University Council
The University Council is the supreme governing body of the University of Liechtenstein. It is appointed by the Government for four years and is comprised of six members representing science and business. The President of the University of Liechtenstein and a representative of the Office of Education participate in an advisory capacity at the meetings.
President:
• Lothar Ritter
President/Member of Foundation Boards
President of the Board of digital-liechtenstein.li
Vice President:
• Markus Kaiser
CEO and Chairman of the Board of Kaiser AG
Members:
• Dr. Verena Konrad
Executive Director of the Vorarlberg Architecture Institute
• lic. iur. Brigitte Vogt-Ipek
Attorney at Law, Walser Attorneys at Law Ltd.
• Prof. Dr. Rudolf Minsch
Chief Economist and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Economiesuisse
• Dr. Hans-Werner Gassner
Chairman, Liechtenstein Bankers Association
• Isabelle Oehri, M.A. HSG
Lecturer and Project Manager at the Department of Economics, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Consultative Members:
• Dr. Christian Frommelt, Rector
• Eva Meirer, Head of Department of Middle and Higher Education/School Office
• Susanne Jehle, MLaw, Legal assistance University Council
Senate
The Senate is entrusted with the academic development of the University and is responsible for the following areas in particular: approval of curricula and Study and Assessment Regulations; appointing members to academic commissions; preparing statements on questions of strategy, on research governance and on quality standards in research and teaching; providing initiatives for the further development and quality assurance of research and teaching.
All professors at the University belong to the Senate, as well as three representatives from the junior faculty, three representatives from the student body and one member of the University administration. The President attends in a non-voting capacity.
The Senate elects a professor as Chair every three years.
Chair of the Senate
Prof. Dr. Konstantina Papathanasiou, LL.M.
Deputy Chair of the Senate
Prof. Dipl. Arch. ETH Urs Meister
Honorary Senator
Klaus Näscher
Hans Brunhart
Prof. Dr.iur. Dr.rer.oec. Dr.h.c. Herbert Batliner †
Rectorate
The Rectorate’s duties chiefly cover the operative management of the University of Liechtenstein, external relations and the introduction and coordination of planning activities.
The Rectorate is appointed by the University Council and is composed of three members on an interim basis:
Rector
• Dr. Christian Frommelt, Rector
Members
• Ass.-Prof. Dr. iur. Alexandra Butterstein, LL.M.
• Prof. Dr. Michael Hanke
• Prof. Dr. Daniel Stockhammer
Schools
• Liechtenstein School of Architecture
• Liechtenstein Business School
• Liechtenstein Business Law School
• Liechtenstein Undergraduate & Graduate School
• Liechtenstein Executive School
Areas
The following areas are assigned to the Rectorate to support and handle management tasks:
Rector
• Communication and Marketing
• Quality and accreditation
• Law
• Library
Administrative Director
• Compliance
• Data Protection
• Process Management
• Risk Management and ICS
• Reception and Purchasing
• Finance and Accounting
• Human Resources
• IT and Infrastructure
• Facilities Management
• IT
• Accommodation
• Student Services
Other members
• Subject-related Schools
• Liechtenstein School of Architecture
• Liechtenstein Business School
• Centre for Economics
• Liechtenstein Business Law School
• Centre for Philanthropy
• Teaching-related schools
• Liechtenstein Executive School
• Liechtenstein Undergraduate & Graduate School
• Didactics & FüW
• Inter-institutional BSc & PhD programmes
• International Office
• Research Office
• Study Secretary
• Transfer
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Mittelbau
The Mittelbau, as a functionary of the University of Liechtenstein, carries out the tasks assigned to it in university self-administration (Art. 34 Para. 2 of the new Statutes of the University of Liechtenstein) and represents the interests of its members.
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Professors' Association
As officers of the University of Liechtenstein, the Professors' Association performs the tasks assigned to it in university self-administration (Art. 23 Para. 4 of the Statutes of the University of Liechtenstein) and represents the interests of its members.
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