Members of the senate

The XVI. Senate of the Ruhr-Universität includes 25 elected members. Thirteen come from the group of professors, four each from the other three status groups: academic staff, technical and administrative staff, students.

The term of office for the student representatives is one year, and the term of office for the remaining elected members is three years. The Rectorate's members, the Deans, the Chairman of the Students’ Union, the Chairman of the Staff Council, and the Equal Opportunities Officer, as well as the liaison officer for people with disabilities and the representative of students with disabilities and chronic diseases take part in the Senate meetings in an advisory capacity.

Chairman of the Senate

Prof. Dr Jörg Bogumil (Faculty of Social Science)

Deputy Chairman of the Senate

Marita Schmeink (Faculty of Philology)

Speakers of the Member Groups

  • Professors:
    Prof. Dr Georg Schmmitz (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology)
    Deputy: Prof. Dr Adelheid Puttler (Faculty of Law)
  • Academic staff:
    Marita Schmeink (Faculty of Philology)
    Deputy: Dr Thomas Held (Faculty of Geosciences)
  • Technical and administrative staff:
    Beate Hackethal (Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology)
    Deputy: Martina Stiemert (University Library)
  • Students:
    N.N.
    N.N.

Members of the XVI. Senate of the Ruhr-Universität

Group of professors

  • Prof. Dr Tanja Anstatt
    Faculty of Philology
  • Prof. Dr Nikol Rummel
    Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research
  • Prof. Dr Helmut Pulte
    Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research
  • Prof. Dr Gerhard Lubich
    Faculty of Historical Sciences
  • Prof. Dr Adelheid Puttler
    Faculty of Law
  • Prof. Dr Marion Eggert
    Faculty of East Asian Studies
  • Prof. Dr Beate Bender
    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Prof. Dr Georg Schmitz
    Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Prof. Dr Gerd Laures
    Faculty of Mathematics
  • Prof. Dr Martina Havenith-Newen
    Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Prof. Dr Klaus Gerwert
    Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
  • Prof. Dr Konstanze Winklhofer
    Faculty of Medicine
  • Prof. Dr Andreas Mügge
    Faculty of Medicine

Group of academic staff

  • Marita Schmeink
    Faculty of Philology
  • Dr. Christoph Baer
    Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Dr Eva Glasmachers
    Faculty of Mathematics
  • Dr Thomas Held
    Faculty of Geosciences

Group of technical and administrative staff

  • Beate Hackethal
    Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
  • Sandra Linn
    Faculty of Psychology
  • Matthias Werny
    Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Martina Stiemert
    University Library

Group of students

  • Esra Elmaci
    Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Ugur Ince
    Faculty of Law
  • Hendrik Meinert
    Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
  • Katharina Schicktanz
    Faculty of Medicine

Representatives of the XVI. Senate of the Ruhr-Universität

Group of professors

  • Prof. Dr Björn Rothstein
    Faculty of Philology
  • Prof. Dr Constance von Rüden
    Faculty of Historical Sciences
  • Porf. Dr Christian Frevel
    Faculty of Catholic Theology
  • Prof. Dr Johann-Christian Pielow
    Faculty of Law
  • Prof. Dr Stefan Schirm
    Faculty of Social Science
  • Prof. Dr Ilona Rolfes
    Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Prof. Dr Sabine Seehagen
    Faculty of Psychology
  • Prof. Dr Tobias Backers
    Faculty of Geosciences
  • Prof. Dr. Ulrich Wiedner
    Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
  • Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schmidt
    Faculty of Medicine
  • Prof. Dr Dieter Liermann
    Faculty of Medicine

Group of academic staff

  • Dr Dirk Meyer
    Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
  • Dr Ute Lange
    Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research
  • Kathrin Lucht-Roussel
    University Library
  • Maximiliane Brand
    Faculty of Social Sciences

Group of technical and administrative staff

  • Peter Kardell
    Central university administration
  • Peter Peitz
    University Library
  • Kornelia Wallschlag-Sobotta
    University Library
  • Lolita Lassak
    Faculty of Psychology

Group of students

  • Robin Wegener
    Faculty of Social Science
  • Maren Solmecke
    Faculty of Law
  • Clara Padberg
    Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Emre Yavuz
    Faculty of Medicine
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