Donations, grants, endowments, scholarships, and awards have been a constant presence for our university since its founding, supporting numerous groundbreaking projects in research and education throughout its history.
Foundations
Stiftung TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Krüger-Stiftung
Sparkassen-Stiftung
Heinisch-Stiftung
Ursula und Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Schneider
Stiftung Christian Grosse Geschichtsbibliothek
Mineralogische Sammlung Deutschland
Committee and Founders' Council
Managing committee of the foundation
Chairman of the Founders' Council
- Mr. Hans-Joachim Polk, VNG Director of Infrastructure and Technology
Rectorate of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
- Prof. Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht, Rector of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
- Prof. Tobias Fieback, Director of Research, International Affairs and Transfer
- Prof. Andreas Horsch, Director of Sustainability and Communication
- Prof. Swanhild Bernstein, Director of Education
- Mr. Jens Then, Chancellor
The representative elected by the University Senate
- Prof. Ulrich Groß, former Director of the Institute of Thermal Engineering and Thermodynamics.
Chairman of the executive Committee
- Rektor der Universität, Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht.
Responsibility of the Executive Board
The Executive Board decides on the utilisation of the foundation's income. The Executive Board is quorate if more than half of its members, including the Chairman, participate in the decision-making process. Resolutions are passed by a simple majority. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote. Resolutions concerning a change to the purpose of the foundation or the dissolution of the foundation can only be passed at meetings. Amendments to the Articles of Association require the approval of the Founders' Council.
Founders' Council
Founders who provide the foundation with a donation of at least EUR 25,000.00 (natural persons) or at least EUR 100,000.00 (legal entities) form the Founders' Council either personally or through a person nominated by them. For natural persons, membership of the Founders' Council is non-transferable and cannot be inherited. The members of the Founders' Council elect the Chairman from among their number for a period of three years, who is also a member of the Foundation Board.
Members of the Founders' council of the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology Foundation:
- die Verbundnetz Gas AG, Leipzig, vertreten durch Herrn Hans-Joachim Polk,Vorstand der VNG für Infrastruktur und Technik (Vorsitzender des Stifterrates)
- die ROMONTA GmbH, Amsdorf, vertreten durch Herrn Dr. Gottfried-Christoph Wild, Geschäftsführer a. D.
- die Städtische Wohnungsgesellschaft Freiberg/Sa. Aktiengesellschaft, vertreten durch Herrn Tom-Hendrik Runge, Vorstand
- die E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Essen, vertreten durch Herrn Dr. Achim Middelschulte, Mitglied des Vorstandes a. D.
- die Nickelhütte Aue GmbH, vertreten durch Herrn Henry Sobieraj, Geschäftsführer
- der "Hermann-Spamer Stiftungsfonds", vertreten durch Frau Karla Kellner, Pforzheim
- die Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH, Hamburg, vertreten durch Herrn Frank Koch, Mitglied der Geschäftsführung
- die SolarWorld, Freiberg, vertreten durch Herrn Prof. Peter Woditsch, Vorstandssprecher der Sunicon AG
- der Stiftungsfonds "Ursula und Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Schneider", vertreten durch Frau Ursula und Herrn Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Schneider
- der FME - Stiftungsfonds, vertreten durch Herrn Dr. Frank-Michael Engel
- der Christian Grosse-Stiftungsfonds für die Forschung, vertreten durch Herrn Alfred Christian Grosse
- der Christa und Dr.-Ing. Peter Letz Stiftungsfonds für das Gießereiwesen vertreten durch Herrn Dr.-Ing. Peter Letz
- Herr Hans-Peter Gerhardt
Task of the Founders' Council
The task of the Founders' Council is to support the Executive Committee in carrying out the foundation's tasks, in particular to establish and maintain contact with other potential sponsors. Furthermore, the Founders' Council is involved in the decision on the application to become a foundation with legal capacity in the case of resolutions changing the purpose of the foundation. The Founders' Council has meetings at least once a year.
Brochure
Foundations at the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg in the past and present in the anniversary year 2015