The University Council
External impetus for further development of the university
With the amendment to the German Federal Law on Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulgesetz) in February 2000, the University Council was established as a third executive committee of the university, alongside the Senior Management and Senate. When selecting its members, the University made use of the so-called option clause. Instead of choosing a majority of the Council members from university employees, the university nominated nine persons, and thus all members, from outside the university.
The State Law on Higher Education (Landeshochschulgesetz LHG) that came into force in 2005 stipulates a further opening policy of the universities - and specifies that at least the majority of Council members and the Chairman must come from outside the university. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences has decided to keep the proven Council of external members only. This makes Karslruhe University of Applied Sciences one of the few universities in Baden-Wuerttemberg that comprehends a far-reaching external impetus as an opportunity for further development and has decided to profit from it.
Major tasks of the University Council:
- Decision-making on structure and development planning of the university
- Supervision of the Senior Management
- Decision-making on draft budget or economic plan
Members of the University Council for the 2016-2020 term:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Elsner
Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology – ICT
Professorship for Polymer Technology at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT
University Council member since September 1, 2011
Chair
Wolfgang Grenke
Chairman of the Board of GRENKE AG
President of the Umbrella Organization of Chambers of Commerce of Baden-Württemberg
President of the Karlsruhe Chamber of Industry and Commerce
University Council member since September 1, 2016
Deputy Chair
Margareta Barth
Former President of the Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg (State Institute for the Environment, Measurement and Nature Protection)
University Council member since September 1, 2016
Lorenz Kohlbecker
CEO of APL Parking GmbH
University Council member since September 1, 2011
Prof. Dr. Oliver Kraft
Vice-President for Research at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT
Professorship for Nanostructured Functional Materials funded by the Bosch Group, KIT
University Council member since September 1, 2016
Dr. Carola Richter
Senior Vice President Economic Evaluations – CDE, BASF SE
University Council member since January 20, 2018
Dr. Tanja Rückert
Executive Vice President LoB Digital Assets & IoT, SAP SE
University Council member since September 1, 2016
Prof. Dr. Marion Weissenberger-Eibl
Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
Chair of Innovation and TechnologyManagement, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
University Council member since September 1, 2016
Frithjof Punke
Head of Personnel at Daimler Trucks, Daimler AG, Wörth
University Council member since September 1, 2011
Rektorat
Michael Wolbring
Assistant, Dean's Office
Building R, room 209
Moltkestr. 30,
76133 Karlsruhe
Phone
+49(0)721 925-1018
Fax
+49(0)721 925-1005
Email
michael.wolbring @hs-karlsruhe.de