Members of the senate

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