On the following pages you can find guides and answers to frequently asked questions. Topics range from daily life in Vienna over bureaucratic support around your studies to getting organized with other people.
- How to…get settled in Vienna
- How to…get started at Angewandte
- How to…International Students
- How to…join or start a student society or community
- How to…navigate your curriculum
- Glossary
If you are currently a student representativeStudierendenvertreter*in is an umbrella term that covers all students engaged in student representation work in some official capacity: elected mandates of the UV and StVs, heads and assistants of the Referate, tutors, and all students sent to collegiate organs and other commissions. It is defined in § 30 HSG, and the legal status as a student representative qualifies you for various perks. The different ways to become a student representative: • mandates: elected at the ÖH Wahl (only possible every two years) • department heads: elected at a UV meeting • collegiate organ student members: can be sent by the… (in an StVStV refers both to the 20 Studienvertretungen at Angewandte who represent the concerns of the students of their programme(s), and to the 2-3 mandates that each Studienvertretung consists of, which can only be elected at the ÖH election every two years. Apart from having the legal right to nominate Stuko members, the StVs also manage their study programme’s part of the Hufak budget. While legally all financial decisions are taken by the elected StV mandates alone, we encourage StVs to consult with their student body and make decisions in a plenum whenever possible. The legal responsibilities are defined in §…, Stuko, AKGThe Working Group for Equal Treatment Issues (AKG) advises and supports all members of the university community as well as university bodies on equality matters and actively opposes discrimination. The AKG is a confidential point of contact for cases of sexual harassment or discrimination, whether on the basis of sex, (perceived) ethnicity, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, disability, or social origin/educational background. or other university commission), please check our collection of student representative how to’s.