Hufak is divided into different units 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
At Art and Theory we serve as the voice of the students at the university. We represent your interests within the university - for example on the Heiligenkreuzerhof advisory board or when allocating space for diplomas - and at the same time we are the...
Department for Education and Politics
Areas of responsibility
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...
Department for Financial Affairs
The Department  takes care of the financial affairs of HUFAK and actively supports projects to promote and support our students.
Head of the department : Mathias Leberbauer | mathias.leberbauer {at} hufak.net
Contact us via: wirtschaftsreferat {...
Department for Infrastructure
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 and data protection. We also plan new acquisitions for the technical inventory.
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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...
Department for Public Relations and Organisation
Working field:
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...
Department for Queer Intersectional Feminism
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...
Department for Social Affairs
Area of responsibility
The tasks of the department of social affairs & inclusion comprise social, health related and financial matters of everyday student live, especially questions concerning:
Scholarships
Insurance
Family subsidy...
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...
Head of the Student Union
The HUFAK-chairmanship provide first-line assistance, management and consulting towards students, hufak members, university personnel and committees. It consists of three people, one chairperson and two vice chairperson. In addition, we are represented...
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Have you ever wondered what HUFAK (Hochschüler innenschaft der University of Applied Arts) is and does?
The [Hufak] is the Austrian Student Union (ÖH) at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, which represents the interests of students at the University of...
Assistant for the Department of Social Affairs
The main tasks of the department are to support student concerns regarding scholarships, family allowances, insurance, accessibility/inclusion, studying with special needs, studying and working, studying with children, and tuition fees. If you feel addressed...