What are my rights and responsibilities as a student?

Each student has a number of rights and responsibilities, such as:

  • the right to study in one or more study programmes;
  • the right to take examinations under the conditions laid down in the study programme or the Study and Examination regulations;
  • the right to vote and be elected to the Academic Senate;
  • the right to a scholarship from the university's funds, if they meet the conditions for its award set out in the Scholarship Regulations;
  • study obligations arising from the relevant study programme and the Study and Examination Regulations;
  • the obligation to comply with the internal regulations of the university;
  • the obligation to pay the fees associated with their studies and to state the facts relevant to their amount;
  • the obligation report to the university or unit of the university at which he or she is enrolled the address for service or the address of his or her data box.

For more information on student rights and obligations, see §62 and §63 of the Higher Education Act.

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