The departmental council is a council in which staff members and stuvers (student representatives) make important decisions about their departement or school of Arts. These include the content of classes, the way exams are conducted and research programs.
In addition, the council is also concerned with how the departement or school of Arts is organised. This includes, for example, how resources (such as staff and money) are used, how academic research is carried out how their department/school of Arts engages with society and what duties the administration of their department or school of Arts had.
From the departmental student council, 2 stuvers are delegated to sit on the departmental council (DR) or school of Arts council (SOFA).
You can only be part of the deaprtmental council/school of Arts council if you study at the department/school of Arts concerned.