What you need to know about the ÖH election

After two years, around 13,000 students in Carinthia are again in demand to vote for their representation. Are surprises waiting again? From 13 to 15 May Austria's universities are fully operational: Students throughout the country are giving their voice, including in Carinthia. While the high school students of the Carinthian University of Applied Sciences have been voting since 9 May, because many courses of study are part-time, the last panel…

The ÖH election was once again overslept by the conservatives. This is a drama from several points of view. First of all, students are the country's future. The universities are extremely contaminated to the left – at the expense of the general public. Breaking this madness would have to be the top goal – just as Donald Trump's Republicans in the USA are living up to it. The multi-million self-service shop "Österreichische Hochschulschaft" could…

Almost 400,000 students are invited this week to vote on the future of the Austrian Students' Union (ÖH).

From 13 to 15 May, Austria's students are invited to vote. What do the eleven incoming lists and political groups promise and demand? And why is the voter turnout at ÖH elections traditionally so low?

Today, the ÖH election will start in 2025. More than 360,000 students are entitled to vote. The election will take place at 77 universities. The result will be announced on 15 May from 6.30 p.m. Under the motto "Your vote, your ÖH" the election to the Austrian High School Student Union (ÖH election) will take place from 13 to 15 May 2025. Minister of Science Eva-Maria Holzleitner supports this call: "It is a great concern for me that all student…

Today the elections of the Austrian High School School (ÖH) start. In Vienna there are 180,000 eligible students. The voter turnout is traditionally low – two years ago it was around 21 percent.