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University Council of Universität Hamburg

Universität Hamburg's University Council has nine honorary members, four appointed by the Academic Senate and four by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. These eight members elect a ninth member as well as a chairperson and deputy chair from among the non-University members.

The Council is largely responsible for the strategic control of the University. In addition to electing the University President and Kanzler , the University Council authorizes business plans and accepts the Executive University Board's annual reports.

On 19 June 2020, the members of the University Council elected Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Petra Wend CBE PhD FRSA FRSE as chair.

 On 25 September 2020, the members of the University Council elected Assistant Professor Dr. Jörn Pütz as its ninth member.

The University Council regularly updates University members on all topics and results of its meetings.

Members of the University Council

University Council members from Universität Hamburg include:

  • Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen, professor of business administration, in particular capital markets and management. Prof. Dr. Bassen is head of the Center for a Sustainable University (KNU). He is also member of the federal government's German Council for Sustainable Development.
  • Prof. Dr. Dagmar Felix, professor of public and social law at Universität Hamburg and specialist in health law; member of the Academic Senate
  • Prof. Dr. Vincent Heuveline, professor of scientific computing at Heidelberg University, chief information officer (CIO), head of the university's computing center, head of the data mining and uncertainty quantification research group at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
  • Prof. Dr. Olaf Köller, professor of educational research, managing scientific director and head of the Department of Educational Research at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN)

The members selected by the Senate of Hamburg are:

    • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Erika Fischer-Lichte, theater studies at Freie Universität Berlin, numerous visiting professorships in the USA, Japan, etc. Member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Academia Europaea, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
    • Dr. Cornelie Sonntag-Wolgast, journalist, former parliamentary state secretary, former member of the German Federal Assembly and chair of the Committee on Internal Affairs
    • Professor Dr  Dr. h.c. Petra Wend CBE PhD FRSA FRSE, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
    • Dr. Michael Heller

The University Council's ninth elected member is:

    • Assistant Prof. Dr. Joern Pütz, Maître de conférences in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Université de Strasbourg / CNRS. Dr. Pütz is the vice president for German-French relations and vice president for research with the interdisciplinary and international Eucor – The European Campus. He is a member of the university council of the Franco-German University (FGU).

University Council reports since 2012

University Council reports since 2012 (available only in German language):

Joint statements from the University Council and Executive University Board 2008–2011

Joint Statements from the University Council and Executive University Board 2008–2011:

Contact

Andrea Kantack
Staff code: -P15-
Committee Administrator for the Executive University Board, University Council and Chamber
Mittelweg 177, Room N 5052
20148 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 42838-1805
Fax: +49 40 427 977-309