The President represents the university externally and is responsible for maintaining order and exercising domiciliary rights. Through the relevant Dean’s Offices, the President ensures that individuals with teaching obligations can adequately fulfil their duties in connection with teaching and examining as well as their duties in properly supervising students. In this connection, the President has the right to supervise and delegate tasks to the respective Deans of individual faculties.
The President leads the »Presidium«, dass zuständig ist für alle die gesamte Universität betreffenden Angelegenheiten von grundsätzlicher Bedeutung, die nicht einem anderen Organ vorbehalten sind.
President
Prof. Peter Benz
Peter Benz was appointed President on 1 March 2023 for a six-year term.
Biography
Office hours President
Contact
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 8
99423 Weimar
Phone: +49 (0) 36 43/ 58 11 11
E-mail: praesident[at]uni-weimar.de
Administration Office
Juliane Behrendt
Phone: +49 (0) 36 43/ 58 11 10
E-mail: juliane.behrendt[at]uni-weimar.de