What is the student body? Who sits on the Student council? What is the study committee? What is the institute council? ...

At first, it’s not always easy to understand how students are organised at university and what rights and opportunities they have to have a say. There are many committees to which we, as the Landscape Ecology student body, can elect representatives, so that we too can play an active part in decision-making processes.

If you’re interested in getting actively involved in university politics, get in touch with – we’re always delighted to welcome support and creative, motivated minds!

Student Body The Landscape Ecology Student Body comprises all students studying Landscape Ecology at the University of Oldenburg – in other words, all ‘Löks’!

Student council

The Student council comprises Löks who are elected as student representatives by all landscape ecologists. Elections take place at the end of each year and are always announced via the email mailing list and on notice boards.

People often refer to the ‘student body’ when they actually mean the Student Council. The common abbreviation for the Student Council is FS.

Programme Committee

The Programme Committee comprises lecturers and students on the Master’s degree programme in Landscape Ecology. Here, the curriculum for the coming semester is discussed, along with current issues relating to the degree programme. A final vote is then taken on the feasibility of the curriculum, taking into account our current examination regulations.

Institute Council (I-Rat)

Our institute is the IBU – the Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences. Every institute (or department in other Schools) at the university has an institute council. The representatives are elected on 1 April each year and comprise students, academic staff, research associates, and technical and administrative staff (MTV group).

As well as a closed session, each meeting includes a public session which is open to everyone. Topics discussed include issues relating to the study committees (the Landscape Ecology Study Committee and the Biology Study Committee), the allocation of funds, the coordination of semester timetables, and much more...

Student Parliament (StuPa)

The StuPa is elected once a year and represents the student body. It elects the AstA.

AStA (General Students’ Committee)

The AStA is the executive body of the Student Parliament and implements its decisions.