
Democratic participation at the university thrives on the engagement of its students. Around 20 student representatives at the level of the university representationThe Universitätsvertretung (UV) is the “parliament” of Hufak. It consists of 9 mandates who are elected every two years at the ÖH election. The UV is the center of legal power of Hufak: all decisions on how Hufak should spend its money, who to appoint to the Referate, and even the Satzung, are voted on. All UV decisions are voted on by the 9 UV mandates in regular UV meetings, which are open to the public. and another 80 or so in the study programme representatives and study commissions actively shape the university and are the first point of contact for students’ concerns, questions, and ideas.
On this page you will find all current student representatives. More information about their tasks, the various committees, and their contact details can be found under organisation.
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University representation (UV)
At the last ÖH electionHufak (and its federal counterpart, ÖH) are legally enshrined and hold significant power and budget. Austria-wide election that is held at all Austrian universities every two years. The next ÖH election will take place in May 2027. only one list ran for the university representationThe Universitätsvertretung (UV) is the “parliament” of Hufak. It consists of 9 mandates who are elected every two years at the ÖH election. The UV is the center of legal power of Hufak: all decisions on how Hufak should spend its money, who to appoint to the Referate, and even the Satzung, are voted on. All UV decisions are voted on by the 9 UV mandates in regular UV meetings, which are open to the public., consequently all 9 mandatesThe mandates of the UV and StVs are formally elected every two years in the ÖH elections. While there are many opportunities to get involved in student representation at any point, a lot of the legal powers of Hufak (sending students into commissions, making spending decisions) ultimately reside with the mandates, who have to sign off on them. come from this list.
Benjamin Laabmayr
Erfan Khosravi
Frederike Gordillo
Iris Cîrlan
Kevin Stadler
Mathias Leberbauer
Pasha Kogan
Peter Fuchshuber
Sara Anzola
Chair team
- Chairperson: Kevin Stadler
- First deputy chairperson: Iris Cîrlan
- Second deputy chairperson Erfan Khosravi
Departments
Heads of departments in bold:
Education & Politics (BiPol)
- Branko Bekavac
- Phin Anibal
Art & Theory
- Peter Fuchshuber
- Frederike Gordillo
PR & Social Media
- Henriette Sonntag
- David Obradovic
Intersectional Queerfeminism
- Fanny Dobler
- Anna Rupp
Infrastructure
- Sascha Mandziuk
- Sophie Loesch
Social Affairs
- Sara Anzola
- Noah Destree
IT & digital infrastructure
- Kevin Mohammed
Classism
- Sara Karimi
- Xavi Sosa
International Students
- Pasha Kogan
- Desmond Lee
- Diana Kho
Financial Affairs
- Mathias Leberbauer
- Valentin Bauer
- Lenz Dreher
Studienvertretungen (StVs)
The last election results can be found on the website of the Wahlkommission.
Architektur
Art & Science
- Phin Anibal *
Bildende Kunst
Bühnengestaltung
Cross-Disciplinary Strategies
Design (Diplom)
Doktorat: künstlerische Forschung
Doktorat: wissenschaftlich & technisch
- Martina Lang *
Expanded Museum Studies
Experimental Game Cultures
Industrial Design
Lehramt
Kunst & Kulturwissenschaften
Medienkunst
- Barbara Oberhuber
- Marlene Stahl
- Kevin Stadler
Konservierung + CHC
Social Design
Sprachkunst
TransArts
Transformation Studies
* representative appointed by the UV according to § 52 Abs. 4 HSG
Kollegialorgane
Main members in bold:
Senate
Iris Cîrlan
Regina Karoutcherou
Roman Prostejovsky
Kevin Stadler
Esma Ahmedi
Benjamin Laabmayr
Paula Mudri
Lotte Riemer
Studienkommissionen (StuKo)
The current list of members of the StuKos can be found on the Senate website.
Working Group on Equal Treatment Issues (AKG)
The current list of members can be found on the AKG website.
Berufungskommissionen
- 2026/27 Zeichnung und Druckgrafik: Klara Hofinger, Julian Kadrnoschka
- 2026 Digitalität, künstliche Intelligenz und maschinelles Lernen in den Künsten: Kevin Mohammed, Luca Mussnig
- 2024/25 Fotografie: Roman Peter Prostejovsky, Gabriel Rozsa
- 2024/25 Kunsttheorie: Louisa Maria Stank, Meret Caderas
- 2024/25 Philosophie: Marius Fischer
- 2024/25 Architekturtheorie: Akashdeep Ravichandran
- 2023/24 Kulturwissenschaft: Lisa Marie Heuschober, Selia Marina Fischer, Adrian Jonas Haim
- 2023/24 Konservierung und Restaurierung: Anna Maria Rockenschaub
- 2023/24 Architekturentwurf 1: Marian Stein
- 2023/24 Architekturentwurf 2: Leon Mackowski, Anna Okhrimenko
- 2022/23 Sprachkunst: Regina Menke, Felicitas Prokopetz
- 2022/23 Digitale Kunst: Bokan Mohammad Assad, Jakob Hütter, Luca Sabot
- 2022/23 Kunsttheorie: Quirin Babl
- 2022/23 Kunst und Kommunikative Praxis: Nargol Gharahshir, Joseph Knierzinger
- 2022/23 Textil – freie, angewandte und experimentelle künstlerische Gestaltung: Florian Gutmann, Aneta Luberda
- 2022/23 Architekturentwurf 3: Oliver Hamedinger, Jenny Niklasch
- 2022/23 Baukonstruktion: Eylul Icgoren, Oliver Hamedinger
- 2022/23 Geometrie: Max Kure, Rosa Sturm
- 2022/23 Mode: Pouran Parvizi, David Hopp
