Student Union Elections 2025

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In order to be able to vote in the Austrian Student Union (ÖH) election, the ÖH fee and any tuition fees must be paid by 25th of March! If you pay later, you are unfortunately not eligible to vote!

Why should I care?

As a student at an Austrian university or university of applied sciences, you are automatically a member of the Austrian student union (ÖH). The ÖH is the statutory representation of the interests of all students, just as the Chamber of Labour is for workers or the Chamber of Commerce is for business people (as it is common in Austria).

The ÖH is divided into three levels in order to be able to provide representation tailored to all your needs:

Study-Program Level

Studienvertretung, StV

Support for your studies
Learning materials and sample exams
Participate in decision-making regarding the curriculum
Participate in the selection of professors and lecturers
Events, parties & networking
Management of learning rooms and shared kitchens

University Level (HTU)

Univertretung, UV

Specialized support (studying with children, foreign students, exchange semester, legal advices for students)
Legal support
Financial support for those in need
Participate in decision-making when new study programs are introduced
Influence the general environment and conditions for students
Support against discrimination
Special lectures and entertainment

Federal Level

Bundesvertretung, BV

Financial aids
Support for students and individuals interested in pursuing higher education
Communication with the government
Political PR work

The decision-makers at all three levels are elected for a period of two years in the ÖH elections:

Study-Program Level

You can vote for up to five¹ people to be your representatives from all candidates.

¹Up to three for Geodesy

University Level (HTU)

You can vote for one list of candidates from all the lists of candidates partaking at the university.

The representation at the university level consists of 17 seats that will be split between the candidate lists.

Federal Level

You can vote for one list of candidates from all federal lists of candidates.

The representation at the federal level consists of 55 seats that will be split between the candidate lists.

May I vote?

You may vote if these points apply to you:

I am a student of at least one Austrian university / higher education institute.
I have paid the student union (ÖH) fee by 25th of March for the summer semester 2025.
I am at least 14 years old on the first day of the election (13th of May, 2025).

If you are a TU Wien student, you can check whether you are on the electoral register at the HTU between 3rd and 8th of April

We would particularly like to point out that the following persons are also entitled to vote:

TU Wien students without an Austrian citizenship
Non-degree students
Students doing an exchange semester at TU Wien

Where do I need to go?

There are usually different polling stations for different degree program at TU Wien. You can vote at the university from 13th of May to 15th of May:

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The following information is still subject to change. Please check back here closer to the election date!

Polling Station Karlsplatz – Prechtlsaal

For PhD students, non-degree students and students from the following majors:

  • Architecture
  • Civil Engineering & Environmental Engineering
  • Computer Science / Informatics
  • Technical Mathematics
  • Computational Science and Engineering
  • Technical Physics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Urban and Regional Planning
  • Wirtschaftsinformatik
  • Business Informatics
  • Extension curriculum Digital Skills
  • Extension curriculum Innovation
Unterkommissionen

Unterkommissionen 1 und 2

  • Studienvertretung Architektur
  • Studienvertretung Informatik
  • Studienvertretung Doktorat

Unterkommission 3

  • Studienvertretung Technische Mathematik
  • Studienvertretung Technische Physik
  • Studienvertretung Wirtschaftsinformatik und Data Science
  • Studienvertretung Doktorat

Unterkommission 4

  • Studienvertretung Doktorat
  • Studienvertretung Bau- und Umweltingenieurwesen
  • Studienvertretung Raumplanung und Raumordnung
  • Studienvertretung Wirtschaftsinformatik und Data Science

Polling Station Gußhaus – Aula neues EI

For PhD students, non-degree students and students from the following majors:

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Geodesy and Geoinformation
Unterkommissionen

Unterkommission 5

  • Studienvertretung Doktorat
  • Studienvertretung Elektrotechnik
  • Studienvertretung Geodäsie und Geoinformation

Polling Station Getreidemarkt – Audimax

For PhD students, non-degree students and students from the following majors:

  • Technical Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering – Economics
  • Chemical and Process Engineering
  • Materials Sciences
Unterkommissionen

Unterkommissionen 6 und 7

  • Studienvertretung Technische Chemie
  • Studienvertretung Maschinenbau und Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen Maschinenbau
  • Studienvertretung Verfahrenstechnik
  • Studienvertretung Doktorat

Polling Station Freihaus – Library

For all students. Only on Thu, 15th of May, at TUday!

Unterkommissionen

Unterkommission 8

Alle Studienvertretungen daher alle Studienrichtungen. Nur am Donnerstag, 11. Mai.

I cannot make it on the election days!

You can also cast your vote by mail. Request a mail-in ballot by visiting the ÖH election portal.

Heads up! If you vote by mail, you CANNOT vote at the study-program level!

Students enrolled in the extension curricula “Innovation” and “Digital Skills” are also eligible to participate in the election for Study-Program Representatives for Business Informatics, as these curricula are their responsibility.

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