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====== Participation in student residences ======
Would you like to start a local project, ask for help mediating a conflict or understand who advises on admission and extensions? Choose the route that matches your concern.
LOCAL
==== Student self-government ====
Take part, vote, start a community project or find local information.
[[en:mitbestimmung:studentische_selbstverwaltung|Open responsibilities, funding and ways to participate]]
SUPPORT
==== Residence advisers ====
Understand their advice and mediation role in self-government, living together and committee work.
[[en:mitbestimmung:protektoren|Open the role and limits of residence advisers]]
PROCEDURE
==== HAA and ZA ====
Understand the official decision process for admission, hardship cases and extensions.
[[en:mitbestimmung:gremien|Open the residence and central admissions committees]]
===== Who should I contact? =====
^ Your concern ^ Best first route ^
| An event, summer party, communal space or local project | Student self-government or the local notice |
| Conflict between residents or a need for mediation | Speak directly first; then, depending on the case, contact student self-government, a residence adviser or residence management |
| An extension application or hardship case | Submit the official application to Studierendenwerk; HAA and, where applicable, ZA take part in the procedure |
| Your tenancy agreement, payment or an individual decision | Your residence management or the service named in the letter |
| Technical damage or danger | [[en:technik:start|Choose the technical or emergency route by urgency]] |
**Local practice**
Names such as residence council, house council or student self-government, as well as current contact routes, can differ between residences. The current local constitution, official rules and your individual decision are authoritative.
===== Related areas =====
* [[en:einzug:2_4_wohnzeit|Length of stay and extensions]]
* [[en:organisation:start|Organisation and responsibilities]]
* [[en:alltag:gemeinschaft|Community life and local rules]]