Sune Koch Rønnow took up his position as chairman in February and takes over at a time when the consequences of the government's study progress reform really start to be felt.

"We can’t avoid the study progress reform. So we must make sure that it’s implemented in the best way possible – but at the same time, we will continue to actively oppose it," says Sune Koch Rønnow.

According to the new chairman, to do this as optimally as possible it is necessary to strengthen the coordination between campaign work and committee work.   

"We have on the one hand representatives in the formal bodies, councils and committees, and on the other we have people who prepare external campaigns. We must be better to integrate the two fronts so that the campaign work provides better support for the formal requirements faced by the committee members and vice versa," he says.  

Focus on the ‘marketisation’ of degree programmes.

According to Sune Koch Rønnow, the study progress reform must be seen in close connection with the government's degree programme resizing and SU reform. All of them express a political tendency towards what can be termed the marketisation of the educational system, he says.  

"It is important that we address the overall problem, which is that our university will be transformed from being an institution for formation and education into a factory which produces education and research on market terms."

Five quick questions for Sune

• I can get annoyed when: … someone is derogatory towards students, but also society in general. I find it easier to handle an honest political debate. Many newspaper articles, for example, have a derogatory tone. When they try to slander us as students, rather than taking part in the debate, then I get annoyed and angry.
• I mostly use Facebook to: …follow what others are up to. Otherwise I have no idea about who is going out with whom. I’m really bad at Facebook, but I’ve found that I’ll get completely left behind if I don’t use it. Facebook is very much a social thing for me, but of course I also use it to keep up with politics and for work-related tasks.
• My biggest idol is: ... I don’t rally have one. I don't like to idolise people. It ends up being like you cultivate them for their own sake. For me, what people say and write is more important. For example, when it comes to political literature I’ve recently started to read Thomas Piketty (French economist who does research on economic inequality, ed.). I think his work is quite inspiring.
• In addition to fixed expenses I spend most money on: … beer and food. We’re brought up in a Danish beer culture and for me it’s a good opportunity to see some people and spend time together. I’ve just turned 27, so I can’t drink quite as many beers as I once could. Instead I’ve begun to drink slightly more expensive beer.
• Very few people know that I: … am secretly a bit of a pop music lover. I have previously been very anti-pop music. Now I’ve discovered that it’s really good music for when you sit and work - and it’s also really good for partying. Taylor Swift and Shakira and Ke$ha - I’m really into them, even though this is very unlike me as a person.