Senate

• 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. 
 

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
   

• Prof. Dr. Ralf Imhof
• Prof. Dr. Jana Kühl
• Prof. Dr. Bernd Wilhelm Lichte
• Prof. Dr. Andreas Ligocki
• Prof. Dr. André Maire
• Prof. Dr. Dagmar Meyer
• Prof. Dr. Andreas Simon
• Gabriela Bender (Mitarbeitergruppe)
• Nanno Peters (Mitarbeitergruppe)
• Nico Fladerer (Mitarbeiter in Technik und Verwaltung)
• Thomas Krause (Mitarbeiter in Technik und Verwaltung)
• Jonas Bernzen (Student)
• Bennett Leon Eggerichs (Student)