Election for the next Senate in the winter semester 2025/26
Dear students,
In the winter semester 2025/2026, the small elections to the Senate of Geisenheim University will be held. Students of Geisenheim University are eligible to vote for their representatives to the Senate.
The Senate election will take place online from Tuesday, January 27, 2026, to Monday, February 2, 2026. You will receive a personalized voting link by email.
If you do not have a computer or access to the internet, you can use the computer voting station in the library during this time (please note the opening hours!).
What does the Senate do?
The Senate is the university's highest decision-making body. It advises on matters relating to research, teaching, and studying that are of fundamental importance. Its other tasks are defined in § 42 of the Hessische Hochschulgesetz as well as the university's constitution (Grundordnung der Hochschule Geisenheim).
The Senate sonsists of 17 members from four status groups:
- Professors have nine seats
- Students have three seats
- Academic staff have three seats
- Administrative and technical staff have two seats
The Senate is elected for two years, though students elect their representatives annually.
The term of office for the new Senate members begins on April 1.
Run for the Senate now - HGU students
At HGU, all students and enrolled doctoral candidates can run for election to the student group.
Students at Geisenheim University are requested to submit their nominations on the designated form to the office of the election officer – Administration Building, 1st floor, Room 116 – by 12:00 noon on December 16, 2025, at the latest.
The form can be downloaded via this link or opened directly by clicking on the candidate poster on the left.
Only nominations submitted on the completed and signed form will be accepted.
Each nomination may contain any number of names of eligible voters who are willing to stand as candidates; their order must be clear from the nomination. The aim should be to achieve an appropriate representation of women and men in line with their proportion in the membership group.
The nomination lists should contain a sufficient number of candidates to enable the election of a sufficient number of deputies to the extended Senate. Each candidate may only be named on one nomination list.
After review, the election committee shall immediately announce the approved nominations (nomination lists) to the university community.
General Information about the Election
The Senate appointed an election committee at its meeting on July 1, 2025, to organize and conduct the election. The committee consists of the following members:
From the group of professors:
• Prof. Dr. Kai Velten
• Prof. Dr. Mark Strobl
• Prof. Dr. Andreas Kurth (deputy)
• Prof. Dr. Andreas Holzapfel (deputy)
From the group of research assistants:
• Dr. Timo Strack
• Dr. Maximilian Freund (deputy)
From the group of administrative and technical staff:
• Alexandra Himmel
• Andreas Ehlig (deputy)
From the group of students:
• Justin Ihrig
• Tobias Görres (deputy)
We would like to thank all candidates for their willingness to serve on the election committee for Hochschule Geisenheim University's 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 Hochschule Geisenheim University website.
