Elec­tions 2025

From 26 May / 09:30 to 2 June 2025 / 12:00, all members of the Paderborn University have the opportunity to take part in the university elections. Members from the status groups of university lecturers, academic staff, technical and administrative staff and students will be elected to the following bodies

  • Senate
  • Faculty Boards of the five faculties

The student elections for the student parliament, student representatives and student councils will take place at the same time as these elections.

As in previous years, the elections will be held digitally. The elections will start with the publication of the election announcements on 8 April 2025.

From 8 April to 25 April , all UPB voters have the opportunity to check their entry in the electoral register by sending a request to the electoral office (by email or telephone). According to the electoral regulations, it is not possible to change the entry in the electoral register after 25 April 2025. Every eligible voter is responsible for checking the electoral roll.

In addition, nominations for the elections to the Senate and Faculty Boards can be submitted to the Electoral Office (B3.246) from 8 April to 25 April / 12 noon.

The election notice and the nomination forms can be found below. Please only use these forms for the submission of election proposals. 

8 April 2025

Publication of the election notice

8 April - 25 April

Verification period of the electoral roll

8 April - 25 April / 12 noon

Submission of election proposals for the Senate and Faculty Boards to the Electoral Office

5 May

Publication of the election proposals

21 May - 23 May

Sending the election notification by e-mail

26 May / 09:30 - 2 June 2025 / 12 noon

Digital elections to the Senate and Faculty Boards

2 June / 3 pm

Counting of the ballot papers

5 June

Publication of the election results

Elec­tion an­nounce­ment / nom­in­a­tion form / reg­u­la­tions

Election announcement for the 2025 elections to the Senate and the Faculty Councils for the term of office 2025 - 2027 and for the students from 2025 - 2026 dated 8 April 2025:

Election notice

Election proposals could be submitted to the electoral office (B3.246) from 8 April to 25 April 2025 / 12 noon in accordance with the election announcement.

Note: In accordance with Section 11b of the Higher Education Act (HG), attention should be paid to gender parity when drawing up lists and candidacies. In addition, the provisions of the Act on Gender Equality for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (LGG) as amended must be observed (Section 12 (4)).

The exceptional reasons for deviating from the provisions on gender parity must be recorded in the individual case of deviation. If the reasons for the exception have not been recorded, the senate or faculty council must be dissolved immediately and reconstituted, unless the reasons are subsequently recorded without delay.

Con­tact elect­or­al board and elect­or­al of­fice

Electoral board and electoral office for the elections

  • to the Senate
  • to the Faculty Boards

Chairman:
Prof. Dr Andreas Thiede
Electoral Board: Members

E-mail to election committee / election office

Electoral Office: Room B 3.246
Anja Ebner (Dez. 2 / SG 2.4 / Tel. 2170)

Con­tact elec­tion man­age­ment StuPa

The student election management for the elections

  • to the student parliament and
  • for the directly elected student representative bodies

can be contacted by e-mail to the student election management

Link to the StuPa elections website