Overview and Dates
Student Elections 2025
17.06.2025 to 24.06.2025
This year’s student elections will be held online in cooperation with the Electoral Office of the University of Leipzig via the POLYAS platform.
The final election results are expected to be announced on 11.07.2025
Announcement of approved nominations for the student representative committees (FSR) and for the Foreign Students Unit (RAS) in 2025:
Important forms
IMPORTANT NOTE: The nomination form must be hand-signed by all candidates and submitted in its original form to the election management. Electronically signed forms (e.g. on a tablet) or scanned documents are only valid for meeting the deadline and must be submitted subsequently in the original form. The deadline for subsequent submission will be set by the election committee (usually 5 days that are not lecture-free after determining the lacking documents). Please submit the documents using the designated ballot box in the StuRa office.
Who will be elected?
The 32 student representative committees (FSR) and the Foreign Students Unit (RAS) will be elected. The student members of the Fakultätsräten, the Senate the Extended Senate, as well as members of the Doctoral Council (ProRat) and the Commissioners for Equal Opportunities of some faculties will be elected in the university elections which will take place at the same time via the POLYAS platform.
These committees work together on tasks such as planning study programs, organizing cultural events, advising students, funding projects, and much more!
Find out more about the committees on our website.
You can the election deadlines for the student representative committees and Foreign Students Unit in the election notice of the Student Body (German) and on this website.
Information on and forms for the elections of the faculty councils, the (extended) Senate, the Commissioners for Equal Opportunities, and the Doctoral Council can be found on the website of the university’s electoral office (German).
FSR and RAS Candidates
You can submit your candidacy for your student representative committee (FSR) or for the Foreign Students Units (RAS) from 01.04.2024 to 25.04.2024 using the nomination form einreichen.
ÜYou can find out more about the candidates using the provided notice boards or on the website of the respective committee (e.g. your FSR) after the candidates have been announced.
Other people eligible for election may also be indicated on the ballot paper.
How and who can I vote for?
You can vote for the representatives of your department’s student committee (FSR) and, if applicable, for the Foreign Students Unit (RAS). If you are unsure which student committee you should vote for check the electoral register until 20.05.2025.
If you do not know which student representative committee you belong to, please contact the election management via email (wahlleitung@stura.uni-leipzig.de), providing your first name, surname and matriculation number.
You can apply for a change of student council until 20.05.2025.
Postal voting
As this year’s elections will be held online, postal voting no longer applies.
Information for the FSRs
Forms and information sheets for the elections managers and organizers. Please note: some information may be outdated.
How does the voting work?
Each voter can cast 3 votesin these elections. You can vote for the nominated candidates listed on the ballot paper or — in the case of FSR and RAS — for other eligible persons whose name you have to indicate yourself.
You can find sample ballot papers here.
Committee confirmation
Do you need a confirmation of your FSR membership or involvement in other university committees? Just fill out and submit the form below!
Application for committee confirmation (German)
You can find basic legal information regarding committee membership recognition for BAföG and long-term students here: