ÖH election 2025: StV candidacy
Candidacy as study representative:in
Are you interested in your fellow students and would you like to represent them in various matters for the next two years from July 2025? Are you no stranger to networking, having fun together and being open-minded?
Then you've come to the right place as a student representative!
As a student representative for your department, you have the following tasks
and opportunities:
- Representing the interests of students and promoting them in all matters
- Management of the annually available budget of the student representation (with
Possibility to increase) - Issuing opinions on draft laws and ordinances, amendments
the curriculum of the degree programmes represented, etc. - Counselling for students and applicants
Specifically, the above points mean that you are the contact person for the students in your department. Students therefore have the opportunity to approach you and your colleagues with questions, uncertainties or problems and ask for help, advice or support.
You can find more information about your tasks, duties and opportunities in detail at of your existing student representation and in the "Student Representation Handbook in the ÖH-Wiki.
Student Representatives
The following six student representatives will represent the individual degree programmes and departments at Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences from 01.07.2023:
- Student Representation Design
- Student Representation Schloss Hofen
- Student Representation Social Affairs & Health
- Student Representation Technology
- Student Representation Economics
How do I run for office?
Advantages as a student representative:in
The most important thing about working as a student representative: it's fun! You have the opportunity to actively shape the representative work together in a team with at least two other students from the department and to achieve great things together.
Listed below are some of the benefits. You will also find further advantages in the "Student Representation Handbook in the ÖH-Wiki.
- Possibilities for crediting ECTS credits according to § 31 para. 3 HSG 2014 for selected courses
- free participation in the continuing education programme of the Federal ÖH
- gaining practical experience in the education sector
- a meaningful, valuable addition to your CV
- Release/reduction of compulsory attendance
- diversified tasks
- the possibility of extending the study/family allowance
- Working in a young, motivated team and a network across the university of applied sciences
- the chance to realise your ideas and implement projects
- Flexible working hours
- Many valuable insights into the structures of the Austrian Student Union and the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences.
Further information
It is possible to submit a candidature as a study representative:in a study representation from 25.03.2025-17.04.2025.
University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg GmbH
Campus V, Hochschulstraße 1, 6850 Dornbirn
Edna Fitz, Chairperson of the Election Commission
Sägerstraße Building, Room S 414
Tel: +43 (0) 5572 792 DW 2002 or DW 2442
E-mail: oeh-Wahlkommission@fhv.at
In the week from
- 21 to 26 March 2023: on Tuesday (21st) and Thursday (23rd) from 09:00 - 10:00 a.m.
- 27 March to 02 April 2023: on Monday (27th), Tuesday (28th) and Thursday (30th) from 09:00 - 10:00 hrs.
- 03 - 09 April 2023: Monday (03.) from 09:00 - 10:00 hrs
- 10 to 13 April 2023: on Tuesday (11th) and Thursday (13th) from 09:00 - 10:00 hrs.
as well as other appointments by personal appointment by e-mail or telephone to the contact information given in the contribution office.