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December 21th, 2022

Dear fellow students,

the year is drawing to an end and as usual, we are wondering where all the time went. We hope you made it through all the christmas parties and can start the christmas break without a lot to do. At the end of the year, melancholy often sets in and in this newsletter we also get a bit melancholic and look back on the past year in the Stuve. Of course, you can also find out what's new here ;)

We've also included a perfect punch recipe for the cold season.

We hope you have a nice and relaxing lecture-free period and a happy new year!

All the best
Ann-Sophie, Lars und Michael
for the Speaker’s Council

PS. Feel free to reach out via mail at stuve-sprat@fau.de! The Speaker's Council regularly meets on Monday night at around 8 pm (next meeting on Monday the, 2 January 2023 - only via Zoom) in the House of Student Representatives (Turnstraße 7 and on request online at https://fsv.tf/spratzoom). We look forward to and warmly welcome new faces!

PPS. A global pandemic, war, and an energy crisis hallmark the contemporary era. Please let us know how we can support you via our "Suggestion-Box" .

Stuve-News

Fun Fact: News stands for North, East, West, South.

News from the Stuve
Since the last newsletter, two meetings of the student convention took place. Among other topics, we dealt with the issue of the 49 € ticket - due to the uncertain start date, there is still a need for further clarification. We also re-elected Büşra Başol into the Speaker's Council. She was already part of the Council in the last term and would like to support it until the end of the year. However, this also means we will have to fill this position again in January. If you are interested in the Speaker's Council and want to learn more about it, please feel free to contact us (stuve-sprat@fau.de)! All students at FAU can apply. It is not necessary to be in an elected committee position to do so. If you are interested in working in one of the departments of the Stuve, you are also welcome to contact us (stuve-sprat@fau.de). A list of departments can be found at https://stuve.fau.de/refs-aks/.

There is an acute problem regarding the 49€ ticket from the federal government. Since it would be cheaper and more attractive than our current semester ticket, we are considering suspending the semester ticket for the summer so that students can switch to the 49€ ticket. This decision has to be made at the beginning of January, which is very difficult for us because the exact start date for the 49€ ticket is still unclear. If the semester ticket is suspended in the summer semester, there is a risk of a gap where students will have to pay up to 235€ for a monthly ticket before a cheaper alternative is available. If the semester ticket is continued normally, there will be additional costs for everyone. Since there is no reliable information yet, we are putting pressure on politicians and writing to members of parliament. If this topic is important to you and you would like to get involved, please contact our working group at hauptorga@semesterticket.org.

At the beginning of December we met with the mayor of Erlangen, Florian Janik. The focus of the conversation was, among other things, the explosive housing situation in Erlangen and mobility in and around Erlangen. The mayor pointed out the clinic line, which is free of charge for everyone. We also met with our chancellor (of FAU) to exchange ideas on construction topics. One piece of good news is that the renovation of the anatomy can start soon, once several positions in the Erlangen building department have been filled.

FAU Award for Teaching and Award for good Teaching
Teaching is alongside researching one of the big tasks of a university, even if it is sometimes not recognized as much.

To value teaching, the FAU awards one junior scientist per faculty a prize for teaching. Additionally, the Bavarian Ministry of Science, Research and Art awards two lecturers at the FAU a prize for good teaching.

We as Students can make suggestions of lecturers to our deans of studies, who we think taught well and innovatively so that they have a greater chance of being recognized for their effort. Read more...

Review of the year

The Stuve was very active in 2022. The year was overshadowed by numerous crises, for example, Corona vaccines were poorly available at the beginning of the year, so we organized two more vaccination campaigns in Erlangen and Nuremberg together with the FAU.

We were all deeply shaken in February when Russia invaded Ukraine. As student representatives, we were mainly able to show solidarity, organized FAU4Peace together with the university and then got involved in the corresponding university task force. Later, Europe and thus also our university was overshadowed by the worries of the energy crisis.

At the same time, students in Iran face existential threats, especially as soon as the Mullah regime violently fought protests after the death of Jina Mahsa Amini. Among others, the students of Sharif University became the center of this protest. As student representatives, we stand in solidarity with the students and demonstrators in Iran. In FAU, we stood up for Iranian students here in Erlangen, supported a demonstration and another FAU4Peace action.

In terms of mobility, 2022 was an exciting year. The summer semester started with a price error for the additional ticket, which was available at the ticket machines for 2.07€ in the meantime. Fortunately, we were able to negotiate a validity of three weeks for it. When the federal government's 9€ ticket came along, it made it possible to use both the basic and the additional ticket on local public transportation throughout Germany at no additional cost. The difference to the 9€ ticket was refunded or credited for the ongoing semester.

The success of these tickets at the latest clearly demonstrated to our politicians how great the need for inexpensive mobility is - this is also confirmed by a survey of all students conducted by AK Seti.

The joint AK of the regional universities started signature campaigns in Erlangen and Nuremberg for an inexpensive 182,50€ semester ticket (365€ per year). Currently, the basic ticket + additional ticket costs more than 220€ per year. At the end of May, the AK together with representatives of the Stuve handed over a list of 1200 signatures to the mayor of the city of Erlangen. The transport committee of the Erlangen city council then unanimously decided in September to support the student 365€ ticket. (Quelle).

The German government together with the federal states agreed on the introduction of a (monthly) 49€ ticket for the nationwide regional transport. This is slightly cheaper than our current semester ticket and allows the use of the entire German public transport system. We are currently working on the implementation for this.

However, in order to achieve a cheaper ticket for students, we positioned ourselves in the fall for a student €29 ticket (which would be slightly cheaper than the €182.50 semester ticket). On Dies Academicus, a round of student representatives exchanged ideas with our Bavarian Minister of the Interior, Joachim Herrmann. The following week, the Minister of the Interior and our new Minister of Science, Mr. Blume, were at FAU for a round of discussions and told us that in response to our initiative, the Cabinet has given the go-ahead for a cheaper version of the 49€ ticket. We are very excited about this and hope for results soon!

In early 2021, the Student Covenant adopted a position paper in favor of providing free period products to all. After several attempts and most recently a conversation with the Vice President People Herr Professor Hirsch, we were able to convince the university to work on a test phase for free menstrual products. Studiwerk is also just starting a 3-month test phase for this in the canteen at Langemarckplatz.

The introduction of Campo was probably a painful topic for everyone. We, as stuve, have also had to deal with numerous problems, including a bug with exam sign-outs. This caused many students to be unable to sign out of the exams they wanted to sign out for during a certain period of time. This caused a lot of chaos and false failures. We were in intensive contact with the university about this and as a result the exam deregistration was fixed, but in order to correct the incorrect failed attempts that occurred, you still have to contact the exams office individually. To inform you about the issue, we have addressed the problem several times on social media and here in the newsletter and also sent out a corresponding newsletter at the end of the exam registration.

In November, FAU's Medal of Merit was awarded to the student representation - and thus to students for the first time. The university thus honored the constructive commitment, especially during the pandemic-related restrictions and the changes in regular operations. This award and this thanks goes to everyone who is involved in student self-government! We were very pleased about this appreciation and want to continue to contribute constructively and critically.

Events

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Punch recipe

perfect for the cold time (and non-alcoholic!)

What you need for 1 liter:

400ml grape juice
400ml blood orange juice
4 bags blueberry tea
200 ml hot water
Glühwein spices (Cloves, star anise, lemon and orange zest (bio), ginger, aniseed, elderberry-sirup, allspice, cinnamon, ...)

Preparation:

Brew 200ml blueberry tea and add the grape juice after 2-3 minutes. Add the blood orange juice to the tea and heat together with the spices. Once the mixture starts boiling, turn off the heat and remove the spices after steeping for several minutes. The punch is ready once it has cooled slightly.

External-News

Activities from all over - something for everyone

The Young Scientist Award
Social media and science are the perfect match for you? Then we have an exciting opportunity for you: Fast Forward Science, the multimedia competition for science, has entered its 10th round of competition! We are calling for Science Content on Social Media to be submitted to us. Until February 7, 2023, you have the chance to upload your contribution to www.fastforwardscience.de and, with a little luck, win one of our prizes. Read more...

Zoom chat: Studying with a disability
Studying can present a wide range of challenges for people with physical, mental and chronical disabilities and illnesses. In a relaxed atmosphere, the Zoom chat on 13. January 2023 at 4 p.m. will provide a digital space for networking and exchanging tips and tricks about studying with disabilities.

The chat takes place regularly on every 2nd Friday. The link to the Zoom chat is available on the website of the Office for Gender and Diversity.