Our structure
Elections
Once a year, towards the end of the calendar year, the students of a department elect the representatives of their degree programme to the Section Council. The respective section comprises the part of Alias that is assigned to the corresponding department.
SECTION COUNCIL
The Section Council is made up of at least one representative per degree programme in the department. The number of seats per degree programme depends on the number of students on the respective degree programme. Within the Section Council, students are elected to the Student Council, the supreme body of Alias.
SECTION EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Section Council also elects the Section Board, consisting of: a Presidium or Co-Presidium, a Bursar’s Office and an Actuary’s Office.
In addition to its duties as a member of the section council, the section presidium assumes the role of contact person for the departmental management and chairs the section meetings.
STUDENT COUNCIL
The Student Council is the highest body of Alias. Once a year, it elects the Alias Board and the representatives on various committees. The Alias Board acts as the executive of the organisation and is responsible for operational management.
The Student Council meets twice a semester to discuss current association matters and vote on submitted proposals.
NUMBER OF SEATS
The section of the department with the most students is entitled to 10 seats on the Student Council. This maximum serves as the basis for calculating the seats of the other seven sections. The number of seats for the other sections is calculated as a percentage based on the number of students in the largest department.
DELEGATED COUNCIL
The Section Board delegates one person to the Council of Delegates, which consists of eight members (one from each department). The Council of Delegates prepares the topics to be discussed in the Student Council.
