Central Working Groups for Managing the Coronavirus Pandemic at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has established a number of central working groups in order to react quickly to developments in the coronavirus pandemic and to establish appropriate measures for the protection of all university members. Working groups include: the Crisis Team, the (extended) Task Force, and the »Koordinationsgruppe Corona« (corona coordination group). These groups are made up of different members and work closely with one another.

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Crisis Team

The Crisis Team (»Krisenstab«) is responsible for preparing the decisions that the President and the Chancellor make within the scope of their power to deal with the pandemic. The Crisis Team also advises the Presidium – either based on their own initiative or on directions mandated by the authorities – on measures to be taken before, during, and after a pandemic. The Presidium is responsible for making the final decisions on these measures. The recommended tasks in the pandemic plan include analysing the situation, maintaining communication, keeping in contact with the relevant authoritites, providing protective equipment, and ordering and lifting closures, remote work orders, and leaves of absence. 

Members of  the Crisis Team:

• Prof. Dr. Jutta Emes, Interim President (Head of the Crisis Team); email: praesident[at]uni-weimar.de, phone: 03643 / 581111
• Dr. Horst Henrici, Chancellor (Deputy Head of the Crisis Team); email: kanzler[at]uni-weimar.de, phone: 03643 / 581211
• Dirk Schmidt, Head of Service Centre for Security Management; email: dirk.schmidt[at]uni-weimar.de, phone: 03643 / 581210 
• Claudia John, Head of Service Centre for Facility Management; email: claudia.john[at]uni-weimar.de, phone: 03643 / 582250
• Hartmut Hotzel, Head of Service Centre for Computer Systems and Computer Communication; email: hartmut.hotzel[at]uni-weimar.de, phone: 03643 / 582400
• Yvonne Puschatzki, Head of University Communications; email: yvonne.puschatzki[at]uni-weimar.de, phone: 03643 / 581170
• Marina Glaser, Head of President’s Office; email: praesident[at]uni-weimar.de, phone: 03643 / 581110
• Alexandra Pommer, Chairwoman of the Staff Council; email: personalrat[at]uni-weimar.de, phone: 03643 / 581140
• Student Representatives: Maximilian Imre Schweiger, Alban Bruder, Amelia Lucia Lippold

The leader of the Crisis Team is responsible for forming the Crisis Team unless it has been previously deemed necessary due to an official pandemic declaration.

Extended Crisis Team

If necessary, the Extended Crisis Team will support the Presidium in establishing appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of university operations, particularly in regards to teaching.

Members of the Extended Crisis Team:

• all members oft he Crisis Team
• Vice President for International Affairs, Diversity and Transfer
• Vice-President of Academic Affairs
• Head of the Office of Student and Academic Affairs
• Head of the International Office
• Head of Personnel Department
• Head of the Language Centre
• Referent for academic affairs and vocations (President’s Office)
• Press Officer
• the deans of the faculties
• the Managing Directors of the Faculties
• Head of the Centre of Institutional Development
• Director of the University Library
• Managing Director of the Studierendenwerk Thüringen
• Head of the Diversity Department
• Head of the Equal Opportunity Office

Koordinationsgruppe Corona (corona coordination group)

The Koordinationsgruppe (corona coordination group) decides on and enforces operational tasks to ensure the continuation of teaching, research, and administration based on the general hygiene plan and infection prevention plans.  This includes, but is not limited to:

• specifications for marking distances, entrances and exits, and seating in buildings/rooms to ensure that minimum distancing regulations are adhered to;
• specifications on how to procure necessary hygiene materials;
• the creation of seating plans for centrally managed rooms;
• the creation of regulations for in-person exams

Members:

• Dr. Uwe Hoyer, Deputy of the Chancellor / Head of the Koordinationsgruppe
• Dirk Schmidt, Head of Service Centre for Security Management / Deputy head of the Koordinationsgruppe
• Prof. Dr. Christian Koch, Vice-President of Academic Affairs
• Lutz Block, Representative of the Service Centre for Facility Management
• Maximilian Merkel, Event Coordination
• Christian Hense, Representative of the SCC (IT-Service)
• Kathrin Haueisen, Finance Department
• Magdalene Becker, Data Protection Officer
• Frederik Sukop, Chancellor's Office
• Luise Ziegler, University Communications

The leader of the Koordinationsgruppe Corona (corona coordination group) is responsible for establishing the Koordinationsgruppe Corona (corona coordination group).