Student Parliament

2026 Elections: Student Parliament, Round Two

The election held from April 28 to 30, 2026, was legally contested, and the Student Parliament election must be repeated. The departmental student council elections remain valid.

The new election for the Student Parliament (StuPa) at the OWL University of Applied Sciences will take place from June 23 to 25, 2026. These elections are another chance for you to actively help shape student representation at your university. Whether in the Student Parliament—your vote counts!

Election System and Procedure

The election is a general, direct, free, equal, and secret ballot conducted according to the principles of proportional representation. Every student eligible to vote has one vote for the Student Parliament and one vote for their own student council.

Ballot Box Voting

Ballot box voting will take place at the following locations:

• Innovation Campus Lemgo: Main Building (Building 1), Foyer
• Kreativ Campus Detmold: Riegel (Building 2), Foyer
• Sustainable Campus Höxter: Administration Building (Building 1), Foyer

Voting hours: June 23–25, 2026, daily from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Absentee Voting

Students who are unable to vote in person at the polling stations may cast their ballots by mail. The following deadlines must be observed:

• Request for absentee ballot materials: By 4:00 p.m. on June 16, 2026, via email to wahlvorstand.stupa@th-owl.de. Please include your first name, last name, address (for mailing the materials), and your student ID number.
• Receipt of absentee voting materials: By June 25, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., at the Election Committee.

Candidacy: Who can run for office?

Students who wish to get involved in student self-government may run for election to the Student Parliament.

Deadlines and Submission

• Nomination lists will be available at the AStA offices starting January 20, 2026. Please note the AStA offices’ opening hours.
• Submission of candidate lists: By April 14, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., at the AStA offices or via email to the Election Committee.
• A template for candidate nominations is available here on the Student Parliament’s website.

Number of members to be elected

• Student Parliament: A maximum of 25 members

Eligibility to vote and access to the voter registry

Only students who are not on leave of absence and who are listed in the voter registry are eligible to vote.

• Access to the voter registry: From June 2 to 9, 2026, at the AStA offices during business hours.
• Objections to the voter registry: Students have the right to object to the accuracy of the registry.

Counting of Votes and Announcement of Election Results

Votes will be counted on June 25, 2026, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Innovation Campus Lemgo in Room LE-1.519. The election results will be announced immediately afterward.

An objection to the validity of the election may be filed within 14 days of the announcement of the results. The objection must be submitted in writing to the Election Committee, stating the reasons. t3://file?uid=158833

The election results from the election held April 28–30, 2026, were announced on May 3, 2026, and can be found here: 2026 Committee Election Results (Intranet)

The election results for the election held June 23–25, 2026, were announced on June 25, 2026, and can be found here: Election Results of the 2nd StuPa Election 2026 (Intranet)

Documents and Further Information

• Election Notice (PDF): Contains all details regarding the election process, deadlines, and rules.
• Candidacy Form: For anyone wishing to run for office.
• Candidates: All candidates nominated by the deadline.
• Contact: If you have any questions, please contact the Election Committee at wahlvorstand.stupa@th-owl.de.

Why Vote?

The elected representatives in the Student Parliament advocate for your interests—from improving study conditions to organizing events. Your vote decides who represents you!

Together, we shape your university. Go vote!

Statement from the student body on the structural reform

The Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe (TH OWL) is currently undergoing a comprehensive structural reform process, which is bringing about far-reaching changes for the university. The primary aim of the reform is to make the university fit for the future and to improve the quality of teaching and research. The student body is taking a stand on this. To the statement

Contact persons for students on the structural reform

The student parliament has two contact persons for students: Mattes Schürfeld (FB1) and Nils Fillies (FB9). They answer questions on which official information or statements are already available.

The contact persons can be reached at strukturreform.stupa@th-owl.de

Provisional session schedule for the current legislative period.