The results of the 2025 university elections are in:
| Stage | Dates |
|---|---|
| Submission of nominations | 14 to 27 April (16:00) |
| Announcement of approved nominations | on or before 26 May |
| Display of electoral register for inspection | 7, 8 and 11 May |
| Closure of the electoral register | 12 May |
| Polling period | 9 June (12:00) to 23 June (12:00) |
At the university elections, representatives to the Senate, the Faculty Councils and the Student Parliament are elected. Every member of the University listed in the electoral register is eligible to vote and stand for election.
For elections to the Faculty Council, pursuant to the first sentence of § 3(3) Election Regulation (Wahlsatzung, WahlSa) the right to vote exists only within the faculty to which a person belongs at the time the electoral register is closed. For staff members, this is the faculty at which they are is primarily employed; for students, it is the faculty that administers the degree programme in which they are is enrolled (Art. 37(2) 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 Returning Officer and the Election Committee.
The University's Head of Administration shall serve as the Returning Officer; the Deputy Head of Administration serves as the Deputy Returning Officer.
The Election Committee consists 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 Election Regulation (WahlSa). At the request of the Returning Officer it adopts decisions on the detailed arrangements for the preparation and conduct of the elections.
Composition of the Election Committee for the 2026 University elections [German Content]
The election notice contains all essential information on the university elections. It is announced by posting on the notice boards in the following buildings:
Furthermore, a digital version is published on this page.
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 via 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 current 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 Determination of Faculty Affiliation for Voting Purposes Form to the Elections Office – room VW 302 Innstrasse 41, 94032 Passau.
Please note:
Only those entered in the electoral register are eligible to vote and to stand for election. The electoral register is compiled by the University of Passau administration. The electoral register is available for viewing at the Elections Office within the period determined by the Returning Officer; electronic viewing is not possible. The electoral register is closed on the 28th day before the first polling day.
If you feel you should be, but have not been, entered on the electoral register or if your entry is incorrect, you can lodge a written objection with the Returning Officer up to the first working day after closure of the electoral register (excluding Saturdays).
Any eligible voter may likewise lodge a written objection against the entry in the electoral register of a person who is not entitled to vote. Again, this appeal must be submitted to the Returning Officer up to the first working day after closure of the electoral register (excluding Saturdays).
The Returning Officer decides on the objection and, where appropriate, corrects the electoral register.
