

Position: Academic Affairs Officer
Email: [email protected]
Nationality: Dutch 🇳🇱
Graduating year: 2027
Major: Biology & Cognitive Neuroscience

What do I do? ​This year I am so excited to be one of your academic affairs officers! In this role, I keep in touch with all the cluster chairs, track fellows, and student track representatives to oversee the track quality within clusters 1 and 5—where most of the STEM tracks reside. Recently, I have also been organizing events such as the annual Track & Thesis Market and the UCU Next Symposium. I am also a student member in the Board of Studies where we approve and revise any proposed changes to the curriculum.

What do I like? I love to play basketball, something I did a lot when I lived in Boston, so it is very nice to be able to play at UCU. I also love going on walks, reading, listening to music, and spending time with friends whether it's an elaborate dinner or trip, or just a collab study session.

Favourite UCU memory? ​On the last day of Spring semester my friends and I all stayed up until sunrise. It was such a special evening filled with genuine happiness. A perfect way to end the semester and enter summer-mode. I’m definitely one to prioritize sleep, but staying up until sunrise at least once should definitely be a bucket list item!