Offers for THM students
AStA Shop
Bicycle rental system
Free use of rental bikes in Giessen for 45 minutes. Up to 2 bikes on one account at the same time. Instructions are available at: Nextbike by Tier. Registration goes on this website of Nextbike by Tier.
Outdoor pool flat
In summer semesters: Free admission to all outdoor pools of the Stadtwerke Gießen with the student ID card. For a 5 euro deposit, a season pass can be purchased to get into the outdoor pools faster.
Theater ticket
3 days before the show there are free remaining tickets for students. Tickets are available at the House of Cards.
Semester ticket
Free travel on regional public transport in the RMV and NVV areas with a valid student ID. More information and the area of validity can be found on the RMV website.
Deutschlandticket
THM students can take out a discounted subscription for the Deutschlandticket. All info and instructions are available on our website.
Legal advice
Free initial consultation via telephone with our lawyer Axel Gutmann:every second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the time from 11:30 to 13:00 Appointment via Ra.gutmann@outlook.de and our lawyer Alexander Fenske Appointment via mail@ra-fenske.de. Please specify callback number.
Solifonds
The Solifonds for students in financial need is an association of the ASten of THM and JLU. Students may apply for financial aid. Read more on the Solifonds page.
Events
The AStA of the THM
- Semester ticket
- Bicycle rental system
- (Legal) advice
- Parties & Welcome Week
- Student council networking
- Management of all finances of the student body
- First point of contact for problems
and much more.
The AStA is organized in units. These are grouped into departments. Each department is assigned to a member of the Board of Management. More details about the departments and the units can be found in the tabs. The minutes of the AStA meetings are in the AStA Moodle course.
The AStA Board manages and coordinates the work of all units of the AStA. It represents the AStA externally and is the only one who can make legally binding declarations on behalf of the AStA.
The AStA board consists of the chairperson and the department heads of the AStA. Within a department, each department head (RL) supervises and coordinates the work of the units. The chairperson is responsible for the management of the board. He*She is the first point of contact for all inquiries to the AStA. The chairperson is therefore also assisted by the secretariat for answering inquiries.

Maurice Kontz

Hendrik Zilg

Philip Schorer

Sebastian Schumann

Tobias Pipp

Justine Hein

Martin Hillen

Mika
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: 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:
Steffen Luther
Jean-Marcel Koch
Lea Wilhelm
Neslihan Sahin
Derya Yaglu
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: 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:
Thomas Markloff
Andreas Hergenröder
Petko Raytchev
Manasse Behanefre
Lena Östreich
The Department for Equality and Political Education helps THM students deal with discrimination of any kind. It also organizes events on various political topics. The main tasks of the unit are: We are committed to... 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:
Anna Halbgewachs
Sebastian Ziegler
Luc Labonte
Luca Savastano
Mirai Alhaddad
Till Hofmann
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: 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: 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:
Joel Bashandy
unbesetzt
unbesetzt
Niels Wetzel
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: 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: 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:
Isabel Straub
Sabine Töws
Isabel Straub
Sebastian Wagner
Sophia Schmitt
Rahel-Luisa Dobbener
Our Instagram feed
Semester fee
Student Body
- 135,23 Euro RMV-Ticket
- 10,00 Euro AStA-Beitrag
- 8,12 Euro NVV-Ticket
- 2,00 Euro Fahrradverleihsystem
- 2,00 Euro Freibad-Flat (in Sommersemestern)
- 1,50 Euro Theater-Ticket
- 1,00 Euro Solifonds
THM + Studierendenwerk
- 83,70 Euro Studierendenwerk
- 50,00 Euro THM-Beitrag
Committees
Student Parliament (StuPa)
The Student Parliament (StuPa) is the highest body of the student body. Among other things, it decides on the budget and the semester fee and elects all members of the AStA, RPA, ÄRa and election committee. All students of the THM elect the members of the StuPa with the committee election for one year. The StuPa has 21 seats.
The StuPa is led by the StuPa presidium. Questions or requests can be sent directly to: praesi.stupa@thm.de. Minutes and invitation are in the Moodle course of the StuPa.
Council of Elders (ÄRa)
The Council of Elders (ÄRa) is the arbitration body of the student body. It verifies the legality of elections or resolutions. The ÄRa consists of three members who may not hold any other office in the student body.
Election Committee (WahlA)
As a committee of the Student Parliament, the Elections Committee is responsible for the proper conduct of committee elections. All students are eligible to run for the Elections Committee.
Audit Committee (RPA)
As a committee of the StuPa, the Audit Committee (RPA) controls the finances of the student body, especially the AStA and the student councils. Each StuPa list sends one representative to the RPA.
Finance Committee of the THM Student Representatives (FdFS)
The Finance Committee of the student councils of the THM manages the free funds of the student councils as a committee of the StuPa. One member of each FSR sits on the committee.
Student Representative Council (FSR)
The Fachschafsrat (FSR) is composed of the students of a department elected in the committee elections. He is the first point of contact for problems in the department and manages the money of the students of the department. Members are also expected to organize events for students and recruit members for departmental committees.