HAW Hamburg University Advisory Board
The University Advisory Board has nine volunteer members and includes individuals from academia, culture and business. It serves an advisory and decision-making function, especially regarding strategic issues. It is also involved in central personnel decisions, in particular the election of the university president and the head of administration and finance.
Four members are appointed by the HAW Hamburg Senate, and four by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.1 The ninth member is elected by the other eight members. Two of the individuals selected by the University Senate are university members, so-called internal members. The two external members of the University Advisory Board are suggested by the Executive Board and appointed by the University Senate.2 An advisory board made up of nine people must include at least four people of each gender. All members are appointed for a term of four years.
1 Source: Hamburg Higher Education Act (HmbHG) – 18 July 2001, § 84 Hochschulrat
² Source: Election regulation for internal members of the University Advisory Board at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences – 29 March 2007
Responsibilities
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The responsibilities of the University Advisory Board are outlined in Section 84 of the Hamburg Higher Education Act (HmbHG). In accordance with the HmbHG, the board takes decisions on central strategic matters, including the following:
- Confirmation of the election and voting out of the university president
- Election and voting out of the head of administration and finance
- Approval of the university statute
- Adoption of the university's structural and development plans in consultation with the University Senate
- Adoption of principles for university funding and funding allocation
- Approval of business plans
- Recommendations for enhancing the university's profile, the focus of research and teaching, and the further development of the degree courses offered
Members
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The HAW Hamburg University Advisory Board has nine members. Four of them are appointed by HAW Hamburg, and four are appointed by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. These eight members jointly select the ninth member.
Current members of the University Advisory Board:
- Dr. Lothar Dittmer (Vorsitzender des Hochschulrates)
- Petra Fischbach
- Alois Krtil
- Prof. Dr. Karin Luckey
- Prof. Dr. Heike Neumann
- Prof. Dr. Birgit Peters
- Andreas Pfannenberg
- Barbara Saunier
- Dr. Andreas Meusch
