The Faculty Council is responsible for the most important academic and organisational matters in the faculty, such as

• Election of the Dean
• Appointment of the examination boards and the study commissions
• Resolution on the members of appointment committees and appointment proposals
• Establishment, modification and cancellation of study programmes
• Study, examination and internship regulations
• Principles for equipment and resource allocation within the department
• Resolution on the department's budget and annual accounts

The notice period for meetings is 7 days. Questions and draft resolutions for discussion in the Faculty Council must be addressed to the Dean's Office. The meetings of the Faculty Council are open to the public. The FBR is quorate if at least half of its voting members are present. Decisions on personnel matters are made by secret ballot. Resolutions can also be passed by electronic circulation procedure. The meetings, including all resolutions, are recorded in minutes.

The department is divided into four study areas. These are

• Business Administration (BWL)
• Health and social services (GuS)
• Public Management (PuMa)
• Social Management (SoMa)

Members of the Faculty Council

(Election period 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2028)

Group of university lecturers:

• Prof Dr Steffen Dörhöfer (Business Administration)
• Prof Dr Andreas Seidel (GuS)  
• Prof Dr Mark Fudalla (PuMa)  
• Prof Dr Andreas Bergknapp (SoMa)

Additional representatives:

(only authorised to vote on decisions relevant to science)

• Prof Dr Uwe Saint-Mont (Business Administration)
• Prof Dr Marcus Schäfer (Business Administration)
• Prof Dr Claudia Spindler (GuS)
• Prof Dr Elke Gemeinhardt (GuS)
• Prof Dr Viola Sporleder-Geb (PuMa)
• Prof Dr Stefan Zahradnik (PuMa)
• Prof Dr Maik Arnold (SoMa)
• Prof Dr Torsten Schaumberg (SoMa)

Group of employees:

• Dipl.-Oec. Dipl.-Soz. Bernd Feuerlohn (Business Administration)
• Dipl.-Sozialarb. (FH) Jana Urbanek (GuS)
• Ulla Walther, B.A. (PuMa)

Group of students:

(term of office deviating from 01.10.2025 - 30.09.2026)

• Maxim Emer (Business Administration)
• Jonathan Martinius (GuS)
• Jonathan Karl-Alfred Eichenberg, B.A. (PuMa)