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Student Council
The task of the ‘FSMB’, the Student Council for
Mechanical Engineering, is to represent all of the depart-
ment’s students. It is one of the largest student councils
in Germany with more than 150 active members. During
yearly elections, held according to the Bavarian Higher
Education Law, the students elect a specified number of
student representatives, depending on the current count
of students enrolled at the department.
Due to the vast number of members the council is divided
into individual departments, which work in close collabo-
ration to improve and ensure good academic conditions at
our faculty.
Event Department
The summer semester 2017 started with the Student
Council’s workshop weekend, dedicated to various top-
ics ranging from improvements in the study conditions to
the range of courses. Throughout the whole year regular
blood donation events were organised in corporation
with the Bavarian Red Cross and the initiative ‘Talente
Spenden’. This was an excellent opportunity for the
members of Garching campus to do a good deed. During
the warm days of June the various different student
councils on Garching Campus organised ‘GARNIX Festi-
val’, in co-operation with the Student Council of Tech-
nical University of Munich. During the GARNIX various
tournaments, such as beach volleyball, basketball and
football were held on campus. For the third time in a row
the Student Council supported the ‘TUM Junge Akade-
mie’ in running the ‘TUM Campus Run’ with nearly 1000
participants. Moreover the department was supported by
the Student Council at the ‘Tag der Fakultät’, graduation
day, where graduates could enjoy freshly mixed drinks
at the council’s cocktail bar. After a second workshop
weekend in the early winter months, it was time for some
more solemn days which were highlighted by the festive
Christmas tree in the foyer of the department and the
organisation of a big Christmas market in front of the
department building. Many other small events like a pub
crawl and a poker competition aimed at pleasing the
students during the year.
Magazine of the Student Council
The Student Council published six issues of its magazine
‘Reisswolf’. This year the topics for each issue ranged
from news about the new Bachelor study regulation,
reports of voluntary work or car reviews. The traditional
‘Lehrstuhlserie’ continued to introduce the different chairs
of the department. Less serious topics were published in
‘Klopapier’, the humorous and entertaining poster in the
restrooms of the department. Furthermore articles from
university groups contribute to every issue.