According to Section 2 Para. 2 of the Saxon Higher Education Act (SächsHSG), the faculty is the "basic organisational unit of the university". It is the next administrative level below the university level.
Commissions are appointed by the Faculty Council to prepare decisions. The meeting shall be chaired by the Dean or a member of the Commission designated by the Dean. The commissions are usually composed in the same proportion as the Faculty Council. An important exception is the Study Commission.
Faculty Council
In addition to the Dean and the Dean's Office, the Faculty Council is an organ of the Faculty and is composed of elected representatives of all status groups (university lecturers, academic staff, other staff, students) as well as the Equal Opportunities Officer.
Responsibility
The Faculty Council is responsible for all matters of fundamental importance to the Faculty, in particular for
- the adoption of the study and examination regulations,
- the adoption of the promotion and habilitation regulations,
- proposals for the establishment, discontinuation and amendment of study programmes,
- the coordination of research projects,
- proposals for the Faculty's target agreements with the Rector’s Office
- statement of the faculty on target agreements of the university with the State Ministry for Science and the Arts,
- securing its study offer and planning the range of courses on offer in accordance with the Faculty's development plan,
- evaluation procedure according to Section 9,
- proposals for the preparation of structural and development plans for the Faculty,
- cooperation in the drafting of the business plan of the university,
- statement on the use of the positions and funds allocated to the Faculty,
- the implementation of the student advisory service,
- the filling of the appointment committees and proposals for the functional description of university lecturing positions.
The basis is Section 93 Abs. 1 of the Saxon Higher Education Act as amended on 31 May 2023.
The inaugural meeting of the newly elected Faculty Council of the Faculty of Economics and Management Science took place on 19 October 2022.
The nine university professors, one academic staff member, one other staff member, as well as three student representatives and one equal opportunities representative will serve as the Faculty Council for the next three years.
Prof. Dr. Rainer Alt was elected as Dean on January 24, 2024 for the term of office from April 1, 2024.
The Vice-Deans of the Faculty of Economics and Management Science are Prof. Dr. Utz Dornberger (for Transfer and Campus Development) and Prof. Dr. Martin Quaas (for Research); the Dean of Studies of the Faculty is Prof. Dr. Roland Happ.
In accordance with the committee elections in the summer semester 2023, two female representatives of the academic mid-level staff were elected to the Faculty Council with immediate effect; two new student representatives took up their term of office on 1 October 2023. As part of a supplementary election, a representative of the university lecturers was elected to the Faculty Council for the term of office from April 1, 2024.
The members of the Faculty Council are:
University lecturers
Prof. Dr. Rainer Alt (E-Mail)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Bruckner (E-Mail)
Prof. Dr. Ralf Diedrich (E-Mail)
Prof. Dr. Utz Dornberger (E-Mail)
Prof. Dr. Silvia Föhr (E-Mail)
Prof. Dr. Martin Quaas (E-Mail)
Prof. Dr. Roland Happ (E-Mail)
Prof. Dr. Dubravko Radic (E-Mail)
Prof. Dr. Matthias Schmidt (E-Mail)
Group of academic staff
Andreas Barton (E-Mail)
Dr. Carsta Militzer-Horstmann (E-Mail)
Maren Rath (E-Mail)
Other staff
Sebastian Heinisch (E-Mail)
Students
Ina Engels (E-Mail)
Thorben Küster (E-Mail)
Moritz Antlauf (E-Mail)
Equal Opportunities Officer
In addition to the elected members, the Extended Faculty Council includes all university lecturers of the Faculty. Matters on which the extended Faculty Council passes resolutions are regulated in Section 93, Paragraph 2 SächsHSG.
The rules of procedure of the Faculty Council can be found HERE
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Other Faculty Boards and Faculty Commissions
Chairman
Prof. Utz Dornberger (Substitute: Prof. Rainer Alt)
Professors
Prof. Thomas Bruckner
Prof. Silvia Föhr
Prof. Roland Happ
Prof. Dubravko Radic
Prof. Matthias Schmidt
Academic Staff
Andreas Barton
Melanie Marek
Dr. Carsta Militzer-Horstmann
Maren Rath
Students
Kilia Schilling (Substitute: Moritz Antlauf)
Permanent Guest
Dr. Martina Diesener as Head of the Dean's Office (Substitute: Romy Scheibner as budgetary Administrator )
including:
- B. Sc. Economics and Management Science
- B. Sc. and M. Sc. Business Information Systems
- B. Sc. and M. Sc. Business Education and Management Training
- M. Sc. Management Science
- M. Sc. Economics
- M. Sc. Europeen Financial Markets and Institutions
- M. Sc. International Energy Economics and Business Administration
- M. Sc. Joint International Master's Programme in Sustainable Development
- MBA Small Enterprise Promotion and Training (SEPT)
- Subject Area Business and Administration (Teaching Degree for Vocational Schools)
Chairman
Prof. Matthias Schmidt (Substitute: Prof. Thomas Steger)
Professors
Prof. Thomas Steger (as substitute Chairman) (Substitute: Prof. Bernd Süßmuth)
Prof. Melanie Krause (Substitute: Prof. Martin Quaas)
Prof. Dubravko Radic (Substitute: Prof. Silvia Föhr)
Prof. Patrick Zschech (Substitute: Prof. Rainer Alt)
Academic Staff
Florian Bauer (Substitute: Andreas Barton)
Maren Rath (Substitute: Robert Zander)
Students
Ricarda Kluth (Substitute: Lisa Gries)
Luca Sommer (Substitute: Kilia Schilling)
Guests
Dean of Studies Herr Prof. Roland Happ
Head of Study Office
Chairman
Prof. Fred Wagner
Professors
Prof. Thomas Lenk (Substitute: Prof. Ralf Diedrich)
Prof. Gregor N.F. Weiß (Substitute: Prof. Rainer Alt)
Academic Staff
Florian Bauer (Substitute: Lucas Kühn)
Students
Luca Sommer (Substitute: Kilia Schilling)
Board
Prof. Ralf Diedrich
Prof. Roland Schuhr
Prof. Frank Schuhmacher
Board (Students)
Ricarda Kluth (Substitute: Annika Bollensen)
at the same time, course of study for a teaching profession at vocational schools, here specialising in economics and administration
Professors
Dean of Studies
Prof. Roland Schuhr (Substitute: Prof. Bernd Süßmuth)
Dr. Anke Kleefisch (Substitute: Prof. Dubravko Radić)
Students
Karolin Hennischen (Substitute: Mika Wilsky)
Luisa Dirck (Substitute: Ina Engels)
Kilia Schilling (Substitute: Thorben Küster)
Guest
Prof. Fred Wagner
MBA Insurance Management
International Energy Economics and Business Administration
International Joint Master Programme in Sustainable Development
Small Enterprise Promotion and Training
Professors
Dean of Studies
Prof. Thomas Bruckner (Substitute: Prof. Martin Quaas)
Prof. Utz Dornberger (Substitute: Dr. Anke Kleefisch)
Students
Karolin Hennischen (Substitute: Mika Wilsky)
Luisa Dick (Substitute: Ina Engels)
Kilia Schilling (Substitute: Thorben Küster)
Guest
Prof. Fred Wagner