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What is the Students' Union

The Students’ Union is the legal representative body of all students in Austria at

  • Universities
  • Universities of Applied Sciences
  • University College of Teacher Education
  • Private Universities
  • Private higher Education Facilities

What does the Students' Union do for me?

As the Students’ Union, we stand up for students at the UAS – we play an active role in campus life and are constantly working to improve everyday student life here in St. Pölten.

The Students’ Union …

…offers the opportunity to point out inequalities and be heard
…stands up for your interests
…offers a contact point for all aspects of campus life
…offers support for students in difficult life situations
…offers support in conflicts with the university

What do I pay the Students' Union's fee for?

70 cents of the fee go towards the Students’ Union insurance. This provides students with accident and liability insurance for activities during their studies (commuting to and from the UAS, teaching at the UAS, project work outside the UAS). For more information on insurance, please contact our Social Policy Division.

95% of the ÖH contribution paid goes back to the local ÖH at the universities and benefits the students through various measures. These include, among others

  • the social fund
  • support for the canteen
  • support for the FH sports club
  • the organization of
  • events or
  • the support of student projects
  • but also much more

If you would like to know more about our expenditure, you can find the exact annual accounts on the download page.

How is the Students' Union structured?

Frequently Asked Abbreviations

It consists of the Federal Representation with 55 mandataries and the representative bodies at the universities. The mandataries of the Federal Representation are elected according to a list voting system. The current executive of the Federal Representation is formed by the electoral lists of the VSStÖ, GRAS and KSV Lili.

You can find more information about the work of the Federal Representation at oeh.ac.at

The UAS Board is the highest body for teaching and research at the UAS. We also have representatives on the Board to represent our interests. We will tell you more about this in the Board’s work section

The UAS Representation is the highest student representative body at the St. Pölten UAS. The FHV is responsible for all matters concerning all students at St. Pölten UAS. It consists of a total of 9 mandates as well as the divisions and working groups. The members of the FHV are elected by list vote. Currently, the “FEST (Fraktion Engagierter Studierender)” has 8 mandates and the “AG (AktionsGemeinschaft)” has 1 mandate.

The 9 mandates pass resolutions and make decisions.
The working groups work on topics of a temporary nature.

If you want to find out more about the FHV, take a look at the divisions.

The study representatives are the representative bodies of the individual degree and/or course programs for program-related matters, cross-year issues and emergencies and the interface to the Academic Director. Depending on the number of students, the study representatives consist of 3 or 5 mandates who are elected in person every 2 years.

At St. Pölten UAS, the STVs are organized by department, so there are 6 of them.

If you are interested in the work of the study representatives, you can read all about it on our website.

The year representatives are the direct contact persons for the students and thus the first level of student representation at our UAS. The students of a year elect their representatives at the start of their studies. Depending on the size of the year group, 3 or 5 representatives can be elected in one election.

Tasks of the JGVs

The JGV…

… is responsible for their year group and coordinates it.
… represents the students against the lecturers.
… is the first point of contact for problems and cooperation with the study representatives.
… is trained as a technical representative.