Senate, Extended Senate, Standing Committees of the Senate
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Senate
The Senate has up to 21 voting members (Section 81 (2) SächsHSFG). It is responsible for academic matters in teaching, studies, continuing education and research that affect the entire university or are of fundamental importance. The individual responsibilities of the Senate can be found in § 81 SächsHSFG.
Here you will find information on the legal basis for the work of the Senate.
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An overview of the members of the Senate (term of office 2019 to 2024) can be found under elected members Senate
Agenda
Below you will find the agenda for the public part of the upcoming meeting.
Provisional agenda for the next meeting | ||
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Agenda for the 52nd meeting of the Senate on 12.06.2024 The Senate meeting will begin at 3:10 pm. The university public can follow the 52nd meeting of the Senate via stream in a Zoom video conference room. You can access the video conference room via the following link 52nd Senate meeting |
Meeting dates: The Senate usually meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 13:00 in the Festsaal, Dülferstraße (Dülfersaal) or virtually. Other meeting times and locations are possible. This will be indicated in the provisional agenda.
Meeting dates Senate 2024:
10. | January |
14. | February 14 |
13. |
March 10 |
10. | April 10 |
08. | may |
12. | June 10 |
10. | July 10 |
14. | August 14 |
11. | September 11 |
09. | October 09 |
13. | November 13 |
11. | December |
Below you will find the confirmed minutes of the public part of the Senate's meetings from the 40th meeting of the 2009 - 2014 term of office.
Minutes (term of office 2009 - 2014) |
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40th meeting 52nd meeting |
Rules of Procedure of the Senate of TU Dresden
Rules ofProcedure and Procedural Principles for University Committees of TU Dresden
TU Dresden election regulations: http: //www.verw.tu-dresden.de/VerwRicht/Ordnung/download.asp?file=Wahlordnung.pdf
Extended Senate
The Extended Senate is made up of the voting members of the Senate in accordance with Section 81 (2) sentences 1 and 3 SächsHSFG and at least an equal number of elected representatives of the groups in accordance with Section 50 (1) sentence 1 SächsHSFG. It is responsible for the decision on the Fundamental Principles and the election and dismissal of the Rector (§ 81 a Para. 2 SächsHSFG).
An overview of the members of the Extended Senate (term of office 2019 to 2024) can be found under the following link: elected members of the Extended Senate
Preliminary schedule:
Meeting dates of the Extended Senate 2024
Day | Month |
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08. | May |
12. | June 10 |
10. | july |
Agenda for the next meeting |
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7th meeting of the Extended Senate on 12.06.2024 The 7th meeting of the Extended Senate begins at 13:00. The university public can follow the 7th meeting of the Extended Senate via stream in a Zoom video conference room. You can access the video conference room via the following link: 7th meeting of the Extended Senate |
The Rector, the Vice-Rectors, the Chancellor, the Deans and the University's Equal Opportunities Officer are members of the Senate and the Extended Senate in an advisory capacity.
Commissions
Standing Committees of the Senate
- Planning, Budget and Structure (Chair: Rector)
- Research and early-career researchers (Chair: Vice-Rector Research)
- Teaching (Chair: Vice-Rector Academic Affairs)
- Equality and Diversity Management (Chair: Vice-Rector University Culture)
According to Section 13 (1), sentence 7 of the Fundamental Principles of TU Dresden, every member of the Senate can participate in Senate committee meetings without voting rights. Directors appointed by the Chancellor, who may in turn be represented, are members of the commissions in an advisory capacity.