Senate
The Senate is responsible for taking decisions regarding research, performing arts, artistic development, teaching, learning, cooperative learning programmes and further education, except in cases where stipulated by law that another central body, faculty or academic institute should do so.
The members hold office for four years. Student members hold office for one year.
Ex-officio members
- President (Chair)
- Vice-presidents
- Head of Administration
- Faculty Deans
- Equal Opportunities Representative
Elected members
- Professors from all faculties - 2 or 3 persons depending on the size of the faculty
- 4 members of academic staff
- 4 other members of staff
- 6 students
Members
Board of Executives
Prof. Dr. Rolf Schofer
Prof. Robert Schäflein-Armbruster
Prof. Dr. Michael Lederer
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Mescheder
Andrea Linke
Equal Opportunities Representative
Prof. Dr. Marianne Andres
Elected members
Professors
Prof. Nikolaus Hottong (DM)
Prof. Martin Aichele (DM)
Prof. Dr. Stephan Lambotte (GSG)
Prof. Dr. Ludger Stienen (GSG)
Prof. Dr. Arno Weber (GSG)
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hollunder (IN)
Prof. Dr. Mohsen Rezagholi (IN)
Prof. Dr. Albrecht Swietlik (ITE)
Prof. Dr. Stephan Messner (ITE)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Gollwitzer (ITE)
Prof. Dr. Margaretha Müller (MME)
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kukral (MME)
Prof. Dr. Gerd Haimerl (MME)
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Salat (MLS)
Prof. Dr. Holger Schneider (MLS)
Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dietrich Schneider (W)
Prof. Dr. Rütger Conzelmann (W)
Prof. Dr. Guido Siestrup (WI)
Prof. Gabriele Hecker (WI)
Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Enkler (WING)
Prof. Jörg Jacobi (WING)
Academic staff
Dr. Manuela Philipp
Hendrik Kuijs
Kordula Kugele
Ralf Brändle
Other members of staff
Dr. Thomas Jechle
Jutta Neumann
Armin Schaumann
Christina Gunzenhauser
Honorary Members of the Senate
The title of Honorary Member of the Senate can be awarded by the University for outstanding services to the University.
The Honorary Members of the Senate of Furtwangen University are:
Hans Frank
Appointed Honorary Member of the Senate on 8 March 1978
Mayor of Furtwangen (1957 - 1977)
Member of State Parliament (1964 - 1972)
Died August 2001
Hans Schmidt
Appointed Honorary Member of the Senate on December 1980
Managing Director and partner of Schmidt Feintechnik Ltd, St. Georgen.
One of the 17 graduates of the first engineering class of 1950
Chairman of the Friends of Furtwangen University Funding Association for many years
Died 28 August 2012 aged 85
Erwin Teufel
Appointed Honorary Member of the Senate on 7 June 1985
Minister President of Baden-Württemberg (1991 – 2005)
Directly elected Member of State Parliament for Villingen-Schwenningen (1972 – 2006)
Albert Keck
Appointed Honorary Member of the Senate on 16 December 1987
Former Chairman of the Board and Chairman of Supervisory Board of VDO Aldolf Schindling AG in Schwalbach (Taunus)
One of the 17 graduates of the first engineering class of 1950
Died December 2018
Thomas Jauch
Appointed Honorary Member of the Senate on 20 October 2009
President of Jauch Group
Rudolf Kastner
Appointed Honorary Member of the Senate on 20 October 2009
Chairman of the board of EGT AG
Guido Wolf
Appointed Honorary Member of the Senate on 1 June 2013
President of Baden-Württemberg State Parliament (2011-2015)
County Commissioner of Tuttlingen Region (2003-2011)
Honorary Citizens
Prof Dr. Günter Pritschow
Presented with Honorary Citizens Award on 1 October, 2012
Founding Officer of the Tuttlingen Campus of Furtwangen University
Died 14 June, 2021
Prof Manfred Kühne
Presented with Honorary Citzizens Award on 21 March, 2018
Ortwin Guhl
Presented with Honorary Citizens Award on 25 July, 2018