Senate of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
The senate is an elected body responsible for the basic regulations and statutes of the university. It deals with fundamental questions of teaching, research, studies and examinations as well as the promotion of young academics and artists. The senate also elects the president and decides on appointment proposals from the departments.
Senate meetings: Information on attending
The senate meetings usually take place in the lecture period on the first Wednesday of the month from 3.00 pm in the meeting room.
University members and affiliates can participate in the public part of the meeting both on site in the main building and digitally via MS Teams. In MS Teams, go to "Teams", search for "join a team" and enter "23-25 Senate public" as the search term. Then join the team and you can participate in the current meeting via the channel, e.g. 277. Sitzung am 02.04.2025.
You can view the university-public Senate documents via VPN access and logging in with your Campus.Account.
Dates
More eventsSenate Meetings in the Summer Semester 2025
Senate Meetings in the Summer Semester 2025
Senate Meetings in the Summer Semester 2025
Senate Meetings in the Summer Semester 2025
Chair & Contact
Please send your applications and requests to: senat@fh-potsdam.de
Chair
Vice-Chairwoman
Managing Director
Members of the senate
The regular term of office is two years and currently runs from 01/10/2023 to 30/09/2025. An exception is the student group, which is elected with a term of office of one year. The current term of office runs from 01/10/2023 to 30/09/2024. The next regular election will take place in June 2024.
Group of professors
- Prof. Dr. Arne von Boetticher
Social and Educational Sciences Department - Prof. Dr. Gerlind Große
Social and Educational Sciences Department - Prof. Dr. Silvia Malcovati
CITY I BUILDING I CULTURE Department - Prof. Dr. Sebastian Meier
Design Department - Prof. Dr. Heike Neuroth
Information Sciences Department - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Röder
Civil Engineering Department - Prof. Dr. Ulrike Wuttke
Information Sciences Department
Substitute: - Prof. Holger Oliver Jahn
Design Department - Prof. Dr.-rer.nat. Rolf Socher
Civil Engineering Department
Group of academic staff
- Ulrike Köpke
ZEGM – Start-up and Management Qualification Unit - Felix Walser
Design Department
Substitute:
- Torsten Schöbel
Design Department
Group of students
- Corinna Gerloff
Social and Educational Sciences Department - Laura Brandt
Social and Educational Sciences Department - Caspar Laute
Social and Educational Sciences Department
Substitute:
- Sara Messell
Social and Educational Sciences Department - Kristin Henrich
Social and Educational Sciences Department
Group of non-academic staff
- Anke Lüers-Salzmann
ZEGM – Start-up and Management Qualification Unit
Substitute:
- Janina Lehmann
Research and Transfer Unit (ZEFT) - Rainald Wurzer
Controlling
Advisory members
- Members of the Presidential College
- Central Equal Opportunities Commissioner
- Representative for university members with disabilities
- Two representatives of the AStA
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Honorary Senators
- Prof. e.h. Wolfgang Hempel
- Prof. Dr Helmut Knüppel