The Fachschaft (FS) is anchored in the SächsHSFG. Student councils are subdivisions of the student body, i.e. all students at TU Dresden, which are determined by the student council according to certain criteria. All students studying one of the following degree programmes belong to the Biology student council: Bachelor or Master Biology, Bachelor Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Master Biology in Society, Master Molecular Biosciences and Productive Biosystems, Master Molecular Bioengineering or all that have started a doctoral programme with first supervision from Biology.
Currently, there are 23 Fachschaften at TU Dresden. Every Fachschaft will elect their Student Council (student representatives out of the Fachschaft) every year. The next vote will be from December 9 to December 11, 2025 – you can find more information here: www.fsr-bio.de/uni-elections/
Composition: >50% university lecturers; staff; 2-6 students depending on the size of the faculty.
Tasks: The Faculty Council is the highest decision-making body of a faculty in the areas of teaching, research and art.
Student representation: Anna Einert, Emily Franke
Composition: 50% university lecturers and academic staff; 50% students.
Tasks: The Study Commission prepares draft resolutions that are passed by the Faculty Council.
Student representation for all Bachelor programmes: Natalie Lazovic, Valeria Ghimcinschi, Fabian Schmidt
Student representation for all Master programmes: Tim Leitert, Matilda Bieder, Franz Ellenberger
Tasks: Programme coordinators take on advisory and coordinating tasks at the interface between students or prospective students, lecturers and central university institutions such as the Examinations Office or the administration.
Representation for all Bachelor programmes: Prof Jutta Ludwig-Müller, Ulrike Eckhardt
Representation for all Master programmes: Prof Thorsten Mascher, Tim Leitert
Representation for Teaching Students: Vivien Schneider
Composition: >50% professors; staff; at least one student.
Tasks: The tasks of the examination board include monitoring compliance with the examination regulations. Furthermore, the examination board decides on admission to the second repeat examination.
Student representation for all Bachelor and Master programmes: Ulrike Eckhardt, Anna Einert
Student representation for teaching programmes: Jennifer Littmann, Ella Obert
Composition: Rector and 3 vice-rectors, deans of the 14 faculties, 4 representatives of the mid-level faculty (scientific or artistic staff of the university), 4 students, 3 other employees
Tasks: The Senate is the highest decision-making body at the university. Its tasks include approving appointment lists, amending study regulations, and establishing and discontinuing degree programs.
Student representation: Franz Ellenberger, Nikodim Brickwell, Jenny Kurth, Andrejs Borodajevs
Composition: 35 students of the TUD, seconded by the student councils
Tasks: The Student Council is the supreme organ of student self-government. It performs its duties according to SächsHSFG § 24. These include, inter alia, the participation in committees of the university.
Miscellaneous: In accordance with its statutes, the StCo selects from its own ranks up to six managing directors who represent the StCo and manage the current affairs of the student body.
In addition, speakers from the student body are selected for the processing of independent areas (example: semester ticket, …). In addition, there are units which, as executive bodies, pass resolutions of the StuRa (examples: social affairs, public relations, …)
The Student Council sends members to the following committees:
- CSSC (Conference of Saxon Student Councils) and E.G.S.M. (East German student meeting)
Composition: Representatives of the student councils
Task: superregional contact of the student representatives - Senate commissions
Composition: Senate members (analogous to the majority in the Senate, max 1/3 others)
Tasks: Development of working documents for the Senate, administration of the study council
Student representatives: Walther Baum, Maciej Lilejko
The TU Environmental Initiative is a group of TU Dresden students from all disciplines and semesters who are committed to the environment. A major focus of their work is in the area of environmental education. The aim is therefore to sensitise students to ecological issues during the course of their studies and to impart environmentally relevant knowledge. As part of the Studium generale, they regularly offer environmental ring lectures and organise information events or block seminars.
There are further different commissions (e.g. library, data processing, …) whose tasks depend on the respective area.