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Senate

Tasks

  • Monitoring the work of the Presidential Board, right to comprehensive information from the Presidential Board
  • Deciding on the appointment or dismissal of members of the Presidential Board
  • Opinion on matters of principle, e.g. the establishment, modification and closure of faculties as well as the introduction, significant modification and closure of degree programmes
  • Participation in appointments
  • Election of the full-time Equal Opportunities Officer on the recommendation of the Equal Opportunities Commission
  • Deciding on development planning and the equal opportunities plan in agreement with the Presidential Board
  • Must be consulted before a decision is made on the business plan
  • Must be informed about the conclusion of a target agreement

The duties of the Senate are set out in the Niedersächsischen Hochschulgesetz (§41) and in the Grundordnung der Ostfalia (PDF, 301.37 KB) (opens in a new window), (not accessible).

The meetings of the Senate are chaired by the President. 
 

Composition

13 members with voting rights, of which:

  • 7 professors
  • 2 members of the staff group (academic staff, teaching staff for special tasks, lecturers)
  • 2 employees in technical and administrative services
  • 2 students

Members with an advisory vote:

  • Members of the Presidential Board
  • Deans
  • Equal opportunities officer
  • one member of the Staff Council
  • one representative of the AStA Executive Board
     

Voting members

  • Prof. Dr. Boris Blechschmidt
  • Prof. Dr. Bernd Lichte
  • Prof. Dr. Albrecht Meißner
  • Prof. Dr. Dagmar Meyer
  • Prof. Dr. Achim Michalke
  • Prof. Dr. Martin Rambke
  • Prof. Dr. Bernd Wolk
  • Klaus Bolze (staff group)
  • Ines Teuber (staff group)
  • Christine Jahn (staff member in technical and administrative services)
  • Thomas Krause (staff member in technical and administrative services)
  • Joshua Lartey (Student / Faculty M)
  • Karl Schmidt (Student / Faculty E)