Legal basis

The Studierendenwerke in Baden-Württemberg are organised in the legal form of an “institution under public law”. Similar to other public-law companies such as savings banks or broadcasting organisations, this legal form offers a sufficient degree of entrepreneurial freedom.

The Studierendenwerke are subject to the legal supervision of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.

Student Services Act

The legal basis is laid down in the law governing student unions in the state of Baden-Württemberg (Studierendenwerksgesetz – StWG), which also applies to the Studierendenwerk Mannheim.

Statutes

The current statutes

of Studierendenwerk Mannheim were amended by the Representative Assembly on 17 November 2021 and approved by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts on 14 October 2022.

Organs

In accordance with § 4 of the StWG, the Studierendenwerk Mannheim has three bodies as an institution under public law

• the Representative Assembly
• the Administrative Board,
  • which appoints, advises and monitors the Managing Director, and
  • the Managing Director, who represents the Studierendenwerk

  The composition of the committee members is shown in the diagram.

Public Corporate Governance Code

Studierendenwerk Mannheim applies the Public Corporate Governance Code of the state of Baden-Württemberg. The corresponding reports and declarations can be found here:

Corporate Governance Report

• Public Corporate Governance Report 2023 (PDF)
• Public Corporate Governance Report 2022 (PDF)
• Public Corporate Governance Report 2021 (PDF)
• Public Corporate Governance Report 2020 (PDF)
• Public Corporate Governance Report 2019 (PDF)

Equal opportunities plan

• Equal opportunities plan
• Supplements to the equal opportunities plan (2019)
• Interim report on the equal opportunities plan (reporting date: 30 June 2021)
• Supplements to the interim report on the equal opportunities plan (reporting date: 30/06/2021)

Information obligations according to the Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VSBG)

We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration board in accordance with the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VSBG). However, the Consumer Dispute Resolution Act requires that we nevertheless refer you to a consumer arbitration board responsible for you:

General Consumer Arbitration Board of the Centre for Arbitration e. V. Straßburger Str. 8, 77694 Kehl,
Internet: www.verbraucher-schlichter.de