Electoral Office

The last election of the DFG review boards was held in 2011. Current elected representatives shall remain in office until 2015.

You can find general information about the DFG’s review boards as well as the current review boards for the 2012–2015 term of office here.

The Executive University Board of Universität Hamburg and the Election Committee agreed to the following on 27 May / 8 June 2005:

According to Section 36 of the Academic Senate and Faculty Council Election Rules, candidates may receive a reimbursement of costs against receipts up to the following amounts:

Elections to the faculty councils:

• EUR 10 per candidate (primary member), but the number of candidates who may make a claim for expenses is limited to the number of open positions for primary members indicated in each list.
• With respect to the student group, the number of candidates (primary members) who may make a claim for expenses is limited to 5 times the number of open positions (primary members) indicated in each list.

Elections to the Academic Senate:

• EUR 20 per candidate (primary member), but the number of candidates who may make a claim for expenses is limited to the number of open positions for primary members indicated in each list.
• With respect to the student group, the number of candidates (primary members) who may make a claim for expenses is limited to 5 times the number of open positions (primary members) indicated in each list.

Pursuant to Sections 85 and 91 of the Hamburg Higher Education Act (HmbHG), students are entitled to receive financial compensation for participating in Universität Hamburg committees.

I.

Students participating in the committees set forth in Section II below shall receive financial compensation within the scope of existing funding resources and in accordance with the following provisions for additional expenditures associated with voluntary activities (compensation allowance). No legal right shall vest to allow enforcement of any claim to such compensation.

II.

Students shall receive compensation in the amount of EUR 10 for each meeting attended for the following specified committees. Any compensation shall be limited to the following specified number of meetings:

1. Members of the Academic Senate

6 meetings per semester

2. Members assigned to the following committees by the Academic Senate

1. Budget and Planning Committee
2. Committee for Teaching and Studies
3. Committee for Research and Young Researchers
4. Equal Opportunity Committee
5. Committee for Building Planning

6 meetings per semester

3. Members of the faculty councils

6 meetings per semester

A different allocation is not permissible and individual activities may not be reimbursed or compensated.

III.

Members shall receive compensation. Substitutes shall only receive compensation when standing in for the member. Compensation for a meeting shall be paid to a member or his or her substitute on condition that he or she attends the meeting for more than half of the time the meeting is held. The number of meetings subject to compensation must be confirmed by the responsible administrative office using the appropriate Attendance Confirmation Sheet (PDF, in German only), which must be signed, stamped and dated.

IV.

A claim for compensation in accordance with this directive must be made no later than one month after the end of each semester. Claims must be received by the respective responsible office within the aforementioned period in order to be considered seasonable. Compensation claims that are not seasonably received will be disregarded.

Claims for compensation allowances associated with the Academic Senate and its committees must submitted to the Academic Senate administration; the respective faculty council administration is responsible for the payment of compensation allowances to student representatives sitting on the respective faculty councils.

V.

This directive shall become effective on 1 October 2010 and replace the directive dated 1 January 2006.

Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen