Organizational structure of the University of Bayreuth
Even a medium-sized campus university with around 12,000 students needs to be well organized. Below you will find an overview of our organizational structure.
The University is governed by its central bodies: the University Governing Board, the Senate, and the University Council. The University Governing Board conducts the day-to-day business and consists of the President, the Provost, four Vice Presidents and the Women's Representative. The Senate is made up of elected representatives of the university's teaching staff, scientific and academic support staff and students. The University Council consists of both internal and external members. The latter represent the spheres of science, culture, business and professional practice. The members and central tasks of the University Governing Board, the Senate, and the University Council are described under Central Bodies.
In addition, there are other advisory and supporting bodies (e.g. Presidential Advisory Committees, the Student Parliament, and the Board of Trustees), whose members are also listed in more detail below.
The University of Bayreuth is administered by the Central University Administration (ZUV), which reports to the Provost. The ZUV consists of various administrative units along with other staff and central service units. The so-called central institutes also support science. They include the Library, the IT Service Centre, the Botanical Garden and the Language Centre.
The faculties are the central pillars of the University on the academic side. They are led by the Deans and faculty councils. The faculty council is the highest decision-making body of a faculty; it is made up of elected representatives of professors and staff. The Dean implements the decisions of the faculty council and conducts the day-to-day business of the faculty. In parallel, there are cross-faculty and faculty-specific research institutes: the research centres and the research units. Joint activities with other universities and/or universities of applied sciences are coordinated by way of academic cooperation. The University also collaborates with a range of other external partners.
In addition, the University of Bayreuth has representatives, commissioners, and officers for various subject areas (such as data protection, health management, sustainability, equal opportunities and inclusion). The complete organization chart of the University of Bayreuth can be found on the intranet.
Central bodies
The University Governing Board conducts the day-to-day business of the University and is responsible for establishing principles for evaluation and quality assurance. The members of the University Governing Board, with the exception of the President and the Provost, are elected by the University Council on the proposal of the President.
President
The President represents the University, provides initiatives for the development of the University and drafts the principles of the University's policy objectives. He or she is the supervisor of the academic staff and the Provost. In cooperation with the deans, the President ensures that lecturers properly fulfil their teaching and examination obligations.
Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Stefan Leible
President of the University of Bayreuth
+49 (0)921 / 55-5200
praesident@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Room 2.05
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Daniela Passing
Secretary
+49 (0)921 / 55-5201
daniela.passing@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV) , Room 2.06
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Melanie Kaiser
Secretary (in case of absence)
+49 (0)921 / 55-5212
melanie.kaiser@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Room 2.26
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Provost
The Provost is a full-time member of the University Governing Board and is responsible for overseeing finances and personnel administration. The Provost directs the administration of the University and is responsible for the budget. She is the supervisor of the state employees working at the University and of all non-academic staff members.
Dr. Nicole Kaiser
University Provost
+49 (0)921 / 55-5210
kanzlerin@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Room 2.26
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Karin Niessner
Secretary
+49 (0)921 / 55-5211
karin.niessner@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Room 2.26
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Melanie Kaiser
Secretary (in case of absence)
+49 (0)921 / 55-5212
melanie.kaiser@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Room 2.26
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Deputy Provost
Dr. Robert Tietze
Head of Department Unit I
+49 (0)921 / 55-5215
kanzlerin@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Room 1.16
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Vice Presidents
Prof. Dr. Martin Huber
Vice President for Teaching & Learning
+49 (0)921 / 55-3611
vp-lehre@uni-bayreuth.de
Geisteswissenschaften I (GW I), Room 0.21
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Vice President for Internationalization, Gender Equality & Diversity, Deputy to the president
+49 (0)921 / 55-6100
vp-international@uni-bayreuth.de
Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften I (RW I), Room 02 143, Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel
Vice President for Research & Junior Scholars
+49 (0)921 / 55-6700 and -6701
vp-forschung@uni-bayreuth.de
Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften D (FAN-D), Room 1.14, Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Prof. Dr. Susanne Tittlbach
Vice President for Digitalization, Innovation & Sustainability
+49 (0)921 / 55-3487
vp-nachhaltigkeit@uni-bayreuth.de
Building SPORT, Room 1.18
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Women's Representative
The University of Bayreuth promotes the actual implementation of gender equality and takes this into account as a guiding principle. The various women's representatives aim to prevent disadvantages arising for female academics, lecturers and students. They are elected by the Senate from among the academic and artistic staff working full-time at the University and are members of the Extended University Governing Board and the Senate.
Prof. Dr. Heike Feldhaar
Women's Representative of the University of Bayreuth
+49 (0)921 / 55-2645
heike.feldhaar@uni-bayreuth.de
Building NW I, Room 5.0 01 05
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Deputy University Women's Representative at the University of Bayreuth:
- Professor Dr. Karin Birkner
- Professor Dr. Kordula Knaus
- Professor Dr. Gabriele Schrüfer
The Senate determines research priorities and decides on funding proposals for the establishment of Collaborative Research Centres and Research Training Groups as well as corresponding institutes. After receiving the opinion of the University Council, it decides on the establishment, modification and discontinuation of study programmes and comments on the appointment proposals decided by the appointment committees. In addition, the Senate makes decisions on the constitution and its revisions as well as on requests in accordance with Art. 126, para 1 BayHIG on the proposal of the University Governing Board and after hearing the opinion of the University Council. Proposals by the University Governing Board for the award of the title of Honorary Senator or Honorary Member of the University are also made by the Senate.
The Senate is chaired by the President, who informs the University Council about the key results of the Senate's meetings.
Chair
Professor Dr. Stefan Leible, President
Deputy Chair
Professor Dr. Volker Ulm
Members
- Professor Dr. Susan Arndt
- Manuel Brinkmann, Mid-Level Academic Staff Representative
- Marius Elle, Student
- Anna Euskirchen, Student
- Professor Dr. Torsten Eymann, CIO
- Professor Dr. Heike Feldhaar, Women’s Representative
- Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Fischerauer
- Professor Dr. Claas Christian Germelmann, Dekan
- Professor Dr. Andreas Greiner
- Professor Dr. Michael Guthe, Dean
- Professor Dr. Janin Henkel-Oberländer, Dean
- Felix Kaiser, Student
- Carmela Herrmann, Science supporting Employees
- Simon Mertel, Representative of the General Assembly of the University of Bayreuth Graduate School
- Professor Dr. Cyrus Samimi, Dean
- Professor Dr. Thomas Scheibel, Vice President and Director of the University of Bayreuth Graduate School
- Professor Dr. Gesine Lenore Schiewer, Dean
- Professor Dr. Jörg Schlüchtermann
- Professorin Dr. Paula Schrode, Dean
- Professor Dr. Stephan Schwarzinger, Mid-Level Academic Staff Representative
- Professor Dr. Rüdiger Seesemann, Representative of the Cluster of Excellence Africa Multiple
- Professor Dr. Stephan Tremmel, Dean
- Professor Dr. Volker Ulm
Contact
Kerstin Dreyer
Committee Support
+49 (0)921 / 55-5216
gremienbuero@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Room 2.25.1
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
The University Council of the University of Bayreuth consists of seven internal university members and seven personalities from science, culture, business and professional practice (non-university members). It has the following tasks in particular: Together with the Senate, the University Council elects the President and the four Vice Presidents and decides on the proposals for the appointment of the Chancellor. The University Council is further consulted in the context of decisions on the basic regulations of the University of Bayreuth and gives its opinion on the establishment, modification and cancellation of study programs as well as on the establishment, modification or cancellation of academic institutions and operating units by the University Management. At the request of the university management and with the approval of the Senate, the University Council decides on proposals for the division of the university into faculties.
In addition, the University Council acts in an advisory capacity with regard to the strategic development planning of the university. It is consulted prior to the conclusion of university agreements with the state and determines for the university the achievement of the goals set forth in these agreements. It also adopts the corporate budget.
Chair
Professor Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. phil. Dr. h.c. Sabine Kunst
Deputy Chair
Professor Dr. Knut Werner Lange
Members
Members from the University of Bayreuth
- Professor Dr. Erdmute Alber, University of Bayreuth, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cultural and Social Anthropology
- Tim Berens, Student
- Professor Dr. Knut Werner Lange, University of Bayreuth, Faculty of Law, Business & Economics, Civil Law V
- Onno Mengdehl, Student
- Dr. Steffen Schmidt, University of Bayreuth, Representative of the research associates
- Professor Dr. Stefan Schuster, University of Bayreuth, Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences, Animal Physiology
- Professor Dr. Matthias Weiss, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science, Experimental Physics I
Members from of other institutions
- Professor Dr. Andreas Fery, Head of the Institute of Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, Deputy Scientific Director at IPF Dresden and Professor of Physical Chemistry of Polymeric Materials at TU Dresden
- Professor Dr. Peter Fratzl, Director, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Potsdam
- Alexandra Füller, Managing Director of Füller Glastechnologie Vertriebs-GmbH
- Professor Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. phil. Dr. h.c. Sabine Kunst, Joachim Herz Foundation
- Dr. Katharina Schüller, Chief Executive Officer of STAT-UP Statistical Consulting & Data Science GmbH
- Gabriele Zedlmayer, Social Innovator and President of the HypoVereinsbank Women’s Council
Regular guest
Julian Mangels, Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts
Carmela Herrmann, Representative of the Employee Council
Contact
Kerstin Dreyer
Head of the committee office
+49 (0)921 / 55-5216
gremienbuero@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Room 2.25.1
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
Other Bodies and Institutions
The Presidential Advisory Committees provide advice on strategically important issues. They are chaired by the Vice President responsible for that particular area, and are made up of professors, employees, and students of the University of Bayreuth.
Chair
Vice President Professor Dr. Thomas Scheibel
Members
- Professor Dr. Carsten Bäcker
- Professor Dr. Hartmut Egger
- Professor Dr. Anna Köhler
- Professor Dr. Jochen Koubek
- Professor Dr. Ralf Moos
- Armin Rödiger, Representative of the Doctoral Researchers
- Dr. Wolfgang Schoppek, Representative of the research associates
- Professor Dr. Eva Spies
- PD Dr. Gerd Steinle-Neumann
- Professor Dr. Christoph Thomas
Regular guests
- Professor Dr. Ingrid Bauer, Ombudsman for Junior Scholars
- Dr. Petra Beermann, Director Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Dipl.-Biol. Ralf Brugbauer, Managing Director of the Library
- Professor Dr. Heike Feldhaar, Deputy Women's Representative
- Dr. Annette E. Götz, Head of the Research Support
- Dipl.-Ing. Iris Hetz, Head of the Advising for Junior Scholars unit
- Dr. Thomas Martin, ITS, Research Data Management Officer
- Professor Dr. Gabriela Paule, Ombudsperson for Junior Scholars
Chair
Vice President Professor Dr. Martin Huber
Members
Professor Dr.-Ing. Mark-Matthias Bakran
Professor Dr. Christian Fikar
Hannes Hoppe, Student
- Professor Dr. Carlos Kölbl
- Professor Dr. Markus Lippitz
- Professor Dr. Reinhard Meckl
- Professor Dr. Sabine Rosenfeldt, Representation of the academic staff
- Professor Dr. Gabriele Schrüfer, Women’s Representative (in advisory capacity)
- Professor Dr. Stefan Schuster
- Professor Dr. Gabriele Sommer
- Antonia Stauber, Student
- Imbrahim Yanik, Representation of the academic staff
Regular guests
- Jörg Bellmann
- Helke Biehl
- Tobias Kreisel
- Andrea Kreuzer
- Dr. Robert Tietze
- Robert Wolf
Chair
Vice President Professor Dr. Martin Huber
Members
Professor Dr. Ingrid Bauer
- Professor Dr. Fabian Dietrich
- Paul Holthausen, Student
- Lucas Höhne, Student
- Professor Dr. Carlos Kölbl
- Professor Dr. Bettina Lis
- Professor Dr. Jürgen Paul
- Professor Dr. Gabriela Paule
- Dr.-Ing. Florian Scherm
- Professor Dr. Gabriele Schrüfer, Women’s Representative
- Dr. Doris Streber
- Professor Dr. Volker Ulm
Regular guests
- Jörg Bellmann
- Andrea Kreuzer
Chair
Vice President Professor Dr. Nina Nestler
Members
- Professor Dr. Vadym Aizinger
- Professor Dr. Karin Birkner, Women’s Representative (in advisory capacity)
- Professor Anke Jentsch
- Professor Dr. Shoubhik Das
- Professor Dr. Bernd Kannowski
- Professor Florian Kläger
- Dr. Reinhard Richter, Mid-Level Academic Staff Representative
- Professor Dr.-Ing. Christina Roth
- Professor Dr. Olivier Roy
- Dilara Su Giray, Student
- Professor Dr. Frank Suhr
- Dr. Meihui YU
Regular guests
- Dr. Arnim Heinemann, Head of the International Office
- Ariane Lange, Head of Division I/2, (Student Administration Office, Incoming Degree)
- Robert Wolf, Head of Sprachenzentrum
Chair
Vice President Professor Dr. Martin Huber
Members
- Dr. Kati Barthmann
- Professor Dr. Stephan Clemens
- Dilara Giray, Student
- Alina Jakob, Student
- Professor Dr. Adam Sagan
- Martin Treutterer, Student
- Peter Weitzel, Student
Regular guests
- Provost Dr. Nicole Kaiser
- Professor Dr. Heike Feldhaar, Women’s Representative
Chair
Vice President Professor Dr. Susanne Tittlbach
Members
- Dr. Hans-Jörg Bauer, ITS
- Dipl.-Biol. Ralf Brugbauer, Managing Director of the Library
- Professor Dr. Michael Danzer, Faculty VI
- Professor Dr. Torsten Eymann, CIO
- Professor Dr. Martin Huber, Vice President for Teaching & Learning
- Dr. Nicole Kaiser, Provost
- Professor Dr. Stephan Kümmel, Faculty I
- Dr. Marianne Lauerer, Ecological Botanical Garden
- Prof. Dr. Karolina Milewicz, Faculty V
- Axel Pürckhauer, Data Protection Officer
- Professor Dr. Andreas Römpp, Faculty VII
- Dr. Steffen Schmidt, Scientific staff
- Professor Dr. Mirco Schönfeld, Faculty IV
- Professor Dr. Stefan Seifert, Faculty III
- Ralf Stöber, Information Security Officer
- Professor Dr. Matthias Ullmann, Faculty II
- Ulrich Voit, science-supporting staff
- Karl Wachtel, Student
- Robert Wolf, Language Centre
Regular guests
- Dr. Arnim Heinemann, Director of the International Office
- Tobias Kreisel, Head of Student Life Cycle Management
- Dr. Thomas Martin, ITS (Research Data Management)
- Dr. Hermann Pilsl, Head of Scientific Workshops
- Dr. Thomas Schoberth, ITS (Protocol)
- Sandra Kollenda-Storz, Representative of the PULS employees
Chair
- Vice President Professor Dr. Nina Nestler
Members
- Dr. Anja Chales de Beaulieu, Complaints Office Representative
- Professor Dr. Heike Feldhaar, Women’s Representative of the University of Bayreuth
- Carmela Herrmann, Representative of the Employee Council
- Dr. Katrin Horn, Research Associates Representative
- Dr. Stefan Kurth, Complaints Office Representative
- Paula Mayer, Student
- Professor Dr. Stefan Ouma
- Professor Dr. Gabriela Paule, Ombudsperson for Junior Scholars
- Waltraud Schauer, Equal Opportunities Officer for Non-Academic Staff
- Dr. Robert Tietze, Employer's Inclusion Representative & Representative for a Family-Friendly University
- Ayse Ünlüyol, Student
- N.N., Commissioner for Students with Disabilities
Regular guests
- Miriam Bauch, Head of Equal Opportunities Department
- Professor Dr. Karin Birkner, Contact Person for protection against sexual harassment and sexualised violence
- Dr. Stefan Kurth, Contact Person for Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Semitism Commissioner & Contact person for anti-racism
- Claudia Roberts, Representative of severely disabled and equivalent employees
- Veronika Rudolf, Co-Spokesperson GeQuInDi
Chair
Members
Vice President Professor Dr. Thomas Scheibel
- Professor Dr. Peter Becker, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
- Professor Dr. Heike Feldhaar, University of Bayreuth, Women's Representative
- Professor Dr. Birte Höcker, University of Bayreuth
- Professor Dr. Karl-Georg Loritz, University of Bayreuth
- Professor Dr. Jörg Müller, University of Bayreuth
- Professor Dr. Christof Rapp, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
- Professor Dr. David Stadelmann, University of Bayreuth
- Professor Dr. Clarissa Vierke, University of Bayreuth
- Professor Dr. Walter Zimmermann, University of Bayreuth
Regular guests
- Dipl.-Ing. Iris Hetz, Head of the Advising for Junior Scholars unit
- Dr. Alina Jahn, Advising for Junior Scholars unit
Chair
Members
Vice President Professor Dr. Susanne Tittlbach
- Dr. Florian Heberle, Representative of the research associates
- Carmela Herrmann
- Professor Dr.-Ing. Andreas Jess
- Professor Dr. Sylvia Mayer
- Professor Dr. Stefan Peiffer
- Paul Schindler, Student
- Professor Dr. Gabriele Schrüfer, Women's Representative
- Professor Dr. Stephan Schwarzinger, Representative of the research associates
- Professor Dr. Thomas Spitzlei
- Professor Dr. Manuel Steinbauer
- Professor Dr. Volker Ulm
- Professor Dr. Anna Cornelia Vlot-Schuster
- Gerald Weber
Regular guests
- Sebastian Kindig, GreenCampus
- Anna Krombacher, GreenCampus
- Dr. Lena Muffler-Weigel (ÖBG)
- Dr. Robert Weigel (ÖBG)
Presidential Advisory Committee for Library Affairs
Chair
Members
Vice President Professor Dr. Thomas Scheibel
- Professor Dr. Sebastian Baltes, Faculty I
- Dipl.-Biol. Ralf Brugbauer, Managing Director of the Library
- Dilara Giray, Student
- Provost Dr. Nicole Kaiser
- Professor Dr. Markus Möstl, Faculty III
- Professor Dr. Kai Purnhagen, Faculty VII
- Professor Dr. Anna Rettova, Faculty IV
- Professor Dr.-Ing. Christina Roth, Faculty VI
- Dr. Brit-Maren Schjeide, Representative of the research associates and doctoral students
- Professor Dr. Kristin Skottki, Faculty V
- Professor Dr. Matthias Ullmann, Faculty II
- Ulrich Voit, Representative of the Non-Academic Staff
- Peter Weitzel, Representative of the students
Regular Guest
- Professor Dr. Kordula Knaus, Deputy Women’s Representative
University-wide committees are formed to deal with issues that affect the entire University. They act in an advisory and recommendatory capacity.
Chair
Professor Dr. Jörg Gundel
Members
- Professor Dr. Ralf Behrwald
- Professorin Dr. Jeanne Cortiel
- Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Fischerauer
- Professor Dr. Jörg Gundel
- Professor Dr. Birte Höcker
- Dr. Luisa Hopp
Regular guest
Professor Dr. Thomas Spitzlei
Chair
Professor Dr. Kai Purnhagen
Members
- Professor Dr. Ruth Freitag
- Professor Dr. Carsten Bäcker
- Professor Dr. Olivier Roy
- Professor Dr. Johanna Thoma
- Professor Dr. Benedikt Westermann
- Professor Dr. Karin Birkner, Women's Representative
Contact to the Committee Support
Kerstin Dreyer
Committee Support
+49 (0)921 / 55-5216
gremienbuero@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Raum 2.25.1
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
The Council of Research Associates & Doctoral Researchers consists of the elected representatives of the academic staff in the faculty councils, the Senate, the University Council, and the Presidential Advisory Committees. The representatives of the doctoral researchers in the University of Bayreuth Graduate School and of the Women's Representative for the research associates and doctoral researchers are also included.
The Council serves to share information about committee activity by research associates and to coordinate it. The term of office of the spokesperson of the Council is two years.
Representatives in the Senate
- Apl. Prof. Dr. Stephan Schwarzinger
- Manuel Brinkmann
Representative in the University Council
Dr. Steffen Schmidt
Representatives in the Presidential Advisory Committees
- Presidential Advisory Committee for Information & Communications Technology: Dr. Steffen Schmidt
- Presidential Advisory Committee for Student Fee Subsidies: Dr. Kati Barthmann
- Presidential Advisory Committee for Teacher Education: Dr.-Ing. Florian Scherm
- Presidential Advisory Committee for International Affairs: Dr. Meihui Yu, PD Dr. Reinhard Richter
- Presidential Advisory Committee for Teaching & Learning: Ibrahim Yanik , Dr. Sabine Rosenfeldt
- Presidential Advisory Committee for Equal Opportunities & Diversity: Veronika Rudolf
- Presidential Advisory Committee for Research, Junior Researchers & Technology Transfer: Dr. Wolfgang Schoppek (Council Spokesperson)
- Presidential Advisory Commission for Sustainability: Apl. Prof. Dr. Stephan Schwarzinger
Representative in the University of Bayreuth Graduate School
Simon Mertel
Representatives in the faculty councils
Faculty I
- Dr. Edith Geigant
- Dr. Rüdiger Kempf
Faculty II
- Dr. Wolfgang Babel
- Dr. Michael Weyand
Faculty III
- Pia Schönrich
- Hanna Adam
Faculty IV
- Dr. Silvia Bier
- Lisa Weging
Faculty V
- Dr. Wolfgang Schoppek (Council Spokesperson)
Dr. Andreas Kögel
Faculty VI
- Dr.-Ing. Michael Gleißner (deputy convention speaker)
- Dr. Nico Langhof
Faculty VII
- Dr. Brit-Maren Schjeide (deputy convention speaker)
- Florian Cramer
Women's Representatives
- Dr. Sahar Salehi-Müller (Fac. VI)
The Student Parliament (StuPa) consists of the student representatives in the Senate and the University Council, two student representatives appointed from among departmental student representatives, and twelve other elected student representatives. The StuPa's term of office is one year. It is convened at least once a semester during the lecture period by the person chairing it.
The Steering Committee is elected within a reasonable period of time after the elections. This consists of six people, who do not have to be members of the student parliament. They carry out the decisions of the Student Parliament.
The Student Parliament is located in the glass central block adjacent to Central University Administration (ZUV).
Office of the Student Parliament
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5296
E-mail: stupa@uni-bayreuth.de
Office: Room 1.42, Building Glasmittelbau
Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth
The Board of Trustees supports the interests of the University of Bayreuth in public and advises and promotes the University of Bayreuth in its work.
The Board of Trustees comprises up to 20 leaders from business, culture, and politics who are particularly committed to the concerns of the University of Bayreuth. The members are appointed by the University Governing Board for a period of five years. The work in the Board of Trustees is carried out on a volunteer basis.
Chair
Heribert Trunk, Managing Partner at BI-LOG Service Group GmbH
Deputy Chair
Elisabeth Götz, Principal of Bayreuth’s Markgräfin-Wilhelmine-Gymnasium
Members
- Clemens Dereschkewitz, Managing Director Glen Dimplex Deutschland GmbH
- Thomas Ebersberger, Mayor of Bayreuth
- Frank Carsten Herzog, HZG Group, Founder and Shareholder, Concept Laser GmbH
- Dr. Michael Hohl, former Mayor of Bayreuth
- Monika Hohlmeier, MEP, former Minister of State
- Professor Dieter Kempf, Vice President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)
- Dr. Laura Krainz-Leupoldt, Managing Partner at PEMA Vollkorn Spezialitäten Heinrich Leupoldt KG
- Frank Kühne, Partner and Chairman of the board at RAPS GmbH & Co. KG, Kulmbach
- Florian Luderschmid, District President of Upper Franconia
- Heidrun Piwernetz, President of the Bavarian Supreme Audit Office
- Marion Resch-Heckel, Department Director (ret.), 1st Vice President of the Bavarian Chamber of Architects
- Dr. Ingo Schmidt, Director of Finance and Regulation at TenneT TSO GmbH
- Henry Schramm, District President of Upper Franconia
- Dr. Dorothee Strunz, Managing Partner at LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz Gruppe, Rehau
- Dr. Michael Waasner, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Upper Franconia in Bayreuth and Managing Director Gebr. Waasner Elektrotechnische Fabrik GmbH
- Jobst Wagner, President of the Supervisory Board at REHAU AG, Rehau
- Professor Dr. Joachim Wuermeling, teaching and research at the European School of Management and Technology and Of Counsel at the law firm Allen & Overy
Contact
Sandra Strahlendorf
Assistant to the President
+49 (0)921 / 55-5202
sandra.strahlendorf@uni-bayreuth.de
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung (ZUV), Office 2.28
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
The Employee Council is elected every five years by the employees of the University. It represents the interests of all employees who are public sector employees and civil servants. The Employee Council has general tasks as well as formal participation rights that allow it to influence decisions of the University of Bayreuth to varying degrees.
Chair
The Employee Council consists of the following elected members:
Civil Servants
- Iris Hetz
- Thomas Kaufmann
- Ulrich Voit
Public Sector Employees
- Markus Gebhardt
- Oliver Gschwender
- Michael Heimler
- Carmela Herrmann
- Sandra Hörath
- Silvia Kastner
- Eyüp Kavukoglu
- Holger Kriegl
- Joachim Schwab
- Thomas Schwitz
- Jens Wagner
- Petra Zippelius
Executive Board
- Carmela Herrmann, Chair
- Ulrich Voit, 1st Deputy Chair
- Michael Heimler, 2nd Deputy Chair
- Silvia Kastner, Advisory Member
Youth Representative
Simon Knorr
Contact
Employee Council
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2163 or -2316
E-mail: personalrat@uni-bayreuth.de
Office: Building B8
Universitätsstr. 39, 95447 Bayreuth
Representative Body for Severely Disabled Employees
The Representative Body for Severely Disabled Employees is responsible for supporting and monitoring how severely disabled persons and those with an equivalent status are integrated into the workplace. It represents their interests and provides them with guidance and support.
The Representative Body for Severely Disabled Employees is made up of the following elected members:
- Claudia Roberts, Representative
- Andreas di Franco, 1st deputy
- Tobias Schuberth, 2nd deputy
- Julia Marinitsch, 3rd deputy
- Stefan Müller, 4th deputy
Contact:
Representative Body for Severely Disabled Employees
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4690
E-mail: sbv@uni-bayreuth.de
Office: Haus 1, Zapf-Gebäude
Nürnberger Straße 38, 95448 Bayreuth
Staff Units
support the President and the Provost directly and are subject to their professional instructions.
Service Units
provide guidance and support for researchers, lecturers and/or students and are subject to the professional instructions of the members of the University Governing Board.
Central Facilities
provide infrastructure for the entire University and are assigned to the University Governing Board.
Faculties
are the basic organizational units of the University in the area of science; they are responsible for the organization of research, teaching and studies in their departments.
Central research institutes
are directly assigned to the University Governing Board; they serve to sustainably strengthen the focus areas, in which interdisciplinary researchers from several different faculties work together.
Research Units
are scientific institutes, each of which is assigned to one or more faculties; they support and bundle research topics that are of interest to the University but have not yet reached the scale of a research centre.
Research Cooperation
ccovers the coordination of institutional collaborations with other higher education institutions.
Representatives
are responsible for special matters that are usually assigned to them in addition to their main duties on campus. In this function, they act independently to a large extent.