The results of the 2025 university elections are in:
| Stage | Dates |
|---|---|
| Submission of nominations | April 14, 2026 to April 27, 2026, 4 p.m. |
| Announcement of approved nominations at the latest by | May 26, 2026 |
| Dates on which the electoral register will be on display: | May 07, May 08 and May 11, 2026 |
| Closure of the electoral register | May 12, 2026 |
| Voting period | June 09, 2026, 12 p.m. to June 23, 2026, 12 p.m. |
The university elections are used to elect representatives to the Senate, the Faculty Councils and the Student Parliament. Every member of the University listed in the electoral register is eligible to vote and stand for election.
In the case of election to the Faculty Council, according to § 3(3) sentence 1 of the electoral regulations for the University of Passau (Wahlsatzung - WahlSa), the right to vote only exists in the faculty to which one belongs at the time of the closing of the electoral register. This is the faculty at which a member is predominantly active or which is responsible for the implementation of the degree programme in which the student is enrolled (Art. 37(2) Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act [BayHIG]).
The terms of office are as follows:
Two years:
One year:
Student representatives are thus elected annually, the representatives for the other member groups every two years.
The election bodies are the elections officer and the election committee.
The University's head of administration shall serve as the elections officer; the University's deputy head of administration serves as the deputy elections officer.
The election committee shall consist of at least five representatives:
The members of the election committee are appointed by the Senate for each election. The election committee performs the tasks assigned to it by the Bavarian election regulation for state universities (Wahlsatzung - WahlSa). In particular, the election committee decides on the minutiae of the election preparation and the election process.
The election committee of the university elections in 2026 [German Content]
To fulfil their tasks, the electoral bodies may call upon aides (election assistants). Pursuant to Art. 26 para. 1 sentence 2 BayHIG, members of the University are obliged to take on electoral officer duties.
The election notice contains all essential information on the university elections. It will be announced by posting on the notice boards in the following buildings:
Furthermore, a digital version is published on this page.
Election nominations should be submitted separately according to the bodies concerned (Senate, Faculty Councils, Student Parlament) and groups
The election committee examines the nominations and decides on their validity and admission.
If you need to provide information, please use the abbreviations for the degree programme titles used by the Examinations Office.
All eligible voters receive a poll card, which gives information on:
All staff members of the University receive their poll card by e-mail, all students by Stud.IP.
Please check your poll card to make sure you are assigned to the correct group of voters and faculty. You can request a change of group assignment or faculty affiliation until the closing date of the electoral register.
All students exercise their voting right within the faculty that administers their degree programme.
Your existing faculty affiliation can be found on your certificate of enrolment, which you can view from the University's campus portal.
If a degree programme is administered by several faculties, the student is a member of the faculty that bears overall responsibility for the implementation of the degree programme the student is enrolled on. Students who are studying multiple degree programmes at different faculties usually choose at enrolment which faculty they wish to exercise their membership rights in. However, in these cases, students can have their existing faculty affiliation in the electoral register changed until the closing date. To do so, please submit the relevant Determination of Faculty Affiliation Form to the Elections Office – room VW 302 Innstraße 41, 94032 Passau. You can download the form here.
Please note:
Only those who are listed in the electoral register are eligible to vote and/or stand for election. The electoral register is prepared and maintained by the administrative units of the University of Passau. The electoral register is available for viewing at the Elections Office within the period determined by the elections officer. It is not possible to view the register by electronic means. The electoral register is closed on the 28th day before the first day of voting.
If you feel you should be, but have not been, entered on the electoral register or if your entry is erroneous, you can lodge a written appeal against the non-registration or erroneous registration with the elections officer before the first weekday (Monday to Friday but not on Saturdays) after the closing date of the electoral register.
Any person entitled to vote has the right to appeal in writing against the entry of a person in the electoral register who is not entitled to vote. Again, this appeal must be submitted to the elections officer before the first weekday (Monday to Friday but not on Saturdays) after the closing date of the electoral register.
The decision on the entry or correction of the electoral register rests with the elections officer, who amends it when and as necessary.
