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Dear teachers and administrative staff,
We’d like to draw your attention to the upcoming elections.

What are you voting for?
Council of the Department (Transcultural Studies)
You might have heard of an ominous thing called “Fachrat”. Basically, what it is a council of your department. Students, professors, other teaching staff, and administrative staff all elect representatives. This is the place where all the different groups come together and discuss issues at department level. Hot topics at other departments include offered courses, room situation, etc. Since these topics can otherwise only be discussed in the Common Commission on Transcultural Studies (GKTS) and faculty council, it is really important that you support this effort in “grass roots” organization through your candidacy. If you are keen on the details like other boards this council can be combined with or voting procedures, please visit the site (Engl. & Ger.) (http://agsm.fsk.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/Flyer_auf_English) (http://www.fsk.uni-heidelberg.de/mitbestimmungfachrat/fachrat.html) of Fachschaftskonferenz (university wide student body) (http://www.fsk.uni-heidelberg.de/).

Professors and other teaching staff each have three seats whereas administrative staff have 2 seats. So please feel free to help.

If you’d like to nominate yourself for the council, please fill in the online form (http://www.fsk.uni-heidelberg.de/mitbestimmungfachrat/fachrat/kandidatur-fachrat.html) until XXth April.

The election for the staff will be organized as absentee voting. You are going to receive the ballots within the coming weeks. Please return them until XXth April.
Thank you for participating and here’s to successful cooperation!