The Finance Department is responsible for organizing and handling all financial tasks and duties of the AStA and the student body of the THM. It reports to the Head of Finance.

The primary responsibilities of the Finance Department are:

• manage the accounting of the AStA
• Preparation of the budget of the student body
• Disbursement of funds to
  • the professional associations
  • the unit of the AStA
• Financial management
  • the AStA stores (teaching materials department)
  • the expense allowance for the speakers
  • of the wages of the employees of the AStA
  • of the StuPa funds

The Teaching Materials Department (LMR for short) coordinates the work in the AStA Shop. It reports to the Head of Finance.

The AStA store supplies and accompanies students during their studies with teaching materials and information about everyday study life and is the first point of contact directly on campus. There are AStA stores in Friedberg and Gießen. Similarly, there is one instructional materials unit per site.

The major responsibilities of the Instructional Materials Unit are:

• Coordination of the employees in the AStA store
• Administrative activities around the AStA-Shop

The IT department of the AStA takes care of the entire IT infrastructure of the AStA and its administration. It reports to the head of the IT department.

The main tasks of the IT unit are:

• Active Directory setup and administration
• Administration of the AStA and student council mailing lists
• Administration of the AStA website
• Software connection of new computers
• Administration of the AStA servers and setup of new servers
• Implementation of new IT projects

The IT unit is supported by an IT support unit. It supports AStA members with acute technical problems in the AStA as well as with the hardware connections of computers and other components.

The Public Relations Department takes care of the social media channels and the AStA website and fills them with content from all departments.

The main tasks of the unit are:

• Make sure that you are informed about the work and current events of the AStA (plan contributions from all units)
• Writes a brochure with important information for first-year students every semester, the "THM-AStA-Start-Heft".
• Maintains AStA's social media channels(Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).
• Responds to comments on all social media channels + website

The Department for University Policy participates in the THM's committees and thus in the university's self-administration. The officers advocate for the will of the students and maintain contact with other ASten. They organize demonstrations or write press releases.

We are committed to...

• A student financing system that is independent of parents and enables all students to pursue full-time studies without having to work on the side.
• The funding of universities so that the core tasks of research and teaching can be performed well, without the need for money and the influence of economic interests of third parties.
• Reducing the ability of companies to influence the freedom of study and teaching
• the expansion of opportunities for student participation at the university
• more information about the existing participation possibilities
• A design of the city that meets the needs of students and responds to the demands of climate change

The main task of the Department of Culture and International Affairs is to support international students and to provide assistance in the implementation of projects. We help you with everyday problems and provide you with the most important information.

The main tasks of the unit are:

• Welcoming foreign students
• Issue of ISIC (International Student Identity Card)
• Advising students in emergency situations, especially foreign students.
• Information about the THM Buddy Program & Buddy Café

The Mobility Department takes care of everything to do with mobility in Friedberg, Giessen and Wetzlar as well as at the THM itself. The Mobility Department is a member of the State ASten Conference in the area of transportation. It also organizes events around the traffic turnaround in Giessen and Friedberg.

The main tasks of the unit are:

• Participation in the Landes-ASten-Konferenz (LAK) on the topic of mobility
• Organization of events and lectures on the topic of traffic (change)
• Participation in the traffic turnaround in Friedberg, Giessen and Wetzlar
• Participation in meetings of the city on the topic of traffic (turnaround)

The Department for BAföG and Social Affairs answers general questions about BAföG and helps if you have problems with your BAföG application.

The main tasks of the unit are:

• General questions and assistance on the subject of BAföG
• Help with filling out BAföG applications
• Assistance with rejection notices
• General questions and assistance on the topic of alternative student financing.
• Forwarding to Solifonds and KfW

In order to draw attention to a responsible and mindful use of the environment and resources, the Sustainability Department develops concepts at our university and participates in corresponding committees. It also plans and organizes events around the topics of ecological, economic and social sustainability.

The main tasks of the unit are:

• Implementation of events on the topic of sustainability
• Cooperation with the sustainability department of the THM presidium and the AStA of the JLU
• Collaboration in THM committees on the topic of sustainability
• Development of concepts for sustainability at the THM
• Communication with the city and municipal bodies on the subject of sustainability

The Events Department plans and conducts events for students at the THM. It also assists the student councils with their events and provides various items for loan.

The main tasks of the Events Department are:

• Plan events for THM students
• Supporting professional associations with advice and assistance at their events
• Issue of rental equipment for events at the THM

The event department exists once each for the location Friedberg and Gießen.

The games department of the AStA organizes regular games nights at the Giessen and Friedberg campuses. No matter if you brought your favorite game or an existing tabletop. There is something for everyone. Just come by without registration, we are looking forward to you!

The main tasks of the unit are:

• Organization of at least two AStA game nights per week
• Organize game weekends
• Joint trip to the SPIEL in Essen

The player department exists once each for the location Friedberg and Gießen.

The STEP unit takes care of the planning and organization of first bags for the THM. In addition, the STEP unit supports the events unit in the planning and implementation of the STEP weeks.

The main tasks of the Stepreferat are:

• Concept of THM first bags
• Organize sponsors for the first bags
• Communication with the student representatives
• Organize the distribution of the first bags to the student representatives
• Support and organization of a THM city rally
• Support and organization of the campus tour during the first week