The Austrian Students' Union by statutory body (German: Österreichische Hochschülerinnen- und Hochschülerschaft, ÖH) is the general students' representative body in Austria and serves as the students' government by federal law. The ÖH is member of European Students' Union.
| Österreichische Hochschülerinnen- und Hochschülerschaft | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1945 as Österreichische Hochschülerschaft |
| Headquarters | Taubstummengasse 7–9 Vienna |
| Annual budget | ca. 15,8 million Euro (2022)[1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Education (Austria) |
| Website | www |
Membership in the ÖH is compulsory for every university student in Austria, including PhD candidates.
Structure
editThe statutes of the ÖH are regulated in a federal law, the "Hochschülerinnen und Hochschülerschaftsgesetz" (HSG).[2]
The Students Union is structured into:
- Studienvertretung: board of representatives for each study (or group of related studies). It consists of typically 5 members. person-based direct election.
- Fakultätsstudienvertretung
- Universitätsvertretung: board of university students representatives. list based direct election.
- Bundesvertretung: National Board of the ÖH. It is elected (mainly) by the university boards.
Biannually, there are general elections. Turnout declined from about 70% in 1965 to 28.29% in the elections of 2007.
The HSG also includes regulations on the funding of the ÖH and its parts and the duties and rights of the students representatives.
History
edit- 1945: foundation of the ÖH[3]
- 1946: first general election
- 1947: ÖH becomes a public statutory body
- 1950: ÖH obtains the right to formally examine laws concerning education
- 1952: first demonstration against student fees
- 1959: the ÖH establishes the Austrian Student Aid Foundation (also: home4students)[4]
- 1962: one week strike
- 1973, 1975: strengthening of the position of the ÖH by new laws
- 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004 and especially in 2010 and 2011: demonstrations against various steps of loss of social benefits for students and legal restrictions of students representation.
See also
edit- European Students' Union (ESU), of which ÖH is a member.
- EURODOC European Council of doctoral candidates and junior researchers. ÖH is a member.
- Students' Union
References
edit- ^ "ANNUAL ESTIMATES & ANNUAL ACCOUNTS".
- ^ "Federal Act on the Student Representative Organisations (Students' Union Act 2014 – HSG 2014)". www.ris.bka.gv.at (Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria). Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Die Geschichte der Hochschülerschaft". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Geschichte der Universität Wien – CHRONOLOGISCHER ÜBERBLICK". 2013-11-05. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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