Who does what?

Since there are around 13,400 students on our campus, staying well-organized is crucial. Below you will find an overview of the University of Bayreuth’s organizational structure, including contact details, to provide you with the most important information at a glance.

University GovernanceHide

President

• Professor Dr. Stefan Leible
  praesident@uni-bayreuth.de
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5200, Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-5213
  
  Secretary:
  Daniela Passing
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5201, Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-5213
  E-mail: daniela.passing@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  Assistants to the President
  Assistant to the University Governing Board
  

Vice Presidents

• Professor Dr. Torsten Eymann
  Information Technology & Entrepreneurship
  vp-entrepreneurship@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  
• Professor Dr. Martin Huber 
  Teaching & Learning
  vp-lehre@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  
• Professor Dr. Christian Laforsch
  Research & Junior Scholars
  vp-forschung@uni-bayreuth.de
   
• Professor Dr. Thomas Scheibel
  International Affairs & Equal Opportunities
  vp-international@uni-bayreuth.de

Provost

• Dr. Markus Zanner
  kanzler@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  Secretaries:
  Karin Niessner
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5211, Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-5214
  E-mail: karin.niessner@uni-bayreuth.de

  
  Cornelia Krauß
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5212, Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-5214
  E-mail: cornelia.krauss@uni-bayreuth.de
  
  Assistant to the Provost/ Contact for the appointment process

Deputy Provost          

• Roland Jakisch
  Head of Human Resources
  roland.jakisch@uni-bayreuth.de
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• Committee Support

Women’s RepresentativeHide

Advising with regard to mobbing, discrimination, and sexual harassment

• Professor Dr. Karin Birkner
  Chair of German Linguistics
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55 36 10
  Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55 36 09
  E-mail: karin.birkner@uni-bayreuth.de
  

Equal Opportunities Department

Presidential Advisory CommitteesHide

Presidential Advisory Committee for Research & Junior Researchers

Chair 

• Professor Dr. Christian Laforsch (Vice President)

Members

• Professor Dr. Josef Breu
• Professor Dr.-Ing. Uwe Glatzel
• Christoph Kandlbinder
  Student Body Representative
• Professor Dr. Hans Keppler
• Professor Dr. Jürgen Köhler
• Professor Dr. Sylvia Mayer
• Professor Dr. Stefan Napel
• Professor Dr. Achim von Oppen
• Professor Dr. Stefan Peiffer
• Professor Dr. Stephan Rixen
• Dr. Wolfgang Schoppek
• Professor Dr. Birgitta Wöhrl

Regular guests

• Dr. Thomas Gollan
• Professor Dr. Heike Feldhaar
• Dr. Heinz-Walter Ludwigs
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Presidential Advisory Committee for Teaching & Learning

Chair

• Professor Dr. Martin Huber (Vice President)

Members

• Hannah Abelius
• Professor Dr. Mark-Matthias Bakran
• Professor Dr. Karin Birkner
  Women’s Representative
• Professor Dr. Michael Guthe
• Professor Dr. Georg Klute
• Dr. Franz-Josef Scharfenberg
• Professor Dr. Jörg Schlüchtermann
• Professor Dr. Gabriele Sommer
• Prof. Dr. Benedikt Westermann
• Joschka Wanner
• Niklas Wenzel

Regular guests

• Jörg Bellmann
• Dr. Gisela Gerstberger
• Ricarda Rabenbauer

Presidential Advisory Committee for Teacher Education

Chair 

• Professor Dr. Martin Huber (Vice President)

Members

• Professor Dr. Ingrid Bauer
• Dr. Stefan Benz
• Professor Dr. Karin Birkner
  Women’s Representative
• Professor Dr. Franz Xaver Bogner
• Professor Dr. Claas Germelmann
• Professor Dr. Ludwig Haag
• Professor Dr. Carlos Kölbl
• Jan Löppert
  Student Body Representative
• Professor Dr. Gabriele Obermaier
• Professor Dr. Gabriela Paule
• Theresa Römmelt
  Student Body Representative
• Dr.-Ing. Florian Scherm
• Dr. Doris Streber
• Professor Dr. Volker Ulm
• Walter Wagner
• Dr. Sigrid Weber

Regular guests

• Jörg Bellmann
• Dr. Gisela Gerstberger
• Dr. Franz-Josef Scharfenberg

Presidential Advisory Committee for International Affairs

Chair 

• Professor Dr. Thomas Scheibel (Vice President)

Members

• Professor Dr. Klaus Bitzer
• Chris Cerny
  Student Body Representative
• Professor Dr. Martina Drescher
• Professor Dr. Ute Fendler
• Dr. Ulrich Hambach
• Professor Dr. Georg Klute
• Professor Dr. Torsten Kühlmann
• Professor Dr. Reinhard Meckl
• PD Dr. Reinhard Richter
• Juliane Schulz
  ​Student Body Representative
• Professor Dr.-Ing. Rolf Steinhilper

Regular guest 

• Dr. Arnim Heinemann

Presidential Advisory Committee for Student Fees

Chair 

• Professor Dr. Martin Huber (Vice President)

Members

• Kati Barthmann
• Chris Cerny
  Student
• Professor Dr. Stephan Clemens
• Professor Dr. Rolf Uwe Fülbier
• Tim Rosenbohm
  Student
• Simon Stromer
  Student
• Bianca Bauer
  Student

Regular guest 

• Dr. Markus Zanner (Provost)

Presidential Advisory Committee for Information & Communication Technology

Chair 

• Professor Dr. Torsten Eymann (Vice President)

Members

• Dr. Robert Baier
• Dr. Ralf Brugbauer
• Professor Dr. Michael Danzer
• Hauke Dietrich
  Student Body Representativ
• Professor Dr. Niels Gottschalk-Mazouz
• Dr. Andreas Grandel
• Carmela Herrmann
• Professor Dr. Martin Huber (Vice President)
• Professor Dr. Jochen Koubek
• Professor Dr. Stephan Kümmel
• Dr. Marianne Lauerer
• Professor Dr. Gerhard Rambold
• Professor Dr. Stefan Seifert
• Dr. Markus Zanner (Provost)

Regular guests

• Dr. Heidrun Benda
• Thomas Frahnert
• Professorin Dr. Gabriele Obermaier
• Dr. Raimund Matros
• Reinhard Schatke
• Dr. Thomas Schoberth

Presidential Advisory Committee for Equal Opportunities & Diversity

Chair 

• Professor Dr. Thomas Scheibel (Vice President)

Members

• Elif Aydinlandi
  Student Body Representative
• Professor Dr. Karin Birkner
• Martin Blazek
  Student Body Representative
• Dr. Arnim Heinemann
• Richard Kastner
• Professor Dr. Gabriele Obermaier
• Ricarda Rabenbauer
• Dr. Kathrin Rothemund
• Waltraud Schauer
• Dr. Ulf Vierke
• Professor Dr. Birgitta Wöhrl

Regular guests

• Miriam Bauch
• Dr. Mabel Braun
• Thomas Frahnert
• Professor Dr. Carlos Kölbl

Other Central Bodies & CommitteesHide

Committee for Academic Self-Regulation

Chair

• Professor Dr. Stephan Rixen

Members

• Professor Dr. Nuri Aksel
• Professor Dr. Erdmute Alber
• Dr. Luisa Hopp
• Professor Dr. Paul Rösch
• Professor Dr. Gerhard Wolf

Regular guest
Professor Dr. Diethelm Klippel

Research Ethics Committee

Chair

• Professor Dr. Dr. Klaus Nagels

Members

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• Professor Dr. Ruth Freitag
• Professor Dr. Michael Grünberger
• Professor Dr. Nina Nestler
• Professor Dr. Olivier Roy
• Professor Dr. Benedikt Westermann
• Professor Dr. Birgitta Wöhrl
• Professor Dr. Karin Birkner
  Women's Representative
  
  

Homepage

Office
Committee Support
Kerstin Dreyer
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5216
Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-5214
E-mail: gremienbuero@uni-bayreuth.de

Staff unitsHide

• Commissioner for Disabled Students & Students with Chronic Illness
• Campus Management
• Equal Opportunities
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Research Services / Advising for Junior Scholars
• Committee Support
• Career Services & Corporate Relations
• Assistants to the President
• Assistant to the Provost
  
• Assistant to the University Governing Board
  
• Press, Marketing & Communications
• Quality Assurance in Teaching and Learning

Central service unitsHide

• Internal Services
• International Office
• Strategy & Planning

University Administration
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Head of Administration

Provost

• Dr. Markus Zanner

Deputy Provost

• Roland Jakisch
  Head of Human Resources

Units

• Unit I Legal, Academic & Student Affairs/ Family-Friendly University 
• Unit II Accounting (Finances, Controlling & Procurement) 
• Unit III Human Resources
• Unit IV Buildings & Grounds Maintenance
• Unit V Faculty Affairs
  

Senate
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President

• Professor Dr. Stefan Leible
  Chair

Members

• Professor Dr. Erdmute Alber
  Deputy Chair
• Prof. Dr. Ingrid Bauer-Catanese
  Dekanin
• Professor Dr. Kurt Beck
  Dean
• Professor Dr. Karin Birkner
  Women’s Representative ​
• Professor Dr. Klaus Ersfeld
• Professorin Dr. Ute Fendler
• Dr.-Ing. Michael Gleißner
  Research Associate Representative
  
• Carmela Herrmann
  Employee Representative
  
• Ulla Kaltenhauser
  Student Body Representative
• Professor Dr. Martin Leschke
  ​​Dean
  
• Professor Dr. Sylvia Mayer
  Dean
• Professor Dr. Markus Möstl
• Professor Dr. Stefan Peiffer
  Dean
  
• Leonhard Pessl
  Student Body Representative
• Professor Dr.-Ing. Frank Rieg
  Dean
  
• Walter Wagner
  Research Associate Representative
• Professor Dr. Bernhard Westfechtel
• Lars Wolf
  Student Body Representative
  

University Council
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Chair

• Dr. Adalbert Weiß
  Former Head of the Ministry of Education, Science and the Arts

Deputy Chair

• Professor Dr. Bernhard Herz
  University of Bayreuth
  Faculty of Business, Economics & Law
  Chair of Economics I esp. International Economics and Finance

Members

• Stephanie Czerny
  Manager at DLD Media GmbH/ Hubert Burda Media & co-founder of the conference Digital Life Design
• Alexandra Füller
  Managing Director of the Füller Glastechnologie Vertriebs-GmbH​
  
• Dr. Gisela Janetzke
  Former Secretary General of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
• Roman Kästel
  Student Body Representative
• Professor Dr. Rhett Kempe
  ​University of Bayreuth
  Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
  Chair of Inorganic Chemistry II
• Franz Mildner
  Student Body Representative
• Dr. Britta Padberg
  Managing Director of the Center for interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld
• Professor Dr. Gabriela Paule
  University of Bayreuth
  Didaktik der deutschen Sprache und Literatur
• Dr. Steffen Schmidt
  University of Bayreuth
• Professor Dr. Robert Schlögl
  Director of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin & founding director of Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
• Gabriele Zedlmayer
  Social Innovator and President of the Hypovereinsbank Women’s Council
  
• Professor Dr. Walter Zimmermann
  University of Bayreuth
  Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science​
  Theoretical Physics I

Regular guest

• Ministerialrat Julian Mangels

Board of TrusteesHide

Chair

• Heribert Trunk
  Managing Partner at BI-LOG Service Group GmbH

Deputy Chair

• Elisabeth Götz
  Director of Bayreuth’s Markgräfin-Wilhelmine-Gymnasium

Members

• Monika Hohlmeier, Member of the European Parliament
  Former Minister of State
• Professor Dieter Kempf
  President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)
• Hartmut Koschyk
  Former Federal Government Commissioner
• 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 in Kulmbach
• Brigitte Merk-Erbe
  Mayor of Bayreuth
• Dr. Hanns-Peter Ohl
  Managing Director of Erich NETZSCH GmbH & Co. Holding KG
• Heidrun Piwernetz
  District President of Upper Franconia
• Henry Schramm
  Mayor of Kulmbach
• Dr. Dorothee Strunz
  Managing Partner at LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz Gruppe
• Jobst Wagner
  President of the Supervisory Board at REHAU AG
• Wilhelm Wenning
  former District President of Upper Franconia
• Isabell Zacharias
  Member of the Bavarian Parliament
• Thomas Zimmer
  President of Upper Franconia’s Chamber of Crafts & Trades

Contact

• Phyllis M. Gilch
  Assistant to the President
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5203
  Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-5213
  E-mail: phyllis.gilch@uni-bayreuth.de

Student Parliament
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The Student Parliament Office is located in the building next to the Central University Administration (ZUV).

Student Parliament Office
Glasmittelbau, room 1.42
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5296
E-mail: stupa@uni-bayreuth.de
Homepage: www.stupa.uni-bayreuth.de

Research Associates’ Council
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Representatives in the Senate

• Dr.-Ing. Michael Gleissner
• Walter Wagner

Representative in the University Council

• Dr. Steffen Schmidt

Representatives in the Presidential Advisory Committees

• Dr. Robert Baier
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Information & Communication Technology
• Kati Barthmann
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Student Fees
• Dr. Stefan Benz
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Teacher Education
• Dr. Ulrich Hambach
  Presidential Advisory Committee for International Affairs
• Dr. Luisa Hopp
  Committee for Academic Self-Regulation
• PD Dr. Reinhard Richter 
  ​Presidential Advisory Committee for International Affairs
  
• Dr. Kathrin Rothemund
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Equal Opportunities & Diversity Management
• Dr. Franz-Josef Scharfenberg
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Teaching & Learning
• Dr. Florian Scherm
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Teacher Education
• Dr. Wolfgang Schoppek (Deputy Chairman)
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Research & Junior Researchers
• Dr. Doris Streber
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Teacher Education
• Walter Wagner
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Teacher Education
• Joschka Wanner
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Teaching & Learning
• Dr. Sigrid Weber
  Presidential Advisory Committee for Teacher Education

Representative University of Bayreuth Graduate School

• Michael Baumann

Representatives in the Faculty Councils

Faculty 1

• Florian Dumpert (Deputy Chairman)
• Tobias Werner

Faculty 2

• PD Dr. Ralf Braun
• Dr. Sabine Rosenfeldt (Council Chairman)

Faculty 3

• Dr. Michael Müller
• Felix Schlieszus

Faculty 4

• Dr. Nadine Hufnagel
• Dr. Marie-Anne Kohl

Faculty 5

• Dr. Uli Fehr
• Julien Bérard

Faculty 6

• Dr.-Ing. Gunter Hagen
• Dr.-Ing. Christoph Kern

Women’s Representatives

• Dr. Sabine Rosenfeldt (Faculty 2) (Council Chairman)
• Melanie Klein (Faculty 4)

Regular guest

• Dr. Thomas Gollan

Research Associates’ Council Homepage: www.mittelbau.uni-bayreuth.de

Employee Council
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Chair

• Carmela Herrmann

Address: Building B8, 95440 Bayreuth
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2163 or -2316
E-mail: personalrat@uni-bayreuth.de

The Employee Council consists of the following elected members:

Civil Servants

• Monika Rank-Seizinger
• Ulrich Voit
• Daniel Wenzke

Public Employees

• Oliver Gschwender
• Michael Heimler
• Carmela Herrmann
• Jürgen Kahl
• Holger Kriegl
  
• Elvira Rettner
  
• Heidi Rossner-Schöpf
• Joachim Schwab
• Thomas Schwitz
• Thomas Wadenka
  

Executive Board

• Carmela Herrmann
  Chair
• Ulrich Voit
  1^st Deputy Chair
• Michael Heimler
  2^nd Deputy Chair
• Elvira Rettner
  (advisory role)
  

Disabled Employee Representatives

• Richard Kastner
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5242
  
• Claudia Roberts
  1^st Deputy Representative, Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4821
  
• Iris Schneider-Burr
  2^nd Deputy Representative, Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5245
  

Employee Council Homepage: www.personalrat.uni-bayreuth.de

University Commissioners
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Data Protection Commissioner

• Thomas Frahnert
  Phone:  +49 (0)921 / 55-5335

Ombudsman for Disabled Employees

• Richard Kastner 
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5242

Homepage: www.sbv.uni-bayreuth.de

Commissioner for Disabled Students

• Dr. Ulf Vierke
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4501
• Secretary
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4500

Homepage: www.becks.uni-bayreuth.de

Equal Opportunities Commissioner for Non-Academic Staff

• Waltraud Schauer
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-6154
• Boris Wiedenhöfer
  Deputy Commissioner
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2186

Environmental Commissioner

• Green Campus Team
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-3514
  E-mail: green.campus@uni-bayreuth.de
  Homepage

Commissioner for the Prevention of Addiction

• Professor Dr. Carlos Kölbl
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4141

Commissioner for the Prevention of Corruption

• Boris Wiedenhöfer
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2168

IT Security Officer

• Dr. Heidrun Benda
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2687
  Homepage: http://it-sicherheit.uni-bayreuth.de

Ombudsman for Junior Scholars

• Professor Dr. Heike Feldhaar
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2645

Ombudsman for Junior Scholars (Humanities)

• Professor Dr. Gabriele Paule
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-3633

Ombudsman for Academic Self-Regulation

• Professor Dr. Karl-Georg Loritz
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-6340
• Professor Dr. Egbert Matzner
  Deputy Ombudsman
  Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5610

Ombudsman for the Gifted Youth Programme

• Professor Dr. Martin Leschke

• Professor Dr. Thomas Peternell

Honours & Awards
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Distinguished Affiliated Professor

• Professor Dr. Elji Ohtani (17.02.2016 - 16.02.2021)

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Emeriti of Honour

• Professor Dr. Diethelm Klippel (20.11.2015)
• Professor Dr. Gudrun Miehe (20.11.2015)
• Professor Dr. Markus Schwoerer (20.11.2015)
• Professor Dr. Jochen Sigloch (20.11.2015)

Further information about the Emeriti of Honour

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Honorary Senators

The University has recognized and honoured the following persons by appointing them honorary senators.

• Dr. Stephan Bieri (27.11.2015)
• Hans Albert Ruckdeschel (21.11.2013)
• Klaus Wirth (21.11.2013)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Helmut Ruppert (22.11.2012), former President of the University of Bayreuth
• Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. mult. Franz Mayinger (27.11.2009)
• Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Ramming (02.06.2008) †
• Prof. Dr. Norbert Klusen (17.02.2004)
• Eugen Münch (17.02.2004)
• Heinz Greiffenberger (27.11.2000)
• Anneliese Fischer (28.10.1996), former Vice President of the Bavarian Parliament
• Prof. E.h. Dr. Dr. h.c. Klaus D. Wolff (27.11.1991) †, former President of the University of Bayreuth
• Dr. Erwin Bender (05.07.1990) †
• Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Markgraf (27.11.1987) †
• Dr. Wolfgang R. Habbel (17.07.1986) †
• Dr. Jan Hendrik Deurvorst (26.07.1984) †
• Dr. Peter G. Meyer Viol (26.07.1984) †
• Armin A. Dassler (13.03.1984) †
• Dr. Karl-Heinz Stüper (13.03.1984) †
• Dr. Karl Gerhard Schmidt (28.07.1982)
• Dr. Fritz Bayerlein (28.07.1982) †
• Hans Walter Wild (17.07.1981) †, former Mayor of Bayreuth
• Simon Nüssel (17.07.1981) †, former Bavarian Minister of Nutrition, Agriculture & Forestry
• Prof. Dr. Will Richter (27.11.1978) †
• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wild (25.11.1977), former Bavarian Minister of Science & the Arts

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University Medal Recipients

The University has honoured the following persons with the University Medal for their long-time dedication and commitment.

• Dr. Willy Thurn (27.11.2015)
• Dr. Wolfgang Richter (21.11.2013)
• Klaus Münch (21.11.2013)
• Helga Simper (21.11.2013)
• Horst Eggers (22.11.2012)
• Dr. Ekkehard Beck (30.11.2010), former Provost
• Prof. Dr. Reimer Herrmann (15.05.2003) †
• Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Bayerlein (27.11.2000)
• Franz Simon Meyer (27.11.2000), former Building Director
• Wolf-Peter Hentschel (27.10.1999), former Provost
• Hellmut Albrecht (23.03.1999),  former Building Director
• Claudia Hoffmann (28.10.1996)
• Ministerialrat Günter Grote (17.01.1992) †
• Dr. Eberhard Knittel (27.11.1989) †
• Ottmar Salzl (27.11.1989), former Principal
• Wolfgang Winkler (27.11.1989) †, former District President
• Dr. Konrad Wickert (13.02.1987)
• Chief Felix Kola Ogunwale, Nigeria (28.06.1984)
• Prof. Dr. József Földvári, Pécs (12.04.1984)

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Honorary Doctorates

• Professor Dr. jur. h. c. Hans Kauffmann, München †
• Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Fritz Köhlein, Bindlach
• Professor Dr. phil., Dr. jur. h. c. Hans Maier, München
• Professor Dr. rer. nat., Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Albert Weller, Göttingen †
• Professor Dr. phil., Dr. phil. h. c. György Vajda, Budapest †
• Professor Dr. rer. nat., Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Hans Grauert, Göttingen †
• Professor Dr. agr., Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Erwin Latzko, Kranzberg †
• Staatspräsident a. D. Dr. phil. h. c. Vaclav Havel, Prag †
• Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. rer. pol. h. c. mult. Dieter Schneider, Bochum †
• Dr. phil. h. c. Wole Soyinka, Abeokuta/Nigeria
• Professor Dr. jur., Dr. jur. h. c. József Földvari, Pecs/Ungarn
• Dr. phil. h. c. Wolfgang Wagner, Bayreuth †
• Professor Dr. phil., Dr. phil. h. c. Ommo Grupe, Tübingen †
• Professor Dr. phil., Dr. phil. h. c. Konrad Repgen, Bonn †
• Professor Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Otto L. Lange, Würzburg †
• Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. rer. pol. h. c. Otmar lssing, Würzburg
• Dr. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Paris †
• Professor Dr. phil. h. c. Julia Kristeva, Paris
• Professorin Dr. phil. h. c. Eli Fischer-Jorgensen, Kopenhagen †
• Dr. phil., Dr. phil. h. c. Arno Ruoff, Tübingen †
• Professor Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Erhard Heinz, Göttingen †
• Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Erich Walter, Bayreuth †
• Professor Dr. phil., Dr. phil. h. c. Dieter Schnebel, Berlin
• Professor em. Dr.-lng. Dr.-lng. E.h. mult. Franz Mayinger, München
• Professor Dr. jur. h. c. Gordon Roger Woodman, PhD (Cantab.), Birmingham
• Wole Soyinka, place of residence unknown
• Ngugi wa Thiong'o, place of residence unknown

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