University Council

Current members of the Senate: List of Senators

Ten personalities from science and culture and in particular from business and professional practice. These are for the current term of office until 30.09.2019:

• Prof. Dr. Mechthild Dreyer
  Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Department of Philosophy

• Prof. Dorothee Dzwonnek
  Former State Secretary

• Prof. Dr. Jörg Hacker
  Former President of the Leopoldina, the German national academy of sciences

• Prof. Dr. Beate Kellner
  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Chair of Germanic Medieval Studies

• Dr.-Ing. Thomas Leicht
  Senior VP Drives e-Bike at Brose Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG

• Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian Pape
  President of Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation

• Caroline Trips
  Managing Shareholder of Trips GmbH
  President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Würzburg-Schweinfurt

• Prof. Dr. Eberhard Umbach
  Former President of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

• Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel

  Former President of the German Academic Exchange Service

• Dr.-Ing. E.h. Manfred Wittenstein
  Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wittenstein SE

The University Council:

• decides the basic order and their change by statute, as well as over requests after art. 106 exp. 2 Bay. Higher Education Act,
• elects the President and decides on their deselection,
• elects the other members of the university management, with the exception of the chancellor, and decides on their deselection,
• decides on proposals for the appointment of the chancellor after nomination of suitable persons by the university management,
• decides on the university's development plan drawn up by the Extended University Administration,
• decides on proposals for the division of the university into faculties at the request of the Extended University Administration,
• decides on the establishment, modification and cancellation of study programmes,
• comments on the establishment, alteration or cancellation of scientific and artistic institutions as well as operating units by the university management,
• shall give its opinion on the estimates relating to the State budget or the draft economic plan,
• receives the President's report and may deliberate on it,
• determines the corporate budget,
• administrates the other duties assigned to it by law or by virtue of any statute,
• is consulted before the conclusion of target agreements with the state and determines for the university the achievement of the targets specified in these target agreements.