Prof. Peter Benz Elected Chair of the Studierendenwerk Thüringen Board of Directors
The Studierendenwerk Board of Directors is responsible for a broad range of tasks, including making decisions on rent prices, meal prices, and fees for using Studierendenwerk facilities. The Board is also responsible for amending statutes, creating the annual business plan, the acquisition, sale, and transfer of property and property rights, as well as the organisation of loans and guarantees.
Before the election, the Landespräsidentenkonferenz (TLPK) had nominated Prof. Dr. Gundolf Baier (President of the Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences), Prof. Dr. Andreas Marx (President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena), and Prof. Dr. Burkhardt Utecht (President of theDuale Hochschule Gera-Eisenach) as members of the Studierendenwerk Thüringen Board of Directors. Their two-year terms also began in June 2025.