Executive University Board

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren

President of Universität Hamburg

Responsible for:

• Department 1: University Strategy
• Department 2: Communication and Marketing
• Department 5: International Affairs
• Professorial Appointments Unit
• Equal Opportunity Unit
• Legal Unit
• HR Development of academic staff (in German only)
• Center for the History of Universität Hamburg

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Prof. Dr. Jetta Frost

Vice President of Universität Hamburg

Responsible for:

• Transfer
• Equal Opportunity Unit
• Career Center

Prof. Dr. Susanne Rupp

Vice President of Universität Hamburg

Responsible for:

• Studies and Teaching (Dept. 3)
• Continuing education
• Accreditation
• Study Information Net (STiNE)
• University Language Center (SZ)
• Digital teaching and learning
• University Music
• Universitätskolleg

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Prof. Dr. Jan Louis

Vice President of Universität Hamburg

Responsible for:

• Research Management and Funding (Dept. 4)
• Funding for doctoral and early career researchers: Hamburg Research Academy (HRA), Doctoral programs
• Excellence Initiative
• Faculties MED, MIN
• Center for Sustainable Research Data Management
• Central Office for Scientific Collections
• Institutions CEN, CeNak
• External research institutions
• Knowledge transfer

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Dr. Martin Hecht

Head of Administration of Universität Hamburg

The head of administration oversees University administration, is responsible for the University's budget and the following areas:

• Human Resources (Dept. 6)
• Finance and Accounting (Dept. 7)
• Estate Management (Dept. 8)
• Construction Management (Dept. 9)
• Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection Unit (AU)
• Professorial Appointments Unit (B)
• Data Management and Institutional Research Unit (D)
• Internal Auditing Unit (IR)
• Organization and Health Division (OG)
• Legal Unit (R)
• Smart Administration Unit (SmA)
• Anti-Corruption Office (ZK)
• University Sports (in German only)

• Information management and IT