The Senate decides on matters relating to research, the practice of art, artistic development projects, teaching, studies, dual education and continuing education, unless these are assigned by law to another central body, the faculties or study academies.
The term of office of the members is four years, that of the students, one year.
Official members
- the President (Chairperson)
- the Vice-Presidents
- the Head of Administration
- the Equal Opportunities Officer
Elected members
- professors
- four members of academic staff
- four other members of staff
- six students
Senate
Board of Executives
Dr. Alexandra Bormann (Chair)
Andrea Linke (Head of Administration)
Vice-Presidents
Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Enkler (Academics and Diversity)
Prof. Dr. Christoph Reich (Research and Sustainability)
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Salat (Partnerships and Society)
Equal Opportunities Officer
Prof. Dr. Katja Bremm
Elected members
Professors
Prof. Dr. Gerald Ackner
Prof. Dr. Rütger Conzelmann
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Dittler
Prof. Dr. Volker Hass
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hollunder
Prof. Nikolaus Hottong
Prof. Dr. Jochen Huber
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Katz
Prof. Dr. Gunter Ketterer
Prof. Dr. Verena Klusmann-Weißkopf
Prof. Dr. Massimo Kubon
Prof. Dr. Stephan Lambotte
Prof. Dr. Pavel Rawe
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schiepp
Prof. Dr. Magnus Schmidt
Prof. Dr. Kirsten Steinhausen
Prof. Dr. Albrecht Swietlik
Prof. Dr. Oliver Taminé
Prof. Dr. Steffen Thiel
Prof. Dr. Armin Trost
Members of academic staff
Dr. Thorsten Fitzon
Diana Krippl
Dr. Hendrik Kuijs
Tanja Paatsch
Other members
Christina Gunzenhauser
Dr. Thomas Jechle
Jutta Neumann
Natalja Schäfer
Advisory expert
Pia Burkhart (VST/ not a member)
Students
Markus Damm
Annika Schwendler
Melina Blum
Vicky Pötzsch
Peter Umbscheiden
Julian Keller
Honorary Senators
The title of Honorary Senator can be awarded by universities for exceptional services to the university.
The Honorary Senators of Furtwangen University are:
Hans Frank
Conferred the title of Honorary Senator on 8 March, 1978
Mayor of Furtwangen (1957 - 1977);
Member of the state parliament (1964 - 1972)
Died 7 August, 2001
Hans Schmidt
Conferred the title of Honorary Senator on 6 December, 1980
Managing partner of Schmidt Feintechnik GmbH, St. Georgen.
One of the 17 graduates of the first engineering class of 1950
Chairman of the university's support society for many years
Died 28 August, 2012 at the age of 85
Erwin Teufel
Conferred the title of Honorary Senator on 7 June, 1985
Prime Minister of the state of Baden-Württemberg (1991 - 2005)
Directly elected member of the state parliament for the Villingen-Schwenningen constituency (1972 - 2006)
Albert Keck
Conferred the title of Honorary Senator on 16 December, 1987
Former Chairman of the Management Board and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VDO Aldolf Schindling AG in Schwalbach (Taunus)
One of the 17 graduates of the first engineering class of 1950
Died 27 December, 2018
Thomas Jauch
Conferred the title of Honorary Senator on 20 October, 2009
President of the Jauch group of companies
Rudolf Kastner
Conferred the title of Honorary Senator on October 20, 2009
Chairman of the Executive Board of EGT AG
Guido Wolf
Conferred the title of Honorary Senator on 1 June, 2013
President of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg (2011-2015)