University Management
Council of Deans
The Council of Deans advises the Rectorate and the University Council on matters of research, art, teaching and studies that affect the entire university and central facilities and are of fundamental importance.
It also serves to inform the faculties. It ensures the exchange of information between the faculties and the central level as well as between the faculties themselves. The Council of Deans also supports the faculties in coordinating their tasks.
Meetings of the Council of Deans
The conference takes place at least twice a semester. An integral part of each conference is the report of the Rectorate and the exchange with the administration department.
- 30. April 2026, 09:00 a.m.
- 11. June 2026, 09:00 a.m.
- 09. July 2026, 09:00 a.m.
- 12. November 2026, 09:00 a.m.
- 17. December 2026, 09:00 a.m.
- 21. January 2027, 09:00 a.m.
Members of the Council of Deans
The deans of Faculties I-XXI are members of the Council of Deans.
The Equal Opportunities Officer is invited to the meetings with the right to propose motions and speak. The Chairperson of the Senate, the Dean of Studies of the Optionalbereich (Optional Area), the Managing Director of the Institute of Applied Work Science, the Managing Director of the Institut für Neuroinformatik (Institute of Neuroinformatics) and the Director of the Professional School of Education attend the Council of Deans as permanent guests.
Chairperson
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Prof. Dr. Rainer Eising - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Musch
Voting Members
- Faculty of Protestant Theology: Prof. Dr. Ute Gause
- Faculty of Catholic Theology: Prof. Dr. Matthias Sellmann
- Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Science: Prof. Dr. Philipp Richter
- Faculty of History: Prof. Änne Söll
- Faculty of Philology: Prof. Dr. Christoph Garstka
- Faculty of Law: Prof. Dr. Jacob Joussen
- Faculty of Business and Economics: Prof. Dr. Nicola Werbeck
- Faculty of East Asian Studies: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Bersick
- Faculty of Sports Science: Prof. Dr. Michael Kellmann
- Faculty of Psychology: Prof. Dr. Sabine Seehagen
- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Prof. Dr.-Ing Daniel Balzani
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Ostendorf
- Faculty of Mathematics: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Röhrle
- Faculty of Physics and Astronomy: Prof. Dr. Julia Tjus
- Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences: Prof. Dr. Adrian Immenhauser
- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Prof. Dr. Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology: Prof. Dr. Sacha Baginsky
- Faculty of Medicine: Prof. Dr. med. Andrea Tannapfel
- Faculty of Computer Science: Prof. Dr. Gregor Leander
