Senate

The Senate plays a decisive role in shaping the academic life of the university. This includes responsibility for setting and developing goals and strategies related to learning and teaching. It also makes decisions (sometimes with the involvement of other committees) on

• the Bylaws and other statutes and regulations
• the establishment, amendment and discontinuation of degree programs and assignment of faculties
• the establishment, amendment and dissolution of self-governing bodies, including the specification of their organizational structure
• and more

The committee also expresses views on

• nominations for professorial appointments
• the annual financial statements and annual report

and grants approval, for example, on

• before the University finalizes its target and achievement agreements with the Ministry
• funding and allocation of internal resources

The Senate is involved in electing the President/Rector and the Executive Vice-President and in electing the members of the University Council.

The Senate's other responsibilities are listed in § 16 of the Bylaws of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt and in § 35 of the Thuringian Higher Education Act.

The faculties are self-governing units which are subordinate to the central management of the university and consistute the core organizational entities of the institution. The faculties have the power to form departments.

The Dean, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Associate Dean for Research and Transfer, and the Administration Manager (if elected) form the Deanery as the faculty's collegial governing body.

While the faculties are headed by deaneries, the faculty board is the main decision-making body for developing the faculty's teaching and research profile.

Every faculty forms at least one examination board and one academic committee.

To ensure cooperation between the faculties and a coordinated approach between faculties, the University Executive Board and the university administration, committees have been set up to address specific issues at the networking level. They both support and advise the Senate.

• Academic Affairs Committee
• Finance and Personnel Development Committee
• Research and Transfer Committee

The composition and responsibilities of these committees can be found in §§ 19-21 of the Bylaws of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt.

The Senate is comprised of:

• the President of the University as the Senate Chair without voting rights
   
• members with voting rights
  • 3 professors (+ 4 additional professors when deciding on academic matters)
  • 3 students
  • 3 employees
     
• members with the right to make proposals and express their views
  • University Executive Board
  • Deans
  • Chair of the Works Council
  • Representative Council for the Severely Disabled
  • a representative from the University Council
  • Equal Opportunities Officer
  • Diversity Officer
  • a spokesperson from the Student Council
  • Student Coordinator

Professors

Prof Rehklau, Christine | Faculty of Applied Social Sciences
Prof Krebs, Philipp | Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Department of Architecture
Prof von Brandis, Henning | Faculty of Business, Logistics and Transport, Department of Business Administration

Additional members when dealing with matters of academic relevance:

Prof Zemke, Reinhold | Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Department of Urban and Spatial Planning
Prof Langenhan-Komus, Maike I Faculty of Business, Logistics and Transport, Department of Business Administration
Prof Arnold, Oksana | Faculty of Building Services Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Applied Computer Science
Prof Schwerdtner, Wim | Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry, Department of Horticulture

Alternates

1. Prof Herwig, Volker I Faculty of Building Services Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Applied Computer Science
2. Prof Schwarzkopf, Johannes | Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry, Department of Landscape Architecture

Students

Heinrich, Helene| Faculty of Applied Social Sciences
Kerl, Alexander | Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry
Fischer, Ellen | Faculty of Applied Social Sciences

Alternates

1. Grutschnig, Malte-Sebastian | Faculty of Business, Logistics and Transport
2. N.N.
3. N.N.
4. N.N.
5. N.N.

Employees

Stribrny, Susanne | Faculty of Applied Social Sciences
Ströde, Ulf | Estates and Facilities
Kiewert, Evelyn I Faculty of Business, Logistics and Transport

Alternates

1. Dr Reske, Andreas | Computer Centre
2. Rottleb, Aylin | Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry
3. Stangenberger, Christian | Faculty of Civil Engineering and Conservation/Restoration

Members by virtue of office with the right to make proposals and express views

Members of the University Executive Board

Prof Setzer, Frank | President
Prof Riedl, Steffen | Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Franziska Nicolaus I Vice-President for Communication and Culture
Prof Landwehr, Stefan | Executive Vice-President

Deans

Prof Zemke, Reinhold | Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning
Prof Möller, Thorsten | Dean of the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences
Prof Ruß, Joachim | Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Conservation/Restoration
Prof Avemarg, Steffen | Dean of the Faculty of Building Services Engineering and Computer Science
Prof Findeisen, Erik | Dean of the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry
Prof Gröger, Hans-Christian | Dean of the Faculty of Business, Logistics and Transport

Others

Güth, Karola (Chair of the Works Council)
Nicolaus, Franziska (Diversity Officer)
Prof.in Langenhan-Komus, Maike (Equal Opportunities Officer)
Sieb, Doreen (Representative for the Severely Disabled)
Corsten, Lars (Spokesperson for the Student Council)
Bender, Paula (Sprecherin des Studierendenrates)
Wetzel, Helena (Spokesperson for the Student Council)
Fischer, Ellen (Studentt Coordinator)