Dear students,
On 16.10.2024, the General Assembly (§ 8 Regulations of the Student Body) voted in favour of holding a student referendum (§ 9 Regulations of the student body).
You now have the opportunity to vote for or against the semester ticket using your personalised link (to be found in your student e-mail!). The vote runs until 6th November 2024 at 11:59 pm.
In this student referendum, you will vote on whether a semester ticket should be introduced at TU Bergakademie Freiberg. If the student decision is accepted, the introduction would probably take place in the winter semester 2025/26.
The amount of the semester ticket would be 60% of the “Deutschlandticket” and would be subject to the conditions of the “Deutschlandticket”. This means that local public transport can be used throughout Germany with the semester ticket. From January 2025, the “Deutschlandticket” will cost €58 per month. The semester ticket would cost €208.80 per semester (6 months €34.80 each).
The semester ticket would be based on the full solidarity model, which means that the semester fee will increase for each student by the amount of the semester ticket, regardless of their own use of the semester ticket. There will be exceptions for students on distance learning programmes, semesters on leave and semesters abroad. This means, for example, that SUUUpoRT students would not have to pay an increased semester contribution.
In addition, the 60% rule would link the price of the semester ticket to that of the “Deutschlandticket”. Consequently, the semester contribution in Freiberg would also increase if the price of the “Deutschlandticket” were to rise.
You can find more information about the semester ticket here: https://www.stura.tu-freiberg.de/en/consultation/semester-ticket/
Best regards
Your FSR1
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UPDATE (07th Nov 2024):
The student referendum went positively, i.e. there will be a semester ticket. You can find more specific info on the StuRa’s website.