Academic Council

The Academic Council is the highest academic body of IHI.
The members of the Scientific Council are elected for a period of 3 years from the pool of respective members of IHI Zittau. The equal opportunity commissioner is automatically a member of the Scientific Council.

The meetings of the Scientific Council of IHI Zittau are usually open to all members of IHI Zittau and (with a few exceptions) always take place on the 3rd Monday of a month at 10 a.m.

The invitation/agenda of the upcoming meeting can be found here.

The minutes of past meetings open to all employees of IHI Zittau and can be viewed by IHI members here.

The following persons are currently (02/2026) members of the Scientific Council:

Professors:
Prof. Claus (Director, Chairperson)

Prof. Hofrichter (Deputy Director)

Prof. Eckert

Prof. Knippschild

Prof. Ring

Prof. Sassen (Academic Dean)

Academic Staff:

Ms Braun

Dr. Ullrich

Other staff:
Ms Effenberger

Students:
Ms Traikov

Equal Opportunities Officer:
Ms Scheunig