Hufak is divided into different departments in order to be able to represent the students’ concerns. Led by the chair, the Hufak consists of 10 units, which always consist of a person in charge and a head of unit.
Department for Art and Theory
The Department of Art and Theory sees itself as the voice of students at the university. We represent your interests within the university—for example, on the Heiligenkreuzerhof Advisory Board or in the allocation of rooms for diplomas—and are also the contact for exchanges with external institutions and associations.
Our goal is to actively support you in your projects. We offer various scholarships, the special project grant (Sonderprojektförderung) and the "lightning grant" (Blitzförderung), to support your projects financially. If you have any questions or need support with your applications, please feel free to visit us during our office hours.Department for Infrastructure & Events
The infrastructure department takes care of the technical inventory of the Hufak and organizes the rental. We support students with events, technical and autonomous infrastructures. We also plan new acquisitions for the technical inventory.
Department for International Students and Anti-Racism
The Department for International Students supports and counsels foreign students with topics concerning the admission process to the University, relocation to Austria, visas and residency applications for non-EU nationals, doubts about labour legislation and difficulties within the university premises or with the living conditions in Vienna.
Furthermore, it is commissioned to assist all students when and where necessary in the discourse surrounding any form of racism at the Angewandte and its environments. The department frowns at any form of discrimination at the entire university and also seeks to combat racism within the university structures.
Department for Public Relations
The PR department is responsible for the dissemination of news or the promotion of projects related to or for students of the Angewandte. At the same time, it takes care of sending out the Hufak newsletter for students as well as the website and the social...
Department for Queer Intersectional Feminism
queerfem{at}hufak.net
Power structures such as (hetero-) sexism, trans- and inter*hostility permeate society and are also reflected in everyday university life. Thus, it is the task of the queer department to break heteronormative logics at the university and to claim queer perspectives in the ÖH and the Angewandte.
Department for Social Affairs
The tasks of the department of social affairs & inclusion comprise social, health related and financial matters of everyday student life
Department for Working Class Students
The department for working class students should be a safe space for discussion, support and networking for working class students at the university. In this mostly elitist university, one of the purposes of this department is to spread and raise awareness...
Department for Education and Politics
The core task of the Department of Education and Politics (BiPol) is to observe, analyse and actively participate in shaping Austrian education policy. Other areas of responsibility include counselling on study law and forming an interface with student...
Department for Financial Affairs
The Department takes care of the financial affairs of Hufak and actively supports projects to promote and support our students.