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
Internal link opens in the same window:Dr. Alexandra Bormann (Chair)
Internal link opens in the same window:Andrea Linke (Head of Administration)
Vice-Presidents
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Enkler (Academics and Diversity)
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Christoph Reich (Research and Sustainability)
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Ulrike Salat (Partnerships and Society)
Equal Opportunities Officer
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Katja Bremm
Elected members
Professors
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Gerald Ackner
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Josef Bongartz
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Jörg Friedrich
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Andreas Gollwitzer
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Gerrit Horstmeier
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Nikolaus Hottong
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Hartmut Katz
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Gunter Ketterer
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Frank Kramer
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Thilo Kromer
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Stephan Lambotte
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Stephan Messner
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Margareta Müller
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Gabriel Rausch
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Regina Reusch
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Magnus Schmidt
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Guido Siestrup
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Kirsten Steinhausen
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Oliver Taminé
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Steffen Thiel
Internal link opens in the same window:Prof. Dr. Nicole Weydmann
Members of academic staff
Internal link opens in the same window:Dr. Thorsten Fitzon
Internal link opens in the same window:Cornelia Kellermann
Internal link opens in the same window:Dr. Hendrik Kuijs
Internal link opens in the same window:Tanja Paatsch
Other members
Internal link opens in the same window:Tamara Fricker
Internal link opens in the same window:Axel Heinzmann
Internal link opens in the same window:Hendrik Mielke
Internal link opens in the same window:Thorsten Schelling
Advisory expert
Pia Burkhart (VST/ not a member)
Students
Deniz Albecer
Silas Peter Birk
Melina Blum
Julia Waltraud Kossow
Lea Kreppenhofer
Felix Wolf
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)