The Student Council (or in German: Fachschaftsrat/FSR) are the student representatives of all students of the Faculty of Biology. It consists of elected and associated members.
We have a diverse range of tasks:
- Organisation and Execution of Fresher’s Week (in German: Erstsemestereinführungswoche (ESE)) to help you have a nice start into your studies at TUD
- Organisation of events of all kinds (informative events, parties etc.)
- Organisation of a lab sale
- Sending representatives to university committees (e.g. the Faculty Council or the School Committee of the School of Science)
Furthermore, we try to help you with every small and big issues you may run into in your study life – and listen with an open ear.
All students that want to volunteer amidst their studies. You can just come to one of our weekly meetings if you are interested!
Associated members are not elected in university elections, but still support us regularly. They can’t perform one of the management/leading roles, but otherwise are able to take on every other task.
Of course! Especially for big events like Fresher’s Week (ESE) or our winter ball, we need all the help we can get! Or, if you have your own ideas for events or gatherings, you can always pitch them to us and help implement them.
Normally, we don’t meet for more than two hours, except from the first meetings at the start of the semester and our constitutional meeting (the first meeting at the start of each legislative period). These might take a bit longer, but we alwalys try to have a good time. At this time, meetings are every Monday evening, 6:30 p.m. in room BIO/E33.
Throughout studying, you will need material for working in the lab: lab coats, safety goggles, dissecting kits and more. Because we don’t want you to worry too much about where to order and buy them, we organize a collective order for all students each winter semester (usually, information gets shared in November/December, so keep your eyes open!). Another benefit: because we order so many lab materials at the same time, they are cheaper than what you would pay by yourself.
BuFaTa is an acronym for “Bundesfachschaftentagung”. This is a meeting of all Biology Student Councils in Germany. It takes place twice every year (once every semester) and is a great way to connect with other Student Councils and share knowledge about important university topics. It’s usually a very fun time with like-minded people!
StuGaKo is an acronym for “Studiengangskoordinator*in”. There’s one student representative elected by the Student Council and one professoral representative elected by the Faculty Council. These people are responsible for assessing and adressing problems and issues within a study program. So, if you have any problems, don’t hesitate to contact them!
You will take a lot of work off a lot of people’s shoulders if you enroll for lectures and exams on time. A good overview of all deadlines is available HERE.
Don’t forget: you have to enroll separately for practicals and exams during those practicals (e.g. protocols that you have to submit).
The study schedule (or Studienablaufplan in German) is a document in which you can find an overview when to study which modules in which semester. The goal is to provide you a suggestion so you can finish your studies in the standard period of study without the modules colliding. Current study schedules can be found on the pages of the respective study programs:
- B.Sc. MBBT: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/studium/studiendokumente-formulare/molekulare-biologie-und-biotechnologie-bachelor
- M.Sc. MBioPro: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/studium/studiendokumente-formulare/molecular-biosciences-and-productive-biosystems-master
- M.Sc. BioS: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/studium/studiendokumente-formulare/biology-in-society-master?set_language=en
- Teaching: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/biologie/didaktik/studium/studiengang-lehramt-biologie/lehramt-am-gymnasium (only available in German)
- B.Sc. MBBT: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/studium/studiendokumente-formulare/molekulare-biologie-und-biotechnologie-bachelor
- M.Sc. MBioPro: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/studium/studiendokumente-formulare/molecular-biosciences-and-productive-biosystems-master
- M.Sc. BioS: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/studium/studiendokumente-formulare/biology-in-society-master?set_language=en
- Teaching: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/biologie/didaktik/studium/studiengang-lehramt-biologie/lehramt-am-gymnasium (only available in German)
Firstly: it is possible!
Before the exam in your respective country, you must inform the examining professors that the grade will need to be translated into the German/TUD grade system. It is not possible to translate the grade here in Germany!
If it’s already to late, try to contact the professor(s) in the country you visited for Erasmus and get them to translate your grade.