University Assembly

The University Assembly is responsible for making decisions on the fundamental order and its changes. The election of the Rector and the Vice-Rectors is incumbent on the University Assembly as well as the election of 22 Senators from the member groups of the university.
The University Assembly annually discusses the activity report of the Rector´s Board as well as the teaching and research report.
The University Assembly consists of  428 members, among them 215 university professors, 84 academic employees, 84 students and 45 other employees.

Senate

The Senate is responsible for the academic affairs of teaching, studies, post-graduate studies and research, which affect the entire university or are of fundamental importance.
To the  Senate belong the Rector as its President, the Vice-Rectors, the Deans and the members elected by the University Assembly. The Chancellor has the advisory voice. The Senate consists of 40 members entitled to vote, among them 21 professors, 8 academic employees, 8 students, and 3 other members.

Committees

Rectorial College

• Teaching, studies and development  of studies (Presiding: Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs)
• Planning,  household budget and structure (Presiding: Vice-Rector for University Planning)
•  Academic development, research and future academics (Presiding: Vice-Rector For Research)

Aditional Committees

• Library committee [Presiding: Vice-Rector For Research]
• Committee for the affairs of data processing [Presiding: Vice-Rector for University Planning]
• Graduates´ Committee [Presiding: Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs]
• Environmental Committee [Presiding: Ms. Edeltraud Günther, Faculty of Economics)
• Joint committee for  teacher training  [Presiding: Mr.  Steffen Friedrich,  Faculty of  Computer Science]
• Commission for the entrance examination required for admission  to studies regarding working people without an A-level [Presiding: Mr. Schumacher, Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Science]