Senat
As the highest democratically elected body of the university, the Senate is made up of the member groups Professors, Employees and Students. It stands alongside individual functions such as the president or chancellor and, depending on the legal situation, carries out leadership duties of a strategic, advisory, legislative or controlling character. It thus makes decisions regarding, for example, statues, development planning, study courses, research coordination, approval of the structuring into departments and department assignment. Furthermore, the Senate comments on issues including target agreements and the budget plan, appointment recommendations, honorary professorships, the establishment/dissolution of central institutions and the plan for the promotion of women. (For more information see the Hessen Higher Education Act, section 40.) The sessions are open to the entire university.
Members
Professors
Prof. Johanna Siebein
Prof. Dr. Tom Bieling
Prof. Adrian Nießler
Prof. Alexander Oppermann
Prof. Kerstin Cmelka
Prof. Martin Liebscher
Prof. Dr. Marie-Hélène Gutberlet
Prof. Janina Schmidt
Prof. Dr. Markus Holzbach
Proxies
Prof. Dr. Kai Vöckler
Prof. Peter Eckart
Prof. Heike Selmer
Prof. Angelika Levi
Prof. Frank Zebner
Students
Simon Gilmer
Lea Sophie Krempin
Devin Can
Leo Ahlers
Luca Ganz
Proxis
Luis Benz
Administrative-technical members
Christiane Kühn-Wilkens
Jens Balkenborg
Proxis
Sabine Klein
Dennis Köster
Scientific member
Agnes Meyer-Wilmes
Proxis
Julian Schwarze
Andreas Klober
Chairmanship
President
Vice President
Chancellor
Gender Equality Officer
Katja Kupfer
Chairman of the Staff Committee
Friedhart Riedel
Confidant for people with disabilities
Anja Bernhardt
Chairman of AStA
Silvan Hahn