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Student Parliament

The Student Parliament (StuPa for short) is the highest student body and is made up of 25 elected student members. These members represent the opinions of all students and decide on proposals submitted to the StuPa.
The StuPa decides on major investments for the student body. In addition, the AStA speakers are also voted on at the meetings and reports from other committees, such as the Senate and student councils, are presented. All decisions made by the Stupa are implemented by the AStA.
Just like the student councils, the StuPa is elected every two semesters. The Stupa is therefore a very important and decisive body.

If you would like to find out what is going on at all of the university's campuses and would like to play an active role in shaping the university, you are welcome to get involved in the Stupa! If you are interested, follow us on Instagram! The meeting dates and short summaries of the last meetings are also uploaded there.
All meetings are open to the university public, so feel free to drop by!

 

News

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

Next session of the student parliament

Provisional session schedule for the current legislative period.

SessionType of sessoinDate and TimeSubmission deadlineLocationSpecialityInvitationProtocol
00.Constituent session13.01.2025 19:30No submissionsLemgoConstitutionInvitation 
01.Proper session13.01.2025 20:3008.01.2025Lemgo   
02.Proper session10.02.2025 19:3005.02.2025Detmold Invitation 
03.Proper session07.04.2025 19:3002.04.2025Höxter Invitation 
04.Proper session28.04.2025 19:3023.04.2025Lemgo   
05.Proper session02.06.2025 19:3028.05.2025Detmold   
06.Proper session07.07.2025 19:3002.07.2025Höxter   
07.Proper session06.10.2025 19:3001.10.2025Lemgo   
08.Proper session03.11.2025 19:3029.10.2025Detmold   
09.Proper session01.12.2025 19:3026.11.2025Höxter   
 

 

Application

Applications can be submitted in writing by all enrolled students using the form available here. Motions that do not do so will be rejected or postponed.
Motions must be submitted to the Head of parliament at least 5 days before the next meeting.

Contacts

Head of parliament

The head of parliament organises and chairs the meetings. You can ask general questions about Parliament and submit applications here.

Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss (AStA)

The tasks of the AStA are very diverse, but always with the aim of making life at the university easier for students.
For example, the AStA negotiates the semester ticket, rents out vans and runs a café or shop on campus.
It also helps with finding accommodation and assists international students with their first steps in their new country. The AStA is also the right place to go if you think there is a lack of bike racks on campus.
To organise everything, there are several departments within the AStA, for example a culture, sports or social affairs and equality department. If you contact the AStA, you will know directly who knows what best.

Our AStA is elected by the StuPa and has its own website where you can find everything.

Budget & Finance Audit Committee (BFAC)

The Budget & Finance Audit Committee checks and monitors the accuracy of the committees' finances. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact them here.

Exlection Committee

The election committee is responsible for the planning and realisation of the student body elections. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact them here.

Communications Commission (ComCom)

The Communications Commission maintains the website and our Instagram-Account. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can write to us on Instagram or here.

Committee for Student Senate Work

The Committee for Student Senate Work supports our representatives in the Senate and serves as a point of contact for questions and concerns of students in the Senate. You can contact the committee here.

Mensa Commission

The Mensa Commission is the newest committee of the Parliament and endeavours to collect the concerns of students and convey them to StudWerk. You can contact them here.

Publications

General

Discalaimer: Most publications are in german only

2025

Discalaimer: Most publications are in german only

2024

Discalaimer: Most publications are in german only

  • Open letter regarding the current political situation (21.03.2024) This letter is only supported by parliament

Election:

2022

Discalaimer: Most publications are in german only

Election 2022:

Protocolls