The Senate is the central collegial body of the university's self-administration. It decides on interdisciplinary matters, on research matters of fundamental importance, on the university development plan and the range of study programmes, on appointments and the awarding of academic degrees. It decides on the statutes and regulations of the university.
The members of the Senate are elected for four years at a time. The members of the artistic and academic staff in accordance with Section 60 No. 2 are each elected for two years and the students in accordance with Section 60 No. 3 are each elected for one year.
With the exception of personnel matters, the meetings of the Senate are held in public.
Chairperson:
Prof. Bettina Erzgräber, Rector
Representatives of the university professors’ group:
Prof. Dr Pablo Abend, Prof. Dr. Veronica Biermann, Prof. Dr Sara Burkhardt, Prof. Dr Nike Bätzner, Prof. Martin Büdel, Prof. Philipp Gaißer, Prof. Mareike Gast, Prof. Jonas Hansen, Prof. Florian Kühnle, Prof. Klaus Michel, Prof. Dr Yuka Oyama, Prof. Lars Paschke, Prof. Rita Rentzsch, Prof. Dr Marita Tatari
Representatives of mid-level teaching staff:
Sarah Kaiser, Hans-Jörg Pochmann, Mara Recklies, Marianne Sellmaier
Representatives of the other staff members’ group:
Frank Robrecht, Agnes Wrobel
Representatives of the students’ group:
Gwendolyn Graepler, Mikaela Fuenzalida Gonzalez, Anton Ossip Renatus, Elisabeth Cornelia Wörn
Equality officer:
Kat Brenner
Advisory member:
Dr. Stefan Danz (Chancellor)
Advisory attendees:
Commissioner for the Disabled: Heike Becker
