Committee on Information Provision and Information Technology
The Committee on Information Provision and Information Technology advises the bodies and committees of the University in general and strategic questions relating to information provision and information, media and communication technology.
The Committee on Information Provision and Information Technology has 15 members who are eligible to vote. The Vice President for Information Provision is the chair of the Committee on Information Provision and Information Technology. Other members of the committee are the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Director of the University Library, the Head of the University IT, a member of the Central University Administration and a commissioner for information provision for each school. Four additional members of the committee are elected by the Senate.
Ex officio members
Chair
Prof. Dr. Matthias Krause
Vice President for Digitalization, Equal Opportunity, and Diversity
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Prof. Dr. Heiko Paulheim
Chair for Data SienceDirector of the University Library
Dr. Sabine Gehrlein
University LibraryHead of UNIT
Kerstin Bein/Alexander Pfister
UNITMember of the Central University Administration
Hubert Tomesch
Division VIChief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Marcel Hörner
Information SecuritySchool representatives responsible for information provision (ex officio)
Appointed by the school councils
Term of office: 2 years (1 August 2025 – 31 July 2027)Prof. Dr. Markus Frölich
Chair of Economics, Econometrics
Deputy:
Prof. Dr. Carsten Kusche
Junior professorship for Criminal LawProf. Dr. Hartmut Höhle
Chair of Enterprise SystemsProf. Dr. Jochen Gebauer
Chair for Cross-Cultural Social and Personality PsychologyProf. Dr. Matthias Kohring
Institute for Media and Communication StudiesProf. Dr. Heiko Paulheim(as of 1 August 2026)
Chair for Data ScienceMembers by virtue of appointment
Academic staff members
(Term of office: 1 August 2026 – 31 July 2028)Dr. Maren Prignitz
Chair of Clinical Psychology, Interaction- and Psychotherapy ResearchAnna-Lena Hauser
Department of Romance LanguagesDeputy:
Dr. Ruben BachStudent members
(Terms of office: 1 August 2026 – 31 July 2027)Aimo Görne
Deputy:
Luis BohnertPaul Horn
Deputy:
Anastasia Kaiser
Schedule of meetings
The schedule of meetings in the upcoming semesters is available here.
Contact

Beate Probst
President's Office
Schloss Ostflügel
68161 Mannheim
