Membership is open to all natural and legal persons who wish to support Worms University of Applied Sciences in carrying out its remit.

The current annual membership fee, as set by the General Meeting on 12 June 2026, is:

€50 for individual members
and €300 for corporate members

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You can support the Friends’ Association’s work even without becoming a member by making a tax-deductible donation.
With your donation, you are investing directly in the future of our students. 100 per cent of all donations to the Friends’ Association go towards supporting the university.
The majority goes directly towards supporting committed students, in particular through the awarding of Germany Scholarships.

Every contribution helps to nurture talent and create educational opportunities. Thank you very much for your support!

Please transfer your donation to one of the following bank accounts, stating your address so that a donation receipt can be issued:

Rheinhessen Sparkasse IBAN: DE12 5535 0010 0002 0294 46 / BIC: MALADE51WOR
Volksbank Alzey-Worms eG IBAN: DE78 5509 1200 0001 9010 01 / BIC: GENODE61AZY

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

§ 1 Name, legal form, registered office, financial year

1. The association bears the name “Förderkreis der Hochschule Worms e.V.”
2. The Executive Board shall apply for entry in the register of associations at Mainz Local Court.
3. The registered office is in Worms on the Rhine.

The association’s postal address is:
Förderkreis der Hochschule Worms e.V.
Office of the President of Worms
University of Applied Sciences Erenburgerstraße 19
D-67549 Worms
4. The financial year is the calendar year.
 

§ 2 Purpose

1. The purpose of the association is to promote science and research, as well as education and vocational training
, including student support. The purpose set out in the Articles of Association is realised, in particular, through the moral
and material support of Worms University of Applied Sciences in fulfilling its teaching and research remit
in accordance with the provisions of the Higher Education Act. The members of the Association shall endeavour, within the limits of their
capabilities, inter alia, to provide work placements and topics for seminars, diploma theses and dissertations
for students at Worms University of Applied Sciences, as well as to collaborate on research, consultancy
and continuing professional development projects with the professors at Worms University of Applied Sciences.

2. The Association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the section on ‘tax-privileged
purposes’ of the German Tax Code.

3. The Association operates on a non-profit basis; it does not primarily pursue its own economic interests.

4. The Association’s funds may only be used for the purposes set out in the Articles of Association. Members shall receive
no payments from the Association’s funds.

5. No person or institution may be favoured through expenditure unrelated to the Association’s purpose or
through disproportionately high remuneration.

§ 3 Membership

1. Membership is open to all natural and legal persons who wish to support Worms University of Applied Sciences in the fulfilment
of its tasks.

2. Membership is acquired by means of a written declaration of membership and confirmation of admission by the managing
board member.

3. Membership ceases upon the death of a natural person or the loss of legal capacity by a legal
person, or upon the member’s resignation or expulsion. Resignation must be notified in writing to the managing board member, giving three months’ notice
to the end of the association’s financial year.

4. The Executive Committee may order the immediate expulsion of a member who acts contrary
to the interests of the Association or fails to fulfil their obligation to pay membership fees.


§ 4 Funding of the Association’s activities

The Association funds its activities through membership fees, donations and grants. The amount of the membership fees is
determined by the General Meeting.
Members of the association shall receive confirmation of their membership fee payments for tax purposes.


§ 5 Governing Bodies

The governing bodies of the association are the General Meeting and the Executive Committee.


§ 6 The General Meeting

1. An ordinary General
Meeting shall take place in each association year, if possible during the first six months.

2. It is convened by the Executive Committee, as a rule, at least 14 days in advance, in writing and with the agenda
specified.

3. The Chair, or, if the Chair is unable to attend, another member of the Executive Committee, chairs the General
Meeting.

4. The agenda may be amended by the General Meeting by a majority resolution at the start of the meeting
. Amendments to the Articles of Association may not be added to the agenda
during the course of the General Meeting.

5. Votes shall be decided by a simple majority; in the event of a tie, the chairperson shall have the casting vote
. Three-quarters of the votes cast are required
to amend the Articles of Association. This also applies to amendments to the purpose of the Association as set out in § 2(1).

6. At the annual general meeting, the Executive Committee shall present an annual report, which shall also include the financial report
.

7. The General Meeting shall decide on:
a) the approval of the financial statements and the discharge of the Executive Committee;
b) the setting of the annual subscription for the coming financial year. If the amount is increased, members
must be notified of this in writing within two months.

8. The General Meeting shall elect the members of the Executive Committee, with the exception of those ex officio members, for
a term of three years; re-election is permitted. The outgoing Executive Committee shall remain in office until the new
Executive Committee is constituted. In addition, the General Meeting shall elect two auditors, who must not be
members of the Executive Committee.

9. Written minutes must be drawn up
of the proceedings of the General Meeting and the voting, which must be
signed by the chair of the meeting and by a further member of the Executive Committee.

10. An extraordinary General Meeting must be convened if 10 per cent of the members request it in writing, stating
their reasons. The Executive Committee may also convene an extraordinary General
Meeting if the interests of the Association so require.


§ 7 The Executive Committee

1. The current President and the current Vice-President are ex officio members of the Executive Committee and,
by virtue of their office, serve as Chair and Deputy Chair of the Association respectively. The Chair
manages the affairs of the Association (executive board); he or she is represented by the Deputy Chair
. If two Vice-Presidents are appointed, both are ex officio members of the Executive Committee. On the
proposal of the Chairperson, the Executive Committee shall decide which Vice-President is to represent the Chairperson.

2. The Executive Committee shall also comprise at least three, but no more than five, members elected by the General
Meeting in accordance with § 6(8). The Executive Board shall elect a treasurer from among these members.

3. Unless the Articles of Association provide otherwise, the Executive Board is responsible for all matters concerning
the Association. It may adopt rules of procedure, allocate specific tasks amongst its members
, or appoint committees to deal with them.

4. The Executive Committee shall take decisions by a majority of the votes cast at the Executive Committee meeting.

5. The legal representatives of the Association within the meaning of Section 26(1) of the German Civil Code (BGB) are the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson appointed in accordance with paragraph 1, sentence 3
, and the Treasurer. They represent the Association in and out
of court. Individual representation applies.

6. The Executive Committee shall draw up a data protection policy (Section 8(5)).


8 Data Protection within the Association

1. In order to fulfil the purposes and tasks of the Association, personal data
relating to the personal and material circumstances of the members shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of the EU
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

2. Provided that the conditions set out in the relevant regulations are met, every member
of the Association shall, in particular, have the rights described in the GDPR to access, rectification, erasure, restriction
of processing, data portability and objection.

3. The association’s governing bodies, all staff and any other persons acting on behalf of the association are prohibited from processing
, disclosing, making available to third parties or otherwise using personal
data without authorisation for purposes other than those necessary for the performance of their respective duties. This obligation continues even after
the aforementioned persons have left the Association.

4. In order to fulfil the tasks and obligations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and
the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the Executive Committee shall appoint a Data Protection Officer as soon as and
to the extent required by national law.

5. The Association shall adopt a data protection policy, which shall be appended to these Articles of Association and made available
to all members.


§ 9 Dissolution

1. The Association may only be
dissolved by a General Meeting convened for this purpose. The resolution to dissolve the Association requires a three-quarters majority of the Association’s members.

2. In the event of dissolution or the cessation of its previous tax-privileged purpose, the association’s
assets shall devolve to Worms University of Applied Sciences, which must use
them directly and exclusively for charitable purposes. Following deletion from the register of associations, the association’s assets shall be transferred by the financial institution managing the account at the time
of deletion to a third-party funds account held by the Mainz State University Fund.

The above amendment to the Articles of Association was adopted
by the General Meeting on 29 October 2021. Entry in the Register of Associations took place on 28 April 2022 

PDF Articles of Association