GOVERNANCE
The General Assembly – the highest decision-making body of the WSCF – is the most representative expression of the WSCF’s life where the different members and representatives from all corners of the world have the chance to come together to talk about issues important to their activities and to direct the work of the Federation for the next four years.
The mandate of the General Assembly will be fulfilled by the elected Executive Committee. The Federation is governed by its Constitution and Bye-Laws ratified and amended as needed by the General Assembly.
The 34th General Assembly in 2008, Montreal, Canada
The WSCF Executive Committee is tasked, among others, to fulfil the mandate of the General Assembly, to ensure inter-regional contacts and to initiate specific inter-regional programmes that are in keeping with the needs and priorities of the Federation.
ExCo Meeting in Palermo, Sicily, December 2015
The ExCo meets immediately after and before each General Assembly, and further meets at least twice during the interval between successive Assemblies. Download here the minutes of these meetings.
The General Assembly is the most representative and highest decision-making body of the World Student Christian Federation. General Assemblies or General Committees of WSCF have taken place since the federation's foundation meeting in 1895.
WSCF General Assemblies - 1992 in Beijing, 2004 in Chiang Mai, and 2015 in Bogotá
The four-yearly General Assembly involves every national member movement of the federation along with WSCF Executive Committee Officers, Inter-Regional and Regional staff. The General Assembly quorum must include at least half its member movements and the voting delegates should be balanced in terms of student and gender representation. Also in attendance at General Assemblies are stewards from SCMs who work to support the assembly's programme and administration, guests from partner organisations and resource people providing input during the assembly programme.
ASSEMBLY DOCUMENTS:
| • | GA ConCom announcement | ► |  ENG |
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| • | GA Basic Information and Instructions | ► | ENG |
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| • | GA Proposed Agenda | ► | ENG |
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| • | GA Opening Prayer | ► | ENG |
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| • | GA Closing Prayer | ► | ENG |
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| • | YMCA & YWCA Denmark affiliation request | ► | ENG |
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| • | YMCA & YWCA Denmark presentation | ► | ENG |
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| • | Proposed Amendments to the Constitution | ► | ENG |
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| • | Proposed Amendments to the Constitution: SCM-HK comments | ► | ENG |
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| • | WSCF Constitution and Bye-Laws (amended 2004, 2008) |
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| • | WSCF Constitution and Bye-Laws (amended May 2017) |
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“We are Many, We are One - Sent Out to Build God’s Peace”
This was the theme of the 35th WSCF General Assembly gathering from February 27 to March 5, 2015 at the YMCA, Bogotá, Colombia. It was the most important event in the life of the Federation in the past seven years with 163 participants and 78 official delegates representing 64 member movements, partners, senior friends and churches. The GA was a turning point in the life of the Federation because its mandates were to:
- implement plans for strategic changes for the future of the Federation;
- engage in a continuing dialogue on issues of Identity, Diversity and Dialogue;
- work for Peace and Justice in Colombia, Palestine and the Middle East; and
- celebrate and share the life together in Christ and welcome the birth of new movements.
Participants at the 35th WSCF General Assembly
