The University Assembly is the central collegial body of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences (HSN) and fulfils the tasks incumbent on a Council, Senate or Board of Trustees in accordance with the ThürHG. It is the highest body of academic self-administration at the HSN.

The composition of the University Assembly is governed by Section 8 of the HSN's Basic Regulations.

Members of the University Assembly

Members with the right to vote and submit motions

• Chairman
  • Prof Dr Jörg Wagner (President)
• Group of professors (term of office from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2025)
  • Prof Dr Claudia Spindler (permanent representative)
  • Prof Dr Gernot Kaiser (permanent representative)
  • Prof Dr Viktor Wesselak (permanent representative)
  • Prof Dr Mark Rainer Fudalla (additional representative)
  • Prof Dr Andreas Bergknapp (additional representative)
  • Prof Dr Folker Flüggen (additional representative)
• Group of students (term of office 01.10.2023 - 30.09.2024)
  • Hannah Maiwald
  • Lena Mitschele
  • Mark Taube
• Group of employees (term of office 01.10.2022 to 30.09.2025)
  • Sebastian Ziegler
  • Dr Anja Schreiber
  • Kathleen Hahnemann

External members with voting rights (term of office 02/10/2022 to 01/10/2025)

• Matthias Jendricke (District Administrator of the district of Nordhausen)
• Heike Bach (Ingenieurbüro Bach GmbH, Sondershausen)
• Michael Schneider (Former State Secretary)
• Prof. Dr Philip Heiser (Chief Physician of the Clinic for Psychiatry & Psychotherapy - Südharz Klinikum)
• Ralf Coenen (Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Science and Digital Society)

Members with the right to speak and propose motions

• Jan Funke (Registrar)
• Prof Dr Cordula Borbe (Vice President for Studies and Teaching)
• Prof Dr Viktor Wesselak (Vice President for Research and Development)
• Prof Dr Stefan Zahradnik (Dean of the WiSo Faculty)
• Prof Dr Thomas Schabbach (Dean of the IW Faculty)
• Prof Dr Sabine Seibold-Freund (Equal Opportunities and Family Officer)
• Prof Dr Sabrina Schramme (Diversity Officer)
• Valerie Hauser (Chairwoman of the Student Council)
• Thomas Hoffmann (Chairman of the Staff Council)
• Christopher Senge (Representative for Severely Disabled Employees)

Meeting dates

Dates each Wednesday, 16:00 (venue will be announced in the invitation)

Semester	Date
Winter semester 2025/26	19.11.2025
Winter semester 2025/26	25.02.2026
Summer semester 2026	20.05.2026
Winter semester 2026/27	18.11.2026
Winter semester 2026/27	24.02.2027
Summer semester 2027	19.05.2027
Winter semester 2027/28	17.11.2027
Winter semester 2027/28	23.02.2028
Summer semester 2028	17.05.2028
Winter semester 2028/29	22.11.2028
Winter semester 2028/29	21.02.2029
Summer semester 2029	23.05.2029
Winter semester 2029/30	21.11.2029
Winter semester 2029/30	20.02.2030