Faculty Board

The Faculty Board advises the Dean's Office and comments on all issues it deems important. In particular, it deals with issues relating to structural and resource planning as well as the use and distribution of the Faculty's financial resources.

Composition

The Faculty Board consists of the Dean, Dean of Studies, Dean of Research, the heads of the five departments, one representative each from Groups II to V and - in a counseling capacity - the Equal Opportunity Commissioner of the Faculty and the Managing Director of the Faculty.

Tasks

The Faculty Board

  • prepares the Faculty Development and Structure Plan (ESP) for the Faculty Assembly with the involvement of the Departments and Groups,
  • approves the annual budget allocations to the organizational units of the Faculty,
  • decides on the use of freely available provisions and regularly reports on this to the Faculty Assembly,
  • takes note of the accounts and takes measures within the framework of controlling,
  • proposes the appointment of structural commissions to the Faculty Assembly, comments on the structural reports and applies for their approval by the Faculty Assembly,
  • grants teaching authorization to assistant lecturers at the request of the departments
  • and is responsible for the Faculty's website.

The exact tasks of the Faculty Board are regulated in the Faculty regulations § 24.

Members

Group I
Prof. Dr. Martin Lengwiler, Dean, Chair
Prof. Dr. Nicola Gess, Dean of Research
Prof. Dr. Matthias Schmidt, Dean of Studies
Prof. Dr. Susanne Bickel, Department of Ancient Civilizations
Prof. Dr. Julia Tischler, Department of History
Prof. Dr. Bianca Prietl, Department of Social Sciences
Prof. Dr. Gunnar Hindrichs Department of Arts, Media, Philosophy
Prof. Dr. Martin Luginbühl, Department of Languages and Literatures

Group II
Prof. Dr. Erik Petry

Group III
Victoria Landau MA (Deputies Dr. Jana Tschannen, Dr. Lea Liese, Dr. Conrad Mattli, Eleonora Kacl MA)

Group IV
lic. phil. Véronique Hilfiker, Gabriela Kuster Vettiger MA (in rotation)

Group V
Yanik Freudiger

With counseling vote
Prof. Dr. Markus Wild, Equal Opportunity Commissioner Dipl. Ing. ETH Roberto Lazzari, Managing Director

Meeting dates

Fall semester 2024
27.08.2024
24.09.2024
22.10.2024
19.11.2024
10.12.2024

Spring semester 2025
21.01.2025
18.02.2025
25.03.2025
15.04.2025
13.05.2025
17.06.2025

Fall semester 2025
19.08.2025
16.09.2025
21.10.2025
18.11.2025
09.12.2025


Chair

Managing Director of the Faculty