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Rectorate
Prof. Dr. Marcelo da Veiga (Rector)
Prof. Andreas Kienlin (Prorector)
Prof. Dr. Steffen Koolmann (Prorector)
Werner Zidek (General Manager)

The Senate

The Senate is the most senior academic committee of Alanus University. The Senate advises and makes decisions concerning all fundamental academic issues regarding the university. The Senate elects the Rector and the Prorectors and is authorised to set or alter university guidelines and regulations.
The Senate consists of two professors per department, as well as three representatives from the academic staff, a representative of the general staff and a student representative. Members of the Executive Board team are also advisory members of the Senate.

Executive Board
The Executive Board is the most senior executive committee of Alanus University and it is in charge of overall governance. The Executive Board ensures that the other boards, panels and committees carry out their tasks and that the members and associates of the university fulfill their duties. The Executive Board consists of the Rector, the Prorector and the General Manager. The Rector and the Prorector  are responsible for all academic issues regarding the university, while the General Manager deals with financial and legal matters.

Rectorate:
Prof. Dr. Marcelo da Veiga, Rector
Prof. Andreas Kienlin, Prorector
Prof. Dr. Steffen Koolmann, Prorector
Werner Zidek, General Manager

The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees promotes the regional integration of the University and supervises its academic development. It may make suggestions or recommendations for reports from other boards, panels and committees. The Board of Trustees consists of individuals from professional and public life. The current members are:

Monika Lohr, director of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Chair)
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Ihne, president of the University of Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Michael J. Kolodziej, executive manager, dm-drogeriemarkt
Prof. Dr. Tanja Michalsky, University of the Arts
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Meisenheimer, architect, former dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the FH Düsseldorf
Eske Nannen, director of the Kunsthalle in Emden
Dr. Constanze Paffrath, political scientist
Michael Swoboda, CEO of IHK Bonn
Dr. Gabriele Uelsberg, director of the Rheinische Landesmuseum Bonn
Klaus Weise, general manager Theater Bonn

University Assembly
The University Assembly is the forum for discussion on general university matters concerning academic staff, students and support staff. The University Assembly may make recommendations on principle matters on the basis of majority vote.

Faculty Boards
The Boards of the University's faculties are responsible for:
  • Curriculum development and evaluation, course regulation
  • Students' admissions and suspensions
  • Implementation of training
  • Maintenance of student records
  • Selection of visiting lecturers
All faculty lecturers are members of the board. Visiting lecturers may be invited to act as advisors.

Examinations Board
The Examinations Board is responsible for setting examination deadlines and for organising the exams. Additionally it deals with appeals and admissions to Bachelor’s and Master’s exams.

The current board members are:
Prof. Andres Reichel (Chair)
Prof. Dr. Charlotte Heinritz
Prof. Dr. Lars Petersen
Prof. Lars-Ulrich Schnackenberg
Prof. Benedikt Stahl
Markus Oelschlager (student representative)