Student initiatives are recognized student clubs or working groups. Registration takes place annually with the Student Council’s Volunteer Department and comes with a variety of benefits. These benefits, as well as the requirements for recognition, can be found in the Regulations for the Recognition of Student Initiatives. The updated list of recognized associations/working groups is provided in the following section.
- Akademisches Orchester der TU Ilmenau e. V.
- Bergfest e. V.
- Die Linke.SDS
- Forschungsgemeinschaft elektronische Medien e. V.
- Hochschul-Studentenmission in Deutschland
- Hochschulfilmclub e. V.
- hsf Studentenradio e. V.
- IEEE Student Branch Ilmenau
- Ilmenau eSport e. V.
- Ilmenauer Studentenclub e. V.
- Ilmkubator
- Ingenieure ohne Grenzen e. V.
- Initiative Solidarische Welt Ilmenau e. V.
- Jazzclub Ilmenau e. V.
- Kammerchor der TU Ilmenau e. V.
- Kulturelle Koordinierung e. V.
- AG DaChor
- AG FilmLebenFestival
- AG Folksmund
- AG Foto
- AG Ilmfiedelhupf/Feuertanz
- AG Indian Culture Organization
- AG Keramik
- AG Lichtscheu
- AG Malerei und Grafik
- AG Modellbau
- AG Musikalische Freiluftkultur
- AG Persatuan Pelajar Indonesia
- AG Phantopia
- AG Schach
- AG Space
- AG TheaterLeiterTheater
- AG Wohnzimmerkultur
- Projekt NURIA
- Second Unit Jazz
- Student Consulting Ilmenau e. V.
- SWING an der TU Ilmenau e. V.
- Team Starcraft e. V.
- Unikat
- VDI Young Engineers
