President’s Office
The university is headed by the Presidential Board with a President, two Vice-Presidents and a Chancellor, the head of the administration. According to the Higher Education Act, the President represents the university and is the chairman of the Senate. He is elected for seven years, the vice-presidents - on the proposal of the president - for three years.
Vice-President for Studies, Teaching, Continuing Education
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Vice-President for Studies, Teaching, Continuing Education
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University Executive
For important core topics, the Executive Board also appoints Executive Board representatives from among the professors. These are:
| Digitalisation | Prof. Dr. Debora Coll-Mayor |
| Internationality | Hon. Prof. Baldur Veit |
| Sustainabilty and climate protection | Prof. Dr. Sabine Löbbe |
| Organisational development and HRD | Prof. Dr. Petra Kneip |
| Transfer | Prof. Dr. Günter Lorenz |
University Advisory Board
The University Advisory Board is responsible for the development and competitiveness of the University. Moreover, it supervises the management of the President’s Office and deals with further matters concerning its own management, such as the election of the President or decisions about its structure and development plan.
| Christoph Kübel | Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Robert Bosch Stiftung with immediate effect |
Agnes Heftberger | Managing Director Sales IBM Deutschland GmbH, Vice President Sales Germany, Austria, Schwitzerland (deputy Chairperson) |
| Prof. Dr. Tina Weber | Reutlingen University - TEXOVERSUM School of Textile |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Bauer | Director of Fraunhofer IAO |
Axel Breitling | Chief Financial Officer CHT Germany GmbH |
| Christian O. Erbe | President IHK Reutlingen, Managing Partner ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH |
| Andreas Haffner | Member of the Executive Board – Human Resources, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart |
Prof. Dr. Stephan Höfer | Reutlingen University - ESB Business School |
| Anke Kanter | Reutlingen University - Deputy head Budget and Finances |
| Mark Langer | CFO Douglas GmbH |
Prof. Dr. Natividad Martínez Madrid | Reutlingen University - School of Informatics |
| Prof. Dr. Kerstin Reich | Reutlingen University – School of Engineering |
Senate
The Senate is the elected University parliament which has the final say on, or must agree to, a range of different matters. It makes decisions concerning research, development plans, teaching and education and advanced training. The election of members to the University Management Team must also be approved by Senate.
| Members in office with voting rights | President`s Office |
| Elected members (for 4 years) | Academic staff Non-academic staff Students (for 1 year) |
| Members in office with advisory vote | President`s Office Deans |
| Honorary Senators | Dipl.-Ing. Frank Goltermann |
| Guests | Anke Kanter |
| Ethics and Sustainability | Prof. Dr. Bernd Banke |
| Culture | Prof. Henning Eichinger |
| Coordinator of Grants and Awards | Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Beyer |
| Excellence in Education | Prof. Dr. Manfred Estler |
| Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis | |
| Commission for Investigation of Accusations of Scientific Malpractice | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anja Braun |
| Liaison | Prof. Dr. Jörg Naeve Prof. Dr. Petra Groß-Kosche |
| Office of the Committee "Ombudsman" | |
Administration
The University administration is responsible for the smooth running of all processes within the University. The budget and finances, matters concerning study and students, human resources as well as legal affairs and organisation – all these are in the hands of the University administration.
| Director of Administration | Director of Administration Alexander Leisner Deputy Director of Administration Markus Dammler |
| Budget and Finances | Peter Bihler Tel.: +49 7121 271 1040 |
| Human Resources | Jochen Wurz Tel.: +49 7121 271 1020 |
| Student Administration | Robert Linzenbold Tel.: +49 7121 271 1060 |
| Legal Affairs and Organisation | Markus Dammler |
| Facility management | Klaus Romer Tel.: +49 7121 271 1200 |
