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. Tilo Baumgärtel, Prof. Dr. Veronica Biermann, Prof. Dr. Sara Burkhardt, Prof. Philipp Gaißer, Prof. Mareike Gast, Prof. Matthias Görlich, Prof. Jonas Hansen, Prof. Klaus Michel, Prof. Axel Müller-Schöll, Prof. Martin Neubert, Prof. Lars Paschke, Prof. Bruno Raetsch, Prof. Rita Rentzsch, Prof. Anette Scholz
Representatives of mid-level teaching staff:
Michaela Anzer, Sarah Kaiser, Hans-Jörg Pochmann, Ina Turinsky
Representatives of the other staff members’ group:
Katharina Kuhn, Claudia Pulcini
Representatives of the students’ group:
Lea Argirov, Vincent Jäckel, Andrew Moussa, Raymond Francis Sandy
Equality officer:
Prof. Evelyn Sitter
Advisory member:
Linda Baasch (Chancellor)
Advisory attendees:
Representative of the Students’ Council: Vincent Jäckel; Commissioner for the Disabled: Heike Becker
