Senate

The Senate decides on all academic affairs of fundamental significance for research, teaching, study and continuing education, unless another central body or the schools are responsible for these areas by law.

Responsibilities

In particular, the Senate is responsible for the tasks specified in section 19 subsection 1 sentence 2 of the act on higher education of Baden-Württemberg (Landeshochschulgesetz, LHG), for example for:

• electing the full-time members of the President’s office (President, Executive Vice President) together with the University Supervisory Board
• electing the Vice Presidents
• approving structural and development plans
• providing a statement on the economic plan
• making decisions on matters relating to the determination of admission quotas
• making decisions on the constitution of the university and changes thereto
• discussing the President’s annual report in a joint meeting with the University Supervisory Board
• making decisions on matters relating to the establishment, modification and termination of degree programs, institutions of the university and joint committees
• making decisions of fundamental significance in matters relating to research and the promotion of early-career researchers as well as technology transfer
• making decisions on the statutes concerning examinations based on proposals by the schools
• making decisions on the proposals of the schools for the appointment or professors and junior professors

Further details are specified in the Constitution of the University of Mannheim.

Here you will find an overview on the  current members of the Senate.

The Senate usually holds closed meetings. We will point out separately if some portions of a meeting are open to the public.

The schedule of meetings of the Senate in the upcoming semesters is available here.