Members of the Senate
In the Senate, the group of professors and junior professors is represented by seven members, while the other groups each have two representatives. According to §8 of the Constitution of Leibniz University, all representatives, except for those from the student group, are elected for a term of two years. Representatives from the student group are elected for a one-year term. The elections for student representatives in the Senate take place annually in January, with the most recent election having occurred in January 2024. The elections for representatives of the other groups occur biennially in January, with the next election scheduled for January 2025. The current term of office for all members runs until 31 March 2025. The president chairs the Senate. The administration of the Senate is managed by Dr. Siefert.
Members with voting rights
University professors
Representatives
- Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Braun (Speaker)
Institute of Plant Genetics - Prof. Dr. Denis Gebauer
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry - Prof. Dr. Claas Friedrich Germelmann
Institute of International Law - Prof. Dr. Christine Hatzky
History Department - Prof. Dr. Markus Jager
Institute of the History and Theory of Architecture - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Philipp Junker
Institute of Continuum Mechanics - Prof. Dr. Michael Oestreich
Institute of Solid State Physics
Deputies
- Prof. Dr. Maik Dierkes
Institute of Banking and Finance - Prof. Dr. Bettina Lindmeier
Institute of Education for Special Needs - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörn Ostermann
Institute of Information Processing - Prof. Dr. Jens Robert Schöndube
Institute of Controlling - Prof. Dr. Stefan Schreieder
Institute of Algebraic Geometry - Prof. Dr. Roland Schwarze
Chair in Civil Law, Labour and Industrial Law and Civil Procedure - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Sester
Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics - Prof. Dr. Vera Ursula Volkmann
Institute of Sport Science
Students
Representatives
- Tabea Herbst
- Yudhveer Singh Nijjer
Deputies
- Nils Baum
- Jula Malin Kuscha
Scientific staff
Representatives
- Dr. Andreas Schneider (Speaker)
Institute for Inorganic Chemistry - Dr. Florian Leydecker
Institute of Applied Mathematics
Deputies
- Dr. Edwina Albrecht
Institute of Education - Dr.-Ing. Nadja Oneschkow
Institute of Building Materials Science
Technical and administrative staff
Representatives
- Katja Bohne
Department 1 / Section (SG) 12 - Bodo Steffen
ZQS
Deputies
- Dr. Nadja Gabriele Camphie Bieletzki
LCSS - Eva-Britta Juhre
Dean of Studies Office, Natural Sciences
Members without voting rights
Presidential Board
- Prof. Dr. Volker Epping
President of Leibniz University Hannover - Prof. Dr. Joachim Escher
Vice President for Human Resources Development - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Blume
Vice President for Research and Transfer - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Regina Nogueira
Vice President for International Affairs and Sustainability - Prof. Dr. Julia Gillen
Vice President for Education - Dr. Christoph Strutz
Senior Vice President
Deans of the faculties
- Prof. Dr. Christian Werthmann
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Heipke
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Werle
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology - Prof. Dr. Jan Eichelberger
Faculty of Law - Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Annika Raatz
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Prof. Dr. Matthias Schütt
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics - Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefanie Heiden
Faculty of Natural Sciences - Prof. Dr. Katja Mackowiak
Faculty of Philosophy - Prof. Dr. Marcel Prokopczuk
Faculty of Economics and Management
Chairperson of the QUEST Leibniz Research School
- Prof. Dr. Michèle Heurs
Director of the Leibniz School of Education
- Prof. Dr. Sascha Schanze
Director of the Leibniz School of Optics
- Prof. Dr. Uwe Morgner
Representatives of the central bodies
- Martina Vanden Hoeck (ZQS)
Deputy: Dr. Meike Huntebrinker (Graduate Academy)
Equal opportunities officer
- Sarah Peters
Advisory member from the Staff Council
- Anh-Vu Phan
- Deputy: Regina Wilkening-Garcia
PhD students’ representation
- Victoria Alexandra Bauer
Deputy: Joseph Winkler
Management
- Dr. Justin Siefert
Chairperson and management
Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Volker Epping
Phone
Fax
Address
Welfengarten 1
30167 Hannover
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
Management
Dr. Justin Siefert
Management
Phone
Fax
Email
Address
Welfengarten 1
30167 Hannover
30167 Hannover
Building
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