Have your say, help shape it: campus life beyond the lecture hall

... represents the interests of all enrolled students at the University of Erfurt. It represents the political, academic, social and cultural interests of students and supports academic and professional initiatives. The Student Council promotes the political education of students and cultivates supra-regional and international student relations. A new Student Council is elected once a year. All students at the University of Erfurt can stand for election. In addition to elected members, there is also the opportunity to participate and help shape the Student Council as a freelance employee.

link to the Student Council website

... advise and decide, among other things, on study and research matters of the respective faculty, its examination regulations and appointments. Members are professors, students, academic staff and employees in technology and administration. The student members are regularly elected by all students of the faculty at the end of the summer semester.

... are the interest groups at the respective subject level. The members deal with all matters relating to studies, examinations and counselling within the degree programme. Every student is a member of the student council in whose department (degree programme) he/she is enrolled. The members of the Faculty Student Councils are elected once a year directly by the students. Any student of the Faculty Student Council can stand for election.

link to the overview of the Faculty Student Councils

... deals with cases of hardship and complaints about examinations and attempted cheating. Its members are professors, academic employees and students. They are usually appointed by the student councils.

... discusses issues relating to studies and examinations (e.g. course planning) and prepares decisions for the Faculty Council. Members are professors, students and academic employees. Appointments are usually made by the Student Representative Council.

... deal with the appointment of an advertised professorship or the evaluation of an assistant professor. Such a committee is made up of professors, students and academic employees. The members are usually nominated by the student councils.

... makes recommendations on the development of the university's profile and the prioritisation of research and teaching as well as the further development of course offerings. In addition, its tasks include issuing statements (e.g. on the basic regulations and their amendments, on the conclusion of target and management agreements, on the principles of funding), confirming the business plan and significant amendments to it, the resolution and adoption of the annual financial statements and the discharge of the Presidium, receiving the Presidium's annual report and participating in the appointment, election and dismissal of the President and the Head of Administration. A representative of the Student Council is also involved with the right to propose motions and speak. The University Council is elected every four years.

link to the University Council website

... is responsible, among other things, for issuing and amending the Basic Regulations, for electing members of the University Council, for granting approval for the appointment of Vice Presidents and for granting approval before concluding the university's target and performance agreements with the Ministry. The Senate also decides on the establishment, modification and cancellation of degree programmes and gives its opinion on appointment proposals. It draws up the Equal Opportunity Plan and elects the Equal Opportunity Officer and the Diversity Officer. In addition, it approves the principles of funding and gives its opinion on the draft business plan, the annual financial statements, fee and remuneration regulations and the Presidium's annual report. The Senate is elected every three years. It also includes three representatives of the student body.

link to the Senate website

... advise the Senate in various areas, e.g. in study and examination matters (Study Committee), research (Research Committee), library matters (Library Committee), digitisation and data protection (IT Committee), international cooperation and selection processes (International Affairs Committee). The student members are delegated by the Student Council, but do not have to be members of the Student Council themselves.

... is responsible for the accreditation of all degree programmes at the university, i.e. it carries out the "quality check" for programme structure and content. The commission is elected and includes students as well as professors, representatives of the university management and academic employees.

... represents the interests of student assistants in the Staff Council. It consists of four student assistants (student assistants) and is regularly elected by all assistants at the end of the summer semester. Only student assistants can stand for election.

... advises the Equal Opportunity Officer on the implementation of equal opportunities for women and men at the University of Erfurt. It makes a proposal to the Senate for the election of the Equal Opportunity Officer and her deputy. The Advisory Board includes two student representatives.

link to the website of the Advisory Board for Equal Opportunities