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Elections at the University of Stuttgart: Students determine the future!
On June 27, 2025, students at the University of Stuttgart will elect representatives for various committees online in the SIAM portal.
Elections at the University of Stuttgart: Students determine the future!
Students and doctoral candidates of the University of Stuttgart have the opportunity to elect their representatives in various committees. The upcoming elections, which can be cast online until July 3, 2025, affect thisStudent Parliament, thesenate, theMajor faculty councilsas well as the general meeting of SimTech.
Particularly noteworthy is the election of a new faculty diversity representative at Faculty 1, in which all members of the faculty are eligible to vote. While an election is being held at Faculty 1, the election for the faculty equal opportunities officers and faculty diversity officers at other faculties will not be held because there were a maximum of two nominations there.
Online voting and its advantages
Voting takes place online via theSIAM portalunder the “Elections” tab, which provides a flexible and uncomplicated way for those eligible to vote to cast their vote. The use of digital platforms for voting could not only reduce the organizational effort for universities, but also increase voter turnout. Polyas highlights that various universities have already successfully conducted online elections to simplify the voting processes.
Elections at universities are often complex and require a lot of financial and human resources. Different committees that exist in German universities - including the student parliament, the General Student Committee (AstA), student councils and the academic senate - each have different tasks and compositions. This diversity can lead to certain groups being elected to committees inconsistently, which in turn leads to unequal distribution of seats.
The influence of students, employees and professors on self-administration can be felt through the selection of elected representatives in the relevant committees. However, the complexity of the elections requires individual ballot papers for different groups of voters, which further increases the effort. According to further information from the RWTH Aachen The growing interest in simplifying the electoral process highlights the need for reform to meet these challenges.
For more information about the current elections, the candidacies and the individual committees, those eligible to vote can visit the website stuvus visit.