Fachschaftsrat (Student Council)
The Student Council is concerned with social, functional and political topics from Computational Linguistics relevant for students. It, for example, …
- … organises parties and Freshers’ Days
- … advises with study-related questions
- … mediates in conflict with the institute
- … makes suggestions to examination regulations
It does this together with the “Aktive Fachschaft”¹.
In addition, the Student Council provides a private contact point for students and can represent the computational linguistics students in official contexts. It is also formally responsible for organising the general assemblies and making sure that the decisions made there are implemented.
Who’s in it?
A maximum of seven elected members of the Computational Linguistics students (the formal “Fachschaft Computerlinguistik“²) sit on the Student Council. They are elected to this honorary position for a legislative period of one year.
The current members (term of office: Summer Semester 2026 and Winter Semester 2026/2027) are:
- Aaron
- Elias
- Leon
- Luca
- Ole
- Timothy
- Yi Wan
From left to right: Timothy, Elias, David, Luca S., Aaron, Ole, Luca F.
Contact
The elected members of the Student Council can be reached at fachschaftsrat@cl.uni-heidelberg.de.
¹ This refers to all Computational Linguistics students who are committed to their fellow students, regardless of whether they have been elected to a specific position or not – more on this term in this article.
² This simply means all Computational Linguistics students (which is the formally correct definition of the term “Fachschaft Computerlinguistik”). Some members of the Student Council have already been active before their election, but this is not a must – you can also start your involvement directly with the election to an office without any problems.