The body, which is anchored in the University’s Basic Regulations and currently consists of 28 members, includes—among others—the elected representatives in the faculty boards, the Senate and the University Council, the members of the presidential commissions, as well as the spokesperson of the doctoral researchers’ representation of the University of Bayreuth Graduate School and the women’s representatives of this status group.
The meeting was organised by the Council’s spokesperson, Dr.-Ing. Michael Gleißner, his deputy Dr. Brit-Maren Schjeide, and his deputy Dr. Steffen Schmidt. The main focus was the ongoing development of the Kulmbach location. Dr. Susanne Strebin, Coordinator of Campus Kulmbach, presented the campus’s founding history, the current professorships, degree programmes and future expansion plans.
As a sign of the close connection to the main campus in Bayreuth, the Council regularly meets at the Kulmbach site as well – this was already the second such meeting. Afterwards, members were given a tour of the lecture rooms and laboratories, including areas in the Alte Spinnerei and the Fritz building. This allowed them to gain a direct impression of the dynamic development of this young campus and its excellent infrastructural opportunities.
‘The visit to Campus Kulmbach clearly showed us how rapidly the site is developing and what potential it holds for research and teaching. For our committee work, it is essential to witness such developments first-hand in order to represent the interests of doctoral researchers, postdocs, habilitation candidates and members of the academic services in a well-informed way. The Council provides a central platform for this: we pool information, coordinate the work of our representatives and actively bring the concerns of early-career researchers into university decision-making processes. In addition, through public events we promote exchange on current topics relevant to mid-level academic staff,’ Gleißner summarises.
