• Mr Prof Dr Rheinbach, Oliver
• Mr Prof Dr Zug, Sebastian
• Mr Prof Dr Kroke, Edwin
• Mr Prof Dr Amro, Mohammed
• Mr Prof Dr Heide, Gerhard
• Mr Prof Dr Aneziris, Christos
• Mr Prof Dr Kiefer, Björn
• Mr Prof Dr Rafaja, David
• Mr Prof Dr Walkowitz, Gari

• Mrs Dr Weidner, Anja
• Mrs Dr Funke, Claudia
• Mr Dr Pohl, Norman

• Mrs Dipl.-Ing. Häußler, Kathrin
• Mr Dr Kluge, Andreas

• Mrs Liebich, Helene
• Mrs Leipnitz, Emmy-Lou
• Mr Kemter, Matthias

The meetings of the Senate are open to the public. All members of TU Bergakademie - students as well as employees - can attend. Topics relating to personnel matters are dealt with in the non-public part of the meeting.

07.10.2025: 4th meeting of the Senate

28.10.2025: 5th meeting of the Senate

25.11.2025: 6th meeting of the Senate

27.01.2026: 7th meeting of the Senate

The meetings start at 13:30 and take place in the Alte Mensa

§ 9 Senate

(1) The groups are represented by the following voting members:

• 9 university lecturers
• 3 academic employees,
• 3 students and
• 2 other employees.

(2) Before the Senate passes resolutions on matters that directly affect a central institution, its head must be given the opportunity to participate in the Senate meeting.

§ 85 Senate

(1) The Senate is responsible for

1. resolutions on the regulations of the university in accordance with § 14 paragraph 3 and 4 sentence 2 and § 83 sentence 3,
2. the appointment of the three Senate members for the selection committee in accordance with § 87 paragraph 6 sentence 2 number 2,
3. the application to the Extended Senate for the dismissal of the Rector,
4. the election and dismissal of the Vice-Rectors,
5. the statement on the Rector's proposal for the appointment of the Chancellor,
6. the proposals for the appointment of members of the University Council,
7. the statement on the business plan,
8. opinions on all academic and artistic matters that do not only affect one faculty,
9. decisions of fundamental importance in matters relating to the promotion of young academics and artists,
10. decisions of fundamental importance in matters relating to teaching, research or art, insofar as these do not only affect one faculty, research or art, insofar as these do not only concern one faculty,
11. the determination of the degrees to be awarded by the university in accordance with Section 40,
12. the establishment of principles for quality assurance, in particular for the evaluation of teaching,
13. the election and appointment of representatives of the university; § Section 88 (3) sentences 2 and 3 and Section 93 (4) sentence 5 remain unaffected,
14. the establishment of the mission statement for teaching and the formulation of principles for the organisation of teaching and study operations,
15. the statement on the staffing of the faculties,
16. the adoption of resolutions on the development planning of the university and, within this framework, on the range of subjects and degree programmes offered,
17. the statement on the activity report of the university's Equal Opportunities Officer,
18. the statement on the university's equal opportunities concept,
19. the statement on the university's staff development concept,
20. the statement on the fee regulations,
21. the statement on the Rectorate's report and on the Rectorate's intention to inform the public,
22. the statement on the annual report of the Student Union.

Further details on numbers 9 and 10 can be regulated by the Basic Regulations.

(2) The Senate has up to 21 voting members. They are elected representatives of each member group in accordance with Section 51(1). The number and distribution of seats among the member groups is determined by the basic regulations. The number of seats for university professors must be sufficient to ensure that they have a majority of one seat. Junior professors should be adequately represented. The Vice-Rectors, the Chancellor, the Deans, the Head of the Centre for Teacher Training and Educational Research and the University's Equal Opportunities Officer are members of the Senate in an advisory capacity. The Rector is also a member of the Senate in an advisory capacity only, but has a casting vote in the event of a tie. A voting member of the Senate cannot also be elected as Rector, Vice-Rector, Dean or appointed as Chancellor.

(3) The Rector prepares the meetings of the Senate and its committees and chairs the Senate. In the case of paragraph 1 sentence 1 number 3, the electoral officer appointed in accordance with the university's electoral regulations or, if he or she is unable to attend or is biased, his or her deputy shall prepare the meeting of the senate and chair the meeting. The Senate may appoint commissions and representatives to prepare its decisions.

(4) Resolutions in matters of study organisation require the approval of the majority of the student representatives present and entitled to vote, otherwise the approval of two thirds of the members entitled to vote.

(5) The Rectorate and the University Council must report to the Senate in writing on all matters relating to the university upon request.