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Status Quo
The Student Parliament (StuPa) is the highest representation of students at the University of Potsdam. It manages around 8 million euros per year. However, most students are unaware of the opportunities that the StuPa offers. And the StuPa itself gets lost in internal disputes and increasing lack of transparency.
Our Plan
The highest representation of students needs to be rethought and lived anew. We want to wake up the StuPa, let the Phoenix rise from the ashes!
Our most important goals to bring the StuPa closer to students are:
- Transparent and comprehensible AStA and StuPa protocols: The StuPa represents the interests of all students. Its work should therefore be quick and easy to understand for everyone.
- Regular reporting on StuPa sessions: It is our list’s tradition to regularly tweet from StuPa sessions. We want to absolutely continue this.
Our Focus
The following topics should be at the center of our work in the StuPa:
- Continuation of the nextbike partnership: The costs for the nextbike partnership amount to just a few euros per year per student. We want to make negotiations with the provider transparent and not give up the great advantages of the partnership over a few euros.
- Digitalization of student representation: We want to make student representation more digital. This means improving communication between committees and making the StuPa’s work more transparent. We also want to advance the digitalization of the university.
Who We Are
For the StuPa election 2025, 5 students are running for UP.rising. They are:
- Theo Kramer (IT-Systems Engineering)
- Joris Pracht (IT-Systems Engineering)
- Simon Ament (IT-Systems Engineering)
- Jean Philipp Donie (IT-Systems Engineering)
- Ivaylo Staykov (IT-Systems Engineering)
Our Principles
The members of UP.rising follow no fixed political ideology. Instead, we align our actions with a set of principles.
Respect
The matter itself can be debated. Differences of opinion are normal and must be discussed thoroughly time and again. But personal attacks are taboo. That’s why we always pursue factual discussion instead of participating in the hostilities in the StuPa.
Transparency
Those who have power must enable control. Only this way can informed democratic decisions be made. That’s why we advocate for comprehensible AStA minutes and short, understandable StuPa minutes. We also want to regularly tweet from StuPa sessions.
Data Protection
However, transparency doesn’t mean that one must be transparent themselves. Everyone has a right to privacy. For us, data protection is not an excuse to block something. If there’s a will, solutions can always be found.
Pragmatism
Times and circumstances change. Instead of forcefully resisting, energy should rather be used to make the best of the situation – without losing sight of one’s own values.
Tolerance
We are tolerant – towards people themselves and their worries and needs. It goes hand in hand with mutual consideration. We are only intolerant towards the intolerant. Sounds contradictory? Actually, it isn’t.
Environmental Protection
Keeping the planet habitable sounds like a damn good thing to us.
Digitalization
A list consisting only of computer scientists? Of course we’re also in favor of digitalization. However, with careful consideration and only where it makes sense. And naturally, done properly.