Student Representatives
Students participate in the running of the university through their elected representatives in the various bodies of the university (Art. 52 Bavarian Higher Education Act). The bodies with student representatives are:
The Student Parliament (Studierendenparlament)
The Student Parliament is a committee established in accordance with Article 52 of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG).
Composition of the Student Parliament:
- the two student representatives in the Senate
- three members of each of the Departmental Student Councils (department representatives)
- twelve other elected student representatives.
In accordance with HSWT’s constitution (Section 54, Paragraph 1), the Student Parliament has the following duties:
- taking care of cross-departmental matters affecting students
- helping students to form their own opinions
- helping the university to perform its duties (Article 2 BayHSchG), in particular by voicing opinions on fundamental matters concerning university policy resulting from the participation of student representatives in the bodies of the university
- representing the academic, financial, social and cultural interests of students
- promoting gender equality among students
- promoting the needs of students with disabilities
- promoting the intellectual, musical and sporting interests of students
- helping to maintain good relationships between German and international students.
The Student Parliament representatives change every year, with new members being elected in the annual university elections.
Members
Chair
Benedikt Weiß
Department of Horticulture and Food Technology
benedikt.weiss [at]student.hswt.de
Members of the Senate
Robin Bohla
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
robin.bohla@student.hswt.de
Anna-Maria Trinkgeld
Department of Environmental Engineering
anna-maria.trinkgeld [at]student.hswt.de
Members of the Departmental Student Councils
Tom Colombo
Department of Bioengineering Sciences
tom.colombo [at]student.hswt.de
Markus Gawel
Department of Bioengineering Sciences
markus.gawel [at]student.hswt.de
Lina Reiser
Department of Bioengineering Sciences
lina.reiser [at]student.hswt.de
Benedikt Weiß
Department of Horticulture and Food Technology
benedikt.weiss [at]student.hswt.de
David Kraus
Department of Horticulture and Food Technology
david.kraus [at]student.hswt.de
Katharina Auernhammer
Department of Horticulture and Food Technology
katharina.auernhammer [at]student.hswt.de
Philipp Messner
Department of Landscape Architecture
philipp.messner [at]student.hswt.de
Antonia Hübner
Department of Landscape Architecture
antonia.huebner [at]student.hswt.de
Kerstin Hofmann
Department of Landscape Architecture
kerstin.hofmann [at]student.hswt.de
Simone Uhl
Department of Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Systems
simone.uhl [at]student.hswt.de
Johannes Triebels
Department of Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Systems
johannes.triebels [at]student.hswt.de
Inga Mayer
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition
inga.mayer [at]student.hswt.de
Julian Züchner
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition
julian.zuechner [at]student.hswt.de
Sofia Sturm
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition
sofia.sturm [at]student.hswt.de
David Dereser
Department of Environmental Engineering
david.dereser [at]student.hswt.de
Miriam Raab
Department of Environmental Engineering
miriam.raab [at]student.hswt.de
Susanne Wenig
Department of Environmental Engineering
susanne.wenig [at]student.hswt.de
Anna-Marie Huber
Department of Forestry
anna-marie.huber [at]student.hswt.de
Robert Wiest
Department of Forestry
robert.wiest [at]student.hswt.de
Simon Schindlatz
Department of Forestry
simon.schindlatz [at]student.hswt.de
Other members
Anna-Maria Trinkgeld
Department of Environmental Engineering
anna-maria.trinkgeld [at]student.hswt.de
Louisa Kruczek
Department of Environmental Engineering
louisa.kruczek [at]student.hswt.de
Magdalena Klug
Department of Environmental Engineering
magdalena.klug [at]student.hswt.de
Mona Range
Department of Environmental Engineering
mona.range [at]student.hswt.de
Anna Buchberger
Department of Bioengineering Sciences
anna.buchberger [at]student.hswt.de
Christina Seibüchler
Department of Landscape Architecture
christina.seibuechler [at]student.hswt.de
Alexander Kleinöder
Department of Landscape Architecture
alexander.kleinoeder [at]student.hswt.de
Johann Sebastian Jokiel
Department of Bioengineering Sciences
johann.jokiel [at]student.hswt.de
Sabrina Schaller
Department of Horticulture and Food Technology
sabrina.schaller [at]student.hswt.de
Katharina Auernhammer
Department of Horticulture and Food Technology
katharina.auernhammer [at]student.hswt.de
Stefan Eberhard
Department of Bioengineering Sciences
stefan.eberhard [at]student.hswt.de
Thomas Altinger
Department of Bioengineering Sciences
thomas.altinger [at]student.hswt.de
Representative Council (Sprecherinnen- und Sprecherrat)
The Representative Council works with the Student Parliament to perform the tasks listed above and implements the resolutions made by the Student Parliament.
The Representative Council comprises six members who are elected by the Student Parliament and must also not be members of the Student Parliament.
Members
Chair
Florian Kölbl
Department of Landscape Architecture
florian.koelbl [at]student.hswt.de
Vice-chair
Patrick Imminger
Department of Horticulture and Food Technology
patrick.imminger [at]student.hswt.de
Other members
Sabrina Schaller
Department of Horticulture and Food Technology
sabrina.schaller [at]student.hswt.de
Alexander Kleinöder
Department of Landscape Architecture
alexander.kleinoeder [at]student.hswt.de
Antonia Hübner
Department of Landscape Architecture
antonia.huebner [at]student.hswt.de
Sofia Sturm
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition
sofia.sturm [at]student.hswt.de
Departmental Student Councils (Fachschaftsvertretungen)
The Departmental Student Councils perform the tasks listed above in the respective departments.