University Council
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
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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.