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22. October 2024

Kickoff for the Senate and the Extended Senate

On October 21, the newly elected Senate and the Extended Senate met for their constituent sessions.

On a rooftop terrace, the members of the Extended Senate stand in several rows on stone steps.
Photo: Sven Müller The new Extended Senate, which consists of the Senate’s voting and advisory members as well as additional voting members, met for the first time on October 21 at the Zittau Campus.

On Monday, October 21, 2024, the Senate and the Extended Senate convened for their first regular meetings. The newly elected senators, serving five-year terms, and the advisory members gathered for these sessions at 2:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m., respectively, on the Zittauer Campus.

Both sessions included segments open to the university community. Among other things, the responsibilities of both bodies for the term from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2029, were explained. At the meeting of the Extended Senate, the Chancellor also provided information on the procedure for electing the Rector for the upcoming term of office from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2030.

In accordance with §84 of the Saxon Higher Education Act (SächsHSG), the Senate, together with the Extended Senate, the University Executive Board, and the University Council, is one of the university’s central governing bodies. During the lecture period of the academic year, the Senate meets once a month to discuss and decide on key matters concerning the HSZG. The full scope of this body’s responsibilities is governed by Section 85 of the Saxon Higher Education Act.


Senate

Members with Voting Rights

The following members cast their votes in the Senate:

Professors
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karel Frana (F-M)
  • Prof. Dr. phil. Martin Goldfriedrich (F-S)
  • Prof. Dr. jur. Michael Wolfgang Kaspar (F-MK)
  • Prof. Dr. techn. Stefan Kornhuber (F-EI)
  • Prof. Dr. rer. pol. habil.Knut Petzold (F-S)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anna Prenzel (F-EI)
  • Prof. Dr. rer. nat Jens Weber (F-N)
  • Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Uwe Wendt (F-W)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Tobias Zschunke (F-M)
Employees
  • Jan Bensch, Diplom in Information Technology (FH) (HRZ)
  • Klaus Hirte, Diplom in Social Work/Social Pedagogy (FH) (F-S)
  • Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) Kerstin Korb (K)
  • Nora Terlunen, Diplom (FH) (F-M)
  • M.A. Diana Trapp (DFP)
Students
  • Tom Richter (F-EI)
  • Sara Tetzner (F-S)
  • Annika Thomas (F-S)

Advisory Members

The following members serve in an advisory capacity on the Senate:

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kratzsch, Rector
  • Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Raj Kollmorgen, Prorector for Research
  • Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Sophia Keil, Vice President for Education and International Affairs
  • Christoph M. Duscha, Chancellor
  • Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Andrea G. Eckhardt, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Falk Maiwald, Dean of the Faculty of Managerial and Cultural Studies
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Meinert, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus ten Hagen, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Thomas Wiegert, Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences
  • Prof. Dr. phil. Sebastian Zips, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Engineering Management
  • Prof. Dr. phil. Renate Heese, Chief Equal Opportunities Officer
  • Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) Sebastian Fleischer, Staff Council

Extended Senate

The Extended Senate consists of the voting and advisory members of the Senate, as well as additional voting members:

Professors
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Fulland (F-M)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Hentschel (F-M)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jakob Hildebrandt (F-N)
  • Prof. Dr. rer.pol.habil. Steffi Höse (F-W)
  • Prof. Dr. rer.pol. Jörg Kroschel (F-W)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Lässig (F-EI)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Uwe Müller (F-EI)
  • Prof. Dr. rer.nat. Matthias Schmidt (F-S)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Worlitz (F-EI)
Employees
  • Ph.D. Lucie Koutkova (DSI)
  • M.Sc. Lars Rönisch (HRZ)
  • M.Eng. Felix Rothe (F-M)
  • Dr. rer.pol. Peggy Sommer (RHK-Q)
  • Diplom-Kffr. Anke Zenker-Hoffmann (F-N)
Students
  • Karsten Hänsch (F-EI)
  • Florian Kossack (F-EI)
  • Max Scholz (F-EI)
Ihre Ansprechperson
B.A.
Jacqueline Förster
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