The University Council
The University Council is responsible for the development of the university and proposes measures to raise its profile and increase its performance and competitiveness. It supervises the management of the University Board, adopts the structural and development plan, the budget estimate, the general principles of resource allocation and the job description of professorships. It elects the President and the Chancellor together with the Senate.
The University Council consists of five external members and four internal members belonging to the HFT Stuttgart, appointed by the Minister of Science; the University Council is chaired by an external member. A selection committee draws up the list of candidates, which must be approved by the Senate and the Ministry of Science.
External members
Dr. Guido Bader (Vorsitzender)
Vorstandsmitglied der Stuttgarter Lebensversicherung a.G. und Stuttgarter Versicherung AG
Maria Dietz
Mitglied des Verwaltungsrats der GFT Technologies SE
Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Laukemper
Geschäftsführer Drees & Sommer Infra Consult und Entwicklungsmanagement GmbH
Walter Schoefer
Geschäftsführer Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH
Dipl.-Ing. Manuel Schupp (Stellvertretender Vorsitzender)
Geschäftsführer ORANGE BLU building solutions GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart
Internal members
Prof. Dr. Thomas Benz
Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen, Bauphysik und Wirtschaft
Annette Graf
Mitarbeiterin zentrale Verwaltung
Prof. Christine Kappei
Fakultät Architektur und Gestaltung
Prof. Dr. Nicola Wolpert
Fakultät Vermessung, Informatik und Mathematik
The Senate
The Senate decides on matters of research, teaching, study and further education, unless they are assigned by law to another central body or the faculties. The Senate, together with the University Council, elects the President and the Chancellor. It also elects the Vice-Presidents, who in turn must be confirmed by the university council. The Senate decides on the establishment and alteration of courses of study, the determination of admission numbers, the study and examination regulations, and the regulations governing fees and use.
On the basis of elections, the Senate consists of four professors from Faculties A and C, six professors from Faculty B, four staff members and six students. By virtue of office the President, the Chancellor and the Equal Opportunity officer are members of the Senate. The Vice-Presidents have an advisory function.
President (Chairwoman)
Prof. Dr. Katja Rade
Chancellor
Dr. Doreen Kirmse
Equal Opportunities Officer
Prof. Dorothee Koch
Professors of the Faculty of Architecture and Design
Prof. Dr. Jan Cremers
Prof. Dr. Philipp Dechow
Prof. Andreas Kretzer
Prof. Peter Schlaier
Professors of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Building Physics and Business Management
Prof. Dr. Georg Hauer
Prof. Dr. Joachim Hirschner
Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller
Prof. Dr. Axel Norkauer
Prof. Dr. Carola Vogt-Breyer
Prof. Dr. Berndt Zeitler
Professors of the Faculty of Geomatics, Computer Science and Mathematics
Prof. Dr. Harald Bauer
Prof. Dr. Marcus Deininger
Prof. Dr. Eberhard Gülch
Prof. Dr. Peter Heusch
Staff
Dr. Anja Ernst
Dr. Volker Fux
Nicole Wanner
Silke Fritz
Students
Brodel, Ann-Kathrin
Häberle, Linus (bis 31.05.2023)
Mosca, Luca
Prahl, Stefanie
Rall, Felix (ab 01.06.)
Sahmurat, Abdullah
Sillmann, Raphael
Consultative
Prof. Dr. Volker Coors, Prorektor
Prof. Dr. Lutz Gaspers, Prorektor
Prof. Dr. Elke Sohn, Prorektorin
The Board of Trustees
The board of trustees of the HFT Stuttgart includes well-known personalities from industry, administration, associations and the University of Stuttgart. The Board of Trustees supports the university in an advisory and supportive capacity in the accomplishment of its tasks. The term of office of honorary members is five years.
Prof. Dr. Volker Coors
Prorektor der HFT Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Jan Cremers
Dekan der HFT Stuttgart
Dr. Björn Demuth
Rechtsanwalt und Steuerberater CMS Hasche Siegle
Andreas Deuschle MdL
Landtagsfraktion CDU
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Gaspers
Prorektor der HFT Stuttgart
Bernd Göhner
Vorstand Verein Freunde der HFT Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Peter Heusch
Dekan der HFT Stuttgart
Andreas Hölting
Direktor des Landesbetriebs Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg, Betriebsleitung
Michael Joukov-Schwelling MdL
Landtagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Stephan Keinath
Mitglied des Vorstands Ed. Züblin AG
Dr. Doreen Kirmse
Kanzlerin der HFT Stuttgart
Dorothea Kliche-Behnke MdL
SPD-Landtagsfraktion
Dorethe Kneer
Verein Freunde der HFT Stuttgart e.V.
Jan Kohlmeyer
Leitung Stabsstelle Klimaschutz der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Philip Leistner
Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik, Stuttgart
Markus Müller
Präsident der Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg
Prof. Dr. Katja Rade
Rektorin der HFT Stuttgart
Dr. Simone Rehm
Prorekorin Informationstechnologie (CIO) der Universität Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Elke Sohn
Prorektorin der HFT Stuttgart
Albrecht Stäbler
Beratender Ingenieur, Ingenieurbüro Albrecht Stäbler
Prof. Dr. Carola Vogt-Breyer
Dekanin der HFT Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Joachim Weber
Rektor der DHBW Stuttgart
Dieter Ziesel
Präsident Landesamt für Geoinformation und Landesentwicklung Baden-Württemberg
The Faculty Councils
The faculty is the basic organisational unit of the university. Matters of teaching and studies are decided in the faculty councils. These include, for example, the structural and developmental planning of the faculty, the formation, modification and abolition of faculty institutions, the faculty's study and examination regulations and appointment proposals.
The faculty councils are composed of all professors of the respective faculty by virtue of office, four employees and six students by virtue of elections.
The constituted student body
The Verfasste Studierendenschaft (VS) is the representative body of the students at the HFT Stuttgart. Information on student committees and interest groups can be found here.
