Roles in Student and Academic Affairs
Handout
The handout on roles that deal with processes in the area of organisation and further development of student and academic affairs is aimed at students, faculty and employees. It is meant to create a common understanding of these roles in the university and the four faculties and to standardise information and functions. The handout should also lead to the understanding that it is people who take on a role that is associated with certain tasks. For this reason, the handout is intended to be helpful when these roles are to be transferred from one person to another.
The handout is based on the Thuringian Higher Education Act (ThürHG of 6/6/2018), the University Charter (GO of 5/4/2019) and the Evaluation Regulations of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (EvaO of 15/10/2021), as well as interviews with role owners. The handout was coordinated with the Vice-President of Academic Affairs, the Deans of Studies, the Office of Student and Academic Affairs and Institutional Development. It was developed by the Quality and Degree Programme Development Work Group.
Below you will find a brief overview of the roles in student and academic affairs. You can read more detailed descriptions in the handout.
Below you will find a brief overview of the roles in student and academic affairs. You can read more detailed descriptions in the handout.
Roles in Student and Academic Affairs at a Glance
Dean
- Leads the faculty and represents it to those outside of it
- Is a member of the relevant faculty from the stakeholder group of professors and junior professors (Hochschullehrer)
- Is elected every three years as part of the committee elections
Dean of Studies
- Is responsible for the faculty’s “student and academic affairs” task area and makes decisions in regard to all questions of further development across all degree programmes
- Is a member of the relevant faculty
- Is appointed by the President every three years after proposal by the Dean within the framework of the committee elections
Director of Studies
- Is responsible for the overall organisation and positioning of the degree programme in terms of content
- Is appointed by the faculty
Coordinator of Student and Academic Affairs
- Carries out organisational tasks, including space management, administration of exams, and preparation of a course catalogue for a degree programme or the entire faculty
International Counsellor
- Looks after international students as well as domestic students who are doing a semester abroad
- In some cases, this position is split into two separate roles: International Counsellor for Outgoing Students and International Counsellor for Incoming Students
Academic Advisor
- Individually advises students in regard to concerns specific to their degree programme before and during their studies
- Is responsible for a single degree programme in each case
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