Committees of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

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Further Explanations

Further Members

Equal Opportunities Officer

Commissioner for Foreigners

The Faculty Council is the decision-making body of the Faculty and advises on all matters of fundamental importance to the Faculty. Approval by the Faculty Council is required for structure and development plans, the formation, change and termination of faculty facilities, and examination and study regulations.

The Dean chairs the Faculty Council; all members of the Faculty Board and the Heads of Department are members of the Faculty Council by virtue of their office. In addition, five university lecturers, three academic staff, three non-academic staff members and, as a general rule, five student representatives are members of the Faculty Council. The student representatives are elected by the students of the Faculty for a period of one year. All other groups elect their representatives for a period of six years each.

The Institute Directors and the Equal Opportunities Officer take part in the meetings in an advisory capacity, as do student representatives from those subjects that are not represented by elected student representatives.

Members by virtue of their office from Winter Semester 2026/27

Elected Members

Advisory Members

The Examination Board is responsible for a proper organization of the exams. The board ensures the compliance with examination regulations and reports to the faculty on a regular basis on developments regarding exam and study periods as well as grading. The Examination Board meets as required. The Faculty Council appoints the chairperson of the board and the deputies for a period of three years. The Examination Board is comprised of one professor and one academic staff from each of the two schools/departments, as well as one student from each of the schools/departments and the head of the examination office in an advisory function.

Members of the Examination Board:

The Examination Board is responsible for a proper organization of the exams. The board ensures the compliance with examination regulations and reports to the faculty on a regular basis on developments regarding exam and study periods as well as grading. The Examination Board meets as required. The Faculty Council appoints the chairperson of the board and the deputies for a period of three years. The Examination Board is comprised of one professor and one academic staff from each of the two schools/departments, as well as one student from each of the schools/departments and the head of the examination office in an advisory function.

Members of the Examination Board:

The Examination Board Teacher Training is responsible for a proper organization of the exams. The board ensures the compliance with examination regulations and reports to the faculty on a regular basis about developments regarding exam and study periods as well as grading. The Examination board meets as required. The Faculty Council appoints the chairperson of the board and the deputies for a period of three years. The Examination Board Teacher Training is comprised of one professor and one academic staff from each of the two schools/departments, as well as one student representative from each of the schools/departments and the head of the examination office in an advisory function.

Members of the Examination Board:

The Doctoral Degree Committee at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences is responsible for all decisions that are not regulated by the Doctoral Degree Regulations.
The Doctoral Degree Committee is comprised of

• the Dean as the chairperson and the Associate Dean Research as deputy
• five full-time professors from the School of Business and Economics, appointed by the Faculty Council
• one full-time professor out of each of the seven institutes from the Department of Social Sciences, appointed by the Faculty Council

The regular term of office is three years. 

Members of the Doctoral Degree Committee:

The Faculty Committee for Postgraduate Scholarships is responsible for the preselection and ranking list of the State Postgraduate Fellowship Programme and the Deutschlandstipendium scholarships. The committee forwards the applications together with an expert opinion to the Central Selection Committee for Scholarships which makes the final decision on the awarding of a scholarship.
The Faculty Committee is comprised of four professors and one academic staff who are appointed by the Faculty Council for a period of two years.
 
Members of the Faculty Committee for Postgraduate Scholarships are:

The Faculty Board has established an Ethics Committee. You can find further information here.

In cooperation with the Equal Opportunities Committee, the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences carries out the legal tasks set out in the Higher Education Act of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg regarding the promotion of female junior researchers in particular.

The Equal Opportunities Committee provides support and assistance to the Family Office to implement a family-friendly university (audit family-friendly university).

Furthermore, the Equal Opportunities Committee is in charge of diversity matters. In cases of sexual harassment or discrimination based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, or social and religious background, both the members of the Equal Opportunities Committee and others (Associate Deans Academic, Central Equal Opportunities Officer) are the main points of contact.
The Equal Opportunities Concept of the university sets out the tasks of the Equal Opportunities Officer in more detail. The officer has an advisory function in matters concerning the Faculty Board.

The Equal Opportunities Committee is comprised of the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Faculty, the deputy officer and student and non-student representatives from all institutes and the two schools/departments. During the semester, the Equal Opportunities Committee meets on a regular basis (Rules of Procedure of the Equal Opportunities Committee at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences).

Equal Opportunities at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

Today, female student numbers correspond to those of males, or even exceed them, but during the course of their academic careers the proportion of females is continually shrinking (‘leaking pipeline’).

The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences is no exception: The proportion of females among all students at the Faculty is very high (60.9 percent in winter semester 2015/16). Among first-year students, their proportion is even higher (64.8 percent). At the other end of the pipeline, however, the proportion of female professors at the faculty is only 20.5 percent (9 women, 35 men). Given the specific situation of women in Economics and Social Sciences, the Equal Opportunities Committee focuses on the promotion of female junior researchers and gender research.  

 The Faculty has funding programs in place that serve this purpose.

Interested students, doctoral students, and mid-level faculty staff have the opportunity to submit applications for a partial funding of research projects, conference participation, etc., to the Equal Opportunities Committee. ("Equal Opportunities Committee Funds").

As part of the TEAching-Equality-Program, financed through quality assurance funds, the individual institutes of the Faculty and the School of Business and Economics are free to apply for funding of gender studies teaching assignments and gender-related talks and lectures ("TEAching-Equality-Program").
The Equal Opportunities Committee at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences has budgeted annual TEA funds to carry out the workshop on “Gender Mainstreaming and Diversity Management – Professional Qualification Areas”, which has been included in the teaching program for interdisciplinary qualifications.

Researchers in the field of gender studies must continue to apply for guest professorships at the University of Tübingen Central Equal Opportunities Officer

At the present time, the Faculty Board is responsible for all research questions. Please contact the the vice dean for research affairs or the dean if you have questions related to research.

The Academic Council makes recommendations for the further development of course contents and forms of study, and also for the allocation of funds provided for teaching and learning matters, thereby taking student reviews of lectures and seminars into account.  
In general, the Academic Council meets twice in every semester. It is comprised of the Associate Dean Academic as the chairperson, four professors, a member of the Academic Service, and four student representatives. The Faculty Council appoints the members for a term of six years, and the student members for one year.
 

The Standing Habilitation Committee decides on the recognition of postdoctoral theses and all matters not governed by special habilitation regulations.

The Habilitation Committee is comprised of  one member of each the Faculty's institute as well as up to two deputies. The Dean chairs the Habilitation Committee. Meetings are not open to the public and take place as required.

Chair

Brahm, Prof. Dr. Taiga (Dean)

Pawlowski, Prof. Dr. Tim (Dean of Research and Deputy Dean )

Institute of Historical and Cultural Anthropology

Thiemeyer, Prof. Dr. Thomas

Scheer, Prof. Dr. Monique (Deputy)

Bareither, Prof. Dr. Christoph (Deputy)

Institute of Education

Lachner, Prof. Dr. Andreas

Stauber, Prof. Dr. Barbara (Deputy)

 Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology

Nagengast, Prof. Dr. Benjamin

Trautwein, Prof. Dr. Ulrich (Deputy)

Murayama, Prof. Dr. Kou (Deputy)

Methods Center
Brandt, Prof. Dr. Holger

Kelava, Prof. Dr. Augustin (Deputy) 

Political Science

Bieling, Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen

Bruzelius, Prof. Dr. Cecilia (Deputy) 

Seeleib-Kaiser, Prof. Dr. Martin (Deputy)

Institute for Research on Far Right Extremism 

De Jonge, Prof. Dr. Léonie

Lorenz-Sinai, Prof. Dr. Friederike (Deputy)

Sociology

Hillmert, Prof. Dr. Steffen

Müller, Prof. Dr. Marion (Deputy)

Sport Science 

Pawlowski, Prof. Dr. Tim

Wank, Prof. Dr. Veit (Deputy) 

The members of the Advisory Committee advise the board of the Institute of Historical and Cultural Anthropology in all matters. The committee meets at least once every semester. The meetings are convened and chaired by the respective institute director.  

The Advisory Committee at the Institute of Historical and Cultural Anthropology is comprised of the Director of the Institute and his or her deputy, up to two professors, two academic staff members, two administrative/technical staff and three student representatives, and the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Institute.

The members are appointed for a period of three years, the student members for a period of one year.

The members of the Advisory Committee advise the board of the Institute of Education in all matters. The committee meets at least once every semester. The meetings are convened and chaired by the respective institute director.  

The Advisory Committee at the Institute of Education is comprised of the Director of the Institute and his or her deputy, up to two professors, two academic staff members, two administrative/technical staff and three student representatives, and the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Institute.

The members are appointed for a period of three years, the student members for a period of one year.

The members of the Advisory Committee advise the board of the Hector Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology in all matters. The committee meets at least once every semester. The meetings are convened and chaired by the respective institute director.  

The Advisory Committee at the Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology is comprised of the Director of the Institute and his or her deputy, up to two professors, two academic staff members, two administrative/technical staff and three student representatives, and the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Institute.

The members are appointed for a period of three years, the student members for a period of one year.

The members of the Advisory Committee advise the board of the Methods Center in all matters. The committee meets at least once every semester. The meetings are convened and chaired by the respective institute director.  

The Advisory Committee at the Institute of Political Science is comprised of the Director of the Institute and his or her deputy, up to two professors, two academic staff members, two administrative/technical staff and three student representatives, and the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Institute.

The members are appointed for a period of three years, the student members for a period of one year.

The members of the Advisory Committee advise the board of the Institute of Political Science in all matters. The committee meets at least once every semester. The meetings are convened and chaired by the respective institute director.  

The Advisory Committee at the Institute of Political Science is comprised of the Director of the Institute and his or her deputy, up to two professors, two academic staff members, two administrative/technical staff and three student representatives, and the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Institute.

The members are appointed for a period of three years, the student members for a period of one year.

The members of the Advisory Committee advise the board of the Institute of Sociology in all matters. The committee meets at least once every semester. The meetings are convened and chaired by the respective institute director.  

The Advisory Committee at the Institute of Sociology is comprised of the Director of the Institute and his or her deputy, up to two professors, two academic staff members, two administrative/technical staff and three student representatives, and the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Institute.

The members are appointed for a period of three years, the student members for a period of one year.

The members of the Advisory Committee advise the board of the Institute of Sports Science in all matters. The committee meets at least once every semester. The meetings are convened and chaired by the respective institute director.  

The Advisory Committee at the Institute of Sports Science is comprised of the Director of the Institute and his or her deputy, up to two professors, two academic staff members, two administrative/technical staff and three student representatives, and the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Institute.

The members are appointed for a period of three years, the student members for a period of one year.

All professors of the School are members of the Board. The Board meets at least once every semester.

Board members:

Prof. Dr. Jörg Baten
Prof. Dr. Martin Biewen
Prof. Dr. Taiga Brahm
Prof. Dr. Monika Gehde-Trapp
Prof. Dr. Joachim Grammig
Prof. Dr. Anna Gumpert
Prof. Dr. Jörg-Markus Hitz
Prof. Dr. Patrick Kampkötter
J.- Prof. Dr. Wiebke Keller
J.- Prof. Dr. Michael Knaus
Prof. Dr. Christian Koziol
Prof. Dr. Ralph Lütticke
J.- Prof. Dr. Stefan Mayer
Prof. Dr. Valeria Merlo
Prof. Dr. Gernot Müller
J.- Prof. Dr. Willi Mutschler
Prof. Dr. Dominik Papies
Prof. Dr. Markus Pudelko
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Pull
Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Malte Ring
Prof. Dr. Martin Ruf
Prof. Dr. Timo Sohl
Prof. Dr. Frank Stähler
J.- Prof. Dr. Theresa Veer
Prof. Dr. Georg Wamser

The Council of the School of Business and Economics advises the Board in all matters and meets at least once every semester.  

The Council is comprised of the Head of School and his or her deputy, two professors, two academic staff members, two administrative/technical staff, three student representatives, and the Equal Opportunities Officer of the School. The members of the Council are appointed by the Faculty Council for a period of three years, the student representatives for a period of one year.

The Academic Council makes recommendations for the further development of course contents and forms of study, and also for the allocation of funds provided for teaching and learning matters, thereby taking student reviews of lectures and seminars into account.  
In general, the Academic Council meets twice in every semester. It is comprised of the Associate Dean Academic as the chairperson, four professors, a member of the Academic Service, and four student representatives. The Faculty Council appoints the members for a term of six years, and the student representatives for one year.

The Habilitation Committee decides on the recognition of postdoctoral theses and all matters not governed by special habilitation regulations.

The Habilitation Committee is comprised of all full-time professors, lecturers (Privatdozenten), and the professors emeriti and retired professors of the faculty. The Dean chairs the Habilitation Committee. Meetings are not open to the public and take place as required.

Professors

Prof. Dr. Dominik Papies
Prof. Dr. Jörg Baten
Prof. Dr. Martin Biewen
Prof. Dr. Taiga Brahm
Prpf. Dr. Monika Gehde-Trapp
Prof. Dr. Joachim Grammig
Prof. Dr. Anna Gumpert

Prof. Dr. Jörg-Markus Hitz
Prof. Dr. Patrick Kampkötter
Prof. Dr. Christian Koziol

Prof. Dr. Ralph Lütticke
Prof. Dr. Valeria Merlo
Prof. Dr. Gernot Müller
Prof. Dr. Markus Pudelko
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Pull
Prof. Dr. Martin Ruf

Prof. Dr. Timo Sohl
Prof. Dr. Frank Stähler
Prof. Dr. Georg Wamser

Professors Emeriti / Retired Professors
Prof. em. Dr. Franz Xaver Bea
Prof. em. Dr. Dieter Cansier

Prof. Dr. Renate Hecker
Prof. i.R. Dr. Bernd Jahnke
Prof. i.R. Dr. Wilhelm Kohler
Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h. c. Josef Molsberger

Prof. i.R. Dr. Werner Neus
Prof. em. Dr. Heinz G. Preuße
Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Eberhard Schaich
Prof. i.R. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Schöbel
Prof. em. Dr. Marcell Schweitzer
Prof. Dr. Manfred Stadler
Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h. c. Joachim Starbatty
Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h. c. Franz W. Wagner
 
Lecturers (Privatdozenten, Apl.-Professors) in full-time employment