ÖH election 2025: Grass demands climate neutrality and fair universities!

ÖH election 2025: Grass demands climate neutrality and fair universities!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The Greens and Alternative Students (Gras) presented their election campaign for the ÖH election from May 13th to 15th, 2025, and the team of Viktoria Kudrna leads the team as the top candidate. During a press conference in the Venice Au, Kudrna said: "Hard times require strong politics", and she emphasized the urgent need for courage, pressure and perseverance to promote climate protection. Kudrna, who was already impressed by her commitment to Fridays for Future, demands climate-neutral universities by 2030 and a binding university climate protection law. In addition, the grass plans to integrate the climate and the environment in all study curricula. According to the reports of ots.at and Sn.at, the key to saving the climate is the action at the universities, which should enjoy the trust of people and therefore act as role models.

campaign with clear focus

In its election campaign, the grass not only relies on climate protection, but also addresses diversity and open access to education. Kudrna criticized the existing discriminatory structures at the universities and called for comprehensive measures to combat discrimination, including training for students and teachers. The universities should make a action plan against racism and a system for the free choice of names and pronouns. The grass also fights for the abolition of tuition fees and a canteen guarantee for affordable meals. "Education is a human right," Kudrna demands. These clear messages are based on their experiences in the fight against social injustices and their political roots, which they found in the FFF demos.

The focus is particularly on that the focus is not only on the system change required due to the climate crisis, but also topics such as sexual health and access to contraceptives for students. In coordination with organizations such as "HPV vaccination now!" A nationwide free HPV vaccination has already been launched for less than 30 year olds. Kudrna and her colleagues thus show a comprehensive commitment to the students at the Austrian universities, as reporting on Sn.at.