University Management and Committees

The University Council supports the university, assumes responsibility for strategic matters, decides on structural and development planning, and proposes measures to enhance the university's profile and improve its performance and competitiveness. It supervises the management of the rectorate.

The Senate decides on matters of research, teaching and studies at our university that are of fundamental importance and that are not delegated by law to another body, the faculties, or the university institutions.

The Senate confirms the election of the full-time members of the Rectorate and elects the part-time members. It has decision-making powers, particularly in connection with the establishment, modification and cancellation of degree programmes and higher education institutions, the Basic Order and in the area of the statutes to be adopted by the university.

The Senate is composed of members by virtue of their office and members elected by the university.

The University of Education Freiburg is managed by a rectorate (see § 16 LHG). It consists of:

• The rector as head of the rectorate,
• the chancellor as the full-time member of the rectorate for economic and personnel administration and permanent representative of the rector,
• the Prorector for Teaching, Studies and Quality Development,
• the Prorector for Research and Young Talent Development and
• the Prorector for Transfer, Further Education and Digitalisation.

The Rectorate is responsible, among other things, for structural and development planning, including personnel development, planning of structural development and the preparation and implementation of the economic plan. In addition, the Rectorate implements the resolutions of the Senate and the University Council.

The Rector represents the University of Education Freiburg externally and is the chair of the senate; he is also responsible for internationalisation. The staff positions ‘Press & Communication’ and ‘Equality, Academic Staff Development and Family Support’ as well as the data protection officer are under his responsibility. The staff positions ‘Quality Development’, ‘University Didactics’ and ‘Quality Assurance’ are assigned to the Prorector for Education and Teaching, the ‘Research’ staff position is assigned to the Prorector for Research, the ‘Information Security’ and ‘Webmaster’ staff positions are assigned to the Prorector for Digitalisation, and the ‘Strategy, Organisational Development and Policy Affairs’ staff position and the Officer for Equal Opportunities are assigned to the Chancellor.