The members of the TUM Senate

The Senate has 11 voting members. It is made up of faculty members (6), scientific/artistic or other associates (2), student representatives (2), a member of the assembly of doctoral candidates (1; TUM-specific and only in an advisory capacity) and the university's gender equality officer.

The role of the TUM Senate

The Senate

makes decisions on:

• regulations issued by the university 
• matters of fundamental importance to the research / promotion of young scientific and artistic talents and to compliance with the university's equal opportunity program 
• applications to set up collaborative research centers, graduate programs and other such organizations and institutes 
• proposals concerning the establishment / modification / cancellation of degree programs 
• proposals concerning the appointment of honorary professors 
• the bestowment of the titles of honorary senate member, honorary citizen and honorary member of the university
• the endorsement of proposals concerning the appointment of external members of the TUM Board of Trustees

defines key research areas

comments on proposals concerning faculty appointments

gives its consent to the decision of the president concerning the conferment of the “TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor” honorary professorship

elects:

• the ombudsperson responsible for inquiring into allegations of scientific misconduct 
  
• the gender equality officer of the university

Members (as October 1st 2014)

	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Lindemann Chair Full Professor of Product Development Mechanical Engineering
	Prof. Dr. Annette Menzel Vice Chair Full Professor of Ecoclimatology Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan
	Agnes Auer-Seidl Chair of Food Packaging Technology Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan Representative of the Scientific Staff
	Felix Dietrich Doctoral Candidate, elite graduate program TopMath (MA) Representative of the Union of Doctoral Candidates (Advisory Capacity)
	Ass. Jur. Annette Eiberle Academic and Student Affairs Officer – Legal Issues Representative of the Non-Scientific Staff
	Prof. Dr. Christoph Kaserer Full Professor of Financial Management and Capital Markets TUM School of Management
	Prof. Dr. med. Marion Kiechle Full Professor of Gynaecology Medicine Director of the Gynaecological Hospital at TUM Hospital rechts der Isar
	Nora Pohle Student of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, BSc Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (EI) Second Students' Representative
	Prof. Dr. Bernhard Rieger Full Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry Chemistry
	Dr. Eva Sandmann Chair of Philosophy and Philosophy of Science (MCTS) Gender Equality Officer
	Prof. Dr. Kurosch Thuro Full Professor of Engineering Geology Faculty of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
	Peter Zarnitz Student of Informatics, BSc (IN) First Students' Representative