Election to the Senate
Information on the Senate Elections
From January 16 to 18, 2023, all eligible voters at Hochschule Geisenheim University had the opportunity to elect their representatives for the Senate online via Polyas. Elections were held in accordance with the Hessian Higher Education Act (HessHG) and the HGU election regulations.
The announcement of the final election results of the Senate elections 2022/2023 can be found in the bar under information & form templates for the election.
The Senate, as the central University Committee, advises on matters of research, teaching and studies that affect the entire University or are of fundamental importance.
It also supervises the Management of the Presidium. This is why the Senate constitutes an important body at HGU alongside the University Council and the Presidium.
According to § 42 of the Hessian Higher Education Act (HessHG), the Senate of Hochschule Geisenheim University (HGU) consists of 17 members:
- nine professors,
- three students,
- three academic and scientific staff members,
- two administrative and technical staff members.
Information & form templates for the election
According to § 5 of the election regulations of the HGU, every member of the university (cf. § 37, HessHG) is entitled to the active and passive right to vote for his or her group.
For the conduct of the elections, the Senate elected the election commitee in its session on July 5, 2022.
The election commitee has five members and five deputies. The following members belong to it:
from the group professors:
Prof. Dr. Mark Strobl
Prof. Dr. Kai Velten
Prof. Dr. Judith Kreyenschmidt (Deputy)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Holzapfel (Deputy)
from the group of scientific staff:
Mr. Timo Strack
Mr. Alexander Peters (Deputy)
from the group of administrative and technical staff:
Mrs. Mareike Zeisel
Mrs. Tabea Dietrich (Deputy)
from the group of students:
Mr. Fabian Schilling
Mr. Johannes Weber (Deputy)
We would like to thank all candidates for their willingness to serve on the election committee for the HGU Senate elections.
The election committee remains in office until the new election committee is constituted. The election manager is Chancellor Mrs. Marion Waldeck. The meetings of the election committee are open to the public. The dates and locations of the meetings as well as the resolutions of the election committee are announced on the website of the University of Geisenheim and on a notice board.
If you are unable to vote during the online election period, you also have the option to file a request for postal vote by January 2, 2023, 12.00 p.m. Please use the form "Request for postal vote" which is available in the attachment. The completed and signed form has to be send to the election office: wahlbuero(at)hs-gm.de. You will then receive your postal vote papers.
Postal votes must be received at the election office by January 13, 2023, 12:00 p.m. Details of the voting procedere can be found in the election regulations.
Election Office
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