Election to the Senate
Information on the Senate Elections
From January 26 to 28, 2021, we will be re-electing the Senate of Hochschule Geisenheim University.
Shape the future of our university and elect the new members of the Academic Senate in the Aula, between 10:00 a.m. and 02:00 p.m.
On those three days, all students and all employees of Hochschule Geisenheim University (HGU) have the opportunity to elect their representatives for the Senate. The nomination of the respective member groups can be found under the heading lists of candidates - candidate nomination.
The students also elect the Student Parliament (StuPa). Elections are held according to the Hessian Higher Education Act (HHG) and the election regulations of HGU (and, for the StuPa, according to the election regulations of the student representation, respectively).
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 § 36 of the Hessian Higher Education Act (HHG), 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
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Students and staff of the HGU have the right to vote (see electoral elections of HGU). All those eligible to vote are also eligible to stand as candidates in the election. A person’s right to vote will be verified through an electoral roll compiled by the University.
General information
Election regulations:
For the conduct of the HGU Senate elections in winter semester 2020 / 2021 the HGU election regulations
of January 23, 2013, last amended on February 12, 2019 (Official Notice 03/2019), based on the Hessian Higher Education Act, apply.
Election Principles:
The representatives of the member groups in the Senate shall be elected in free, equal, secret and direct elections by the respective member group according to the principles of proportional representation (list election). The form of election shall be determined by whether one or more nominations are submitted per group of members.
Proportional representation:
If there are several approved nominations for election in a group, the election is conducted according to the rules of proportional representation. Each person entitled to vote has one vote. He or she can assign this vote to a list of nominations.
Direct election:
If only one nomination for election or one list of candidates has been accepted in a group, it will be elected according to the rules of direct election. Each eligible voter has as many votes as there are seats in the Senate to be filled by the respective group.
If, in addition to a nomination for election that has already been submitted to the election office, at least one further list proposal is submitted within the same group of members, the election shall be conducted according to the principles of proportional representation. In this case, the order of the candidates indicated is decisive.
The lists of candidates should contain a sufficient number of candidates to enable sufficient substitutes to be appointed to the expanded Senate. Each applicant may only be named on one suggestion list.
Substitutes: In the elections to the Senate (proportional representation), substitutes for the Senate members are also determined. Substitutes shall be the list members listed in the order of the list of candidates after the members of the Senate according to the number of mandates allocated to the list. If only one nomination is submitted for a group (direct election), the candidates who have not been allocated a seat on the basis of the election results and who have the next highest number of votes are substitutes. If a list of candidates contains fewer candidates than the maximum number of seats it would be entitled to, the remaining seats shall remain vacant.
Term of office:
The term of office begins on the first day of the semester following the election,
on April 1, 2021.
The term of office of the representatives from the group of students is one year. The representatives from the other groups are each in office for two years
For the conduct of the elections, the Senate elected the election commitee in its session on July 14, 2020.
The election commitee has five members and five deputies. The following members belong to it:
from the group professors:
- Prof. Dr. Simone Loose
- Prof. Dr. Mark Strobl
- Prof. Dr. Max Schröder (Deputy)
- Prof. Dr. Gergely Szolnoki (Deputy)
from the group of scientific staff:
- Mr. Dr. Maximilian Freund
- Mr. Timo Strack (Deputy)
from the group of administrative and technical staff:
- Mrs. Martina Träger
- Mr. Carsten Hoch (Deputy)
from the group of students:
- Mrs. Lena Will
- Mrs. Hannah Schäfer (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.
As an alternative to voting in person - in strict compleance with hygiene regulations of course - you also have the option to file a request for postal voting by January 12, 2021, 12.00 p.m. Please use the form "Request of Postal Voting" which is available online on the website under the heading Postal Voting. The completed and signed form has to be send to the election office: wahlbuero(at)hs-gm.de. You will then receive your postal voting documents.
Postal votes must be received at the election office by January 25, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Details of the voting procedere can be found in the election regulations.
Voting takes place by ballot on
Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m,
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m,
Thursday January 28, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m,
in the auditorium
Election Office
Postal Voting
You also have the option to file a request for postal voting by January 12, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Please use the form “Request for Postal Voting”, which is available online on the website under the heading postal voting. The completed and signed form has to be send to the election office: wahlbuero(at)hs-gm.de.
- The requested postal voting documents are expected to be sent in week 2.
Postal votes must be received at the election office by January 25, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
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