Getting Involved

A number of committees and bodies contribute to and direct TU Berlin’s internal self-management. These include the Academic Senate, Extended Academic Senate, committees of the Academic Senate, and Board of Trustees.

The General Students’ Committee, often just referred to as AStA, represents student interests at TU Berlin. It is elected by the Student Parliament.

Representative committees are volunteer student committees dedicated to student interests and concerns. These so-called “INIs” (for student initiatives) are politically active within the University, operate student cafés, and often host orientation events for new students in their respective faculties and disciplines.

In this program, TU Berlin students volunteer as buddies for international exchange students. The program aims to help international students with their arrival and settling in as well as to promote intercultural and language exchange.

The Student Parliament (StuPa) is one of the student body’s governance organizations representing and acting on behalf of the student body in all student affairs. The StuPa is elected by all enrolled students at TU Berlin.

At TU Berlin, students can get involved in different bodies representing specific interests, for example the Staff Council for Student Assistants.

In project workshops and other “tu Projects”, students from any degree program autonomously hold courses on topics dealing with social and ecological sustainability while earning credit points for electives in the process.

The TU Berlin Intercultural Club (TUBIC) was established to promote communication and exchange between international and domestic students at TU Berlin and between all students and the University administration. Members of the University are invited to drop in and participate.

From amateur radio to improv to rowing: TU Berlin boasts a number of clubs inviting students to participate, promoting a sense of community.