diff --git a/resources/fxml/MainWindow.fxml b/resources/fxml/MainWindow.fxml
index ccea9d8..dd270bd 100644
--- a/resources/fxml/MainWindow.fxml
+++ b/resources/fxml/MainWindow.fxml
@@ -1,11 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<?import java.lang.*?>
-<?import java.util.*?>
-<?import javafx.scene.*?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
-
 <BorderPane xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml">
-
+    <center>
+        <ListView fx:id="promLV"/>
+    </center>
+    <bottom>
+        <HBox>
+            <Button text="add student" onAction="#clickAddStudent"/>
+            <Button text="remove student" onAction="#clickRemoveStudent"/>
+            <Button text="QUIT" onAction="#clickQuit"/>
+        </HBox>
+    </bottom>
+    <right>
+        <VBox>
+            <HBox>
+                <Label text="last name: "/>
+                <TextField fx:id="lastnameTF"/>
+            </HBox>
+            <HBox>
+                <Label text="first name: "/>
+                <TextField fx:id="firstnameTF"/>
+            </HBox>
+        </VBox>
+    </right>
 </BorderPane>
diff --git a/src/view/MainWindow.java b/src/view/MainWindow.java
index e8c6704..eb8211d 100644
--- a/src/view/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/view/MainWindow.java
@@ -1,11 +1,42 @@
 package view;
 
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.scene.control.ListView;
+import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 import viewmodel.PromotionVM;
+import viewmodel.StudentVM;
 
 public class MainWindow {
+    @FXML
+    private ListView<StudentVM> promLV;
+    @FXML
+    private TextField lastnameTF;
+    @FXML
+    private TextField firstnameTF;
+
+    @FXML
+    private void clickAddStudent() {
+        VM.addStudent();
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    private void clickRemoveStudent() {
+        VM.removeStudent(promLV.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem());
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    private void clickQuit() {
+        lastnameTF.getScene().getWindow().hide();
+    }
+
     private final PromotionVM VM;
 
     public MainWindow(PromotionVM VM) {
         this.VM = VM;
     }
+
+    @FXML
+    private void initialize() {
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/viewmodel/PromotionVM.java b/src/viewmodel/PromotionVM.java
index 19743c6..27ef4cc 100644
--- a/src/viewmodel/PromotionVM.java
+++ b/src/viewmodel/PromotionVM.java
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@ public class PromotionVM {
     public Promotion getModel() {
         return model;
     }
+
+    public void addStudent(StudentVM toAdd) {
+    }
+
+    public void addStudent() { addStudent(new StudentVM()); }
+
+    public void removeStudent(StudentVM toRemove) {
+    }
 }