Studierendenwerk - What's that?

Making your everyday life as a student easier and more enjoyable - that's our job. We have a legal mandate to support students at the University of Oldenburg, Jade University of Applied Sciences and Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences in terms of health, social, cultural and economic matters.

That's what we do:

  • We run canteens and cafeterias.
  • We rent out accommodation.
  • We are responsible for BAföG.
  • We support and advise students with questions about financing their studies and studying with a disability or chronic illness and offer psychological counselling.
  • We run daycare centres.
  • We provide a stage for creative artists and organise events ourselves.

So there's a good chance that you've already used one of our services - perhaps even without realising it.

Like all 57 German student services organisations, Studierendenwerk Oldenburg is an independent public institution. This means that we are not part of the universities whose students we support.

Working at the Studierendenwerk

The Studierendenwerk offers jobs in a wide variety of areas. We offer you the attractive conditions of the public sector. Find out more about the Studierendenwerk as an employer and take a look at the areas in which we are currently recruiting.

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Our financing

The Studierendenwerk's tasks are financed from several sources. We generate the majority of our income ourselves, mainly in the canteens and cafeterias and by renting out the halls of residence.

However, this alone is not enough to finance the low prices in the canteens, the low rents, the promotion of culture and our free counselling services.

The shortfall comes from two sources: Firstly, there is the financial aid from the state of Lower Saxony, which supports the Studierendenwerk. Then there is the student union fee. This varies from location to location (depending on the range of programmes offered) and is paid as part of the semester fee when you enrol or re-enrol at the university. It is a solidarity contribution that all students are obliged to pay.

Student union fee (since the winter semester 2023/2024)

Oldenburg98 €
Elsfleth91 €
Emden98 €
Wilhelmshaven98 €

BAföG is not paid out by the Studierendenwerk itself, but is financed exclusively by the state. We are only responsible for administration, the state is responsible for payment. The administrative costs are reimbursed directly to the Studierendenwerk.

In total, the volume of the profit and loss account (quasi annual turnover) of the Studierendenwerk Oldenburg amounted to more than € 28.2 million in 2023, with a balance sheet total of € 63.7 million. We publish more detailed information on financing in our annual report each year.

Our committees

Management Board

The Executive Board of the Studierendenwerk is currently composed as follows:

Chairwoman:
Inge von Danckelman

3 students:
Katharina Corleis
Bastian Göbbels
Tim Leifeld

3 professors:
Prof Dr Bernd Siebenhüner (Carl von Ossietzky University)
Prof Dr Andrea Czepek (Jade University of Applied Sciences)
Prof Dr Ute Gündling (Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences)

In an advisory capacity:
Ted Thurner (Managing Director)

 

Board of Directors

The Administrative Board of the Studierendenwerk is currently composed as follows:

2 student members of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg:
Kristina Hudjakov
Tyler Lino Hillen

1 student member of the Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences:
Felix Peters

1 student member of the Jade University of Applied Sciences:
N.N.

3 representatives of the university presidencies:
Prof Dr Ralph Bruder (Chairman of the Administrative Board; President of Carl von Ossietzky University)
Prof Dr Gerhard Kreutz (President of Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences)
Prof Dr Hero Weber (Vice President for Studies and Teaching at Jade University)

2 members from business and administration:
Dorothee Koch
Ulf Prange

2 employees of the Studierendenwerk Oldenburg in an advisory capacity:
Gerd Guhl
Arno Stuntebeck

Annual report

The annual report contains all the latest figures as well as a variety of insights and interesting reports from the Studierendenwerk's areas of work.