Hochschülerschaft, Österreichische, ÖH#

National Union of Students, Austrian, (Oesterreichische Hochschuelerschaft, OeH), created 1945 as a corporation under public law, represents all students (1993 a total of about 193,000 Austrians and 22,000 non-Austrians were enrolled, including students enrolled at more than one university) at the 18 Austrian universities. Compulsory membership for all students was confirmed by an 80% majority in a 1991 vote. The organs of the OeH are elected every 2 years. The central committee (65 delegates from currently 12 political groups) is the supreme organ. It represents the students in contacts with the federal ministries, political parties, social partners, etc. At the same time every university has an OeH chief committee and every faculty an OeH representative body. The various branches of study of a faculty are represented by elected student committees. OeH representatives have a co-determination right in the departmental conferences, the faculty committees and in the curricular committee (supreme collegiate body at all universities that are divided into faculties, all others have a University Collegium).