President’s Office
The university is headed by the Presidential Board with a President, two Vice-Presidents and a Chancellor, the head of the administration. According to the Higher Education Act, the President represents the university and is the chairman of the Senate. He is elected for seven years, the vice-presidents - on the proposal of the president - for three years.
Vice-President for Studies, Teaching, Continuing Education
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Vice-President for Studies, Teaching, Continuing Education
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University Executive
For important core topics, the Executive Board also appoints Executive Board representatives from among the experts. These are:
| Internationality | Hon. Prof. Baldur Veit |
| Communications and marketing | Dr. Hjördis Kettenbach |
| Sustainabilty and climate protection | Prof. Dr. Sabine Löbbe |
| Organisational development and HRD | Prof. Johanna Bath |
| Entrepreneurship + Transfer | Prof. Dr. David Feierabend |
University Advisory Board
The University Advisory Board is responsible for the development and competitiveness of the University. Moreover, it supervises the management of the President’s Office and deals with further matters concerning its own management, such as the election of the President or decisions about its structure and development plan.
Axel Breitling | Chief Financial Officer CHT Germany GmbH |
| Prof. Dr. Isabel Burghardt (Deputy Chairwoman) | Professorin an der Fakultät Life Sciences |
| Christian O. Erbe (Chairman) | President IHK Reutlingen, Managing Partner ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH |
| Andreas Haffner | Member of the Executive Board – Human Resources, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart |
| Dr. Katharina Hartl | CFO, Executive Vice President, Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH |
Prof. Dr. Stephan Höfer | Reutlingen University - ESB Business School |
| Anke Kanter | Reutlingen University - Deputy head Budget and Finances |
| Dr. Gernot Lenz | CEO, Managing Director TOM TAILOR Holding SE |
| Prof. Dr. Kerstin Reich | Reutlingen University – School of Engineering |
| Christine Rupp (Deputy Chairwoman) | General Manager IBM Deutschland GmbH |
| Prof. Dr. Katja Schenke-Layland | Director NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen ; Professor of Medical Technology and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Tübingen |
| Prof. Dr. Malte Wessels | Reutlingen University – TEXOVERSUM |
Senate
The Senate is the elected University parliament which has the final say on, or must agree to, a range of different matters. It makes decisions concerning research, development plans, teaching and education and advanced training. The election of members to the University Management Team must also be approved by Senate.
| Members in office with voting rights | President`s Office |
| Elected members (for 4 years) | Academic staff Non-academic staff Students (for 1 year) |
| Members in office with advisory vote | President`s Office Deans Prof. Dr. Markus Conrads |
| Honorary Senators | Dipl.-Ing. Frank Goltermann |
| Ethics and Sustainability | Prof. Dr. Bernd Banke |
| Culture | Prof. Dr. Benjamin Himpel |
| Coordinator of Grants and Awards | Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Beyer |
| Excellence in Education | Prof. Dr. Manfred Estler |
| Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis | |
| Commission for Investigation of Accusations of Scientific Malpractice | Prof. Dr. Antje Brüsch |
| Liaison | Prof. Dr. Daniela Almeida Streitwieser Prof. Dr. Jörg Naeve |
| Office of the Committee "Ombudsman" | |
Administration
The University administration is responsible for the smooth running of all processes within the University. The budget and finances, matters concerning study and students, human resources as well as legal affairs and organisation – all these are in the hands of the University administration.
| Director of Administration | Director of Administration Alexander Leisner Deputy Director of Administration Markus Dammler |
| Budget and Finances | Peter Bihler Tel.: +49 7121 271 1040 |
| Human Resources | Jochen Wurz Tel.: +49 7121 271 1020 |
| Student Administration | Robert Linzenbold Tel.: +49 7121 271 1060 |
| Legal Affairs and Organisation | Markus Dammler |
| Facility management | Klaus Romer Tel.: +49 7121 271 1200 |
