Austrian National Union of Students

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The Austrian National Union of Students (de: Österreichische Hochschülerinnen- und Hochschülerschaft, short ÖH) is the general students' representative body in Austria. The ÖH is member of ESIB.

Membership in the ÖH is compulsory for every student in Austria, the ÖH includes PhD students.

1 Structure
2 History
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Structure

The statutes of the ÖH are regulated in a federal law, the "Hochschülerinnen und Hochschülerschaftsgesetz" (HSG).

Biannually, there are general elections. The Students Union is structured into:

Studienvertretung: board of representatives for each study (or group of related studies). It consist of typically 5 members. person-based direct election.
Universitätsvertretung: board of university students representatives. list based direct election.
Bundesvertretung: National Board of the ÖH. It is elected (mainly) by the university boards.

The HSG also includes regulations on the funding of the ÖH and its parts and the duties and rights of the students representatives.

[edit] History

1945: foundation of the ÖH
1946: first general election
1947: ÖH becomes a public statutory body
1950: ÖH obtains the right to formally examine laws concerning education
1952: first demonstration against student fees
1962: one week strike
1973, 1975: strengthening of the position of the ÖH by new laws
1996, 2000, 2002, 2004: demonstrations against various steps of loss of social benefits for students and legal restrictions of students representation.

[edit] See also

National Unions of Students in Europe (ESIB) The National Unions of Students, ÖH is a member.
EURODOC European Council of doctoral candidates and junior researchers. ÖH is a member.
Students' Union