Wolfgang A. Herrmann new Chairman of the THI University Council

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang A. Herrmann, President Emeritus of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is the new Chairman of the University Council of Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI).

Herrmann was president of the Technical University of Munich from 1995 to 2019, during which time he shaped it into a cosmopolitan and highly respected university. Today, TUM is one of Germany's most research-intensive universities and has consistently qualified as a university of excellence since 2006. The chemist, who holds a post-doctoral degree and has received numerous national and international awards, played a key role in shaping the reform of the Bavarian Higher Education Act at the end of the 1990s. The experimental clause introduced here ensured more autonomy and extended the scope of action of universities and colleges. As president emeritus, Herrmann continues to be involved in a wide range of activities. Among other things, he is a board member of the non-profit TUM University Foundation and is involved in promoting talent and attracting funding partners. Herrmann was recently appointed as chairman of the founding advisory board of the German Ministry of Transport's "German Center for Future Mobility," which will receive funding of 320 million euros in its first four years.

"We are delighted that with Professor Wolfgang A. Herrmann, we could win probably Germany's most renowned university politician as chairman of the university council," said THI President Prof. Dr. Walter Schober. "With his expertise and vision, he can provide outstanding support for the further development of THI, also with regard to the technological challenges of digitalization, especially in the mobility sector."

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang A. Hermann: "Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt is one of the leading universities of applied sciences in Germany, with strong, convincing research approaches. It has proven itself capable of cooperating with scientific centers of excellence and with research-driven industry. I am pleased to accompany THI's further advancement, especially during a crucial period of change in higher education policy."

As the highest body of the university, the University Council performs strategic decision-making and control tasks. Among other things, it decides on the university development plan and the university's basic regulations; in addition, it elects the presidium. The university management reports to the University Council.
The University Council consists of ten external members from science, business and industry and ten internal members, the elected members of the Senate. These include six professors, one academic and one non-academic staff member each, and two students.

The current external members of the University Council are: Dr. Hans Bartosch (Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH), Elke Christian (Head of the Ingolstadt branch of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce), Markus Fichtner (Managing Director of INSTART Consult GmbH), Florian Gietl (COO of MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group and CEO of MediaMarktSaturn Germany), Wendelin Göbel (Spokesman of the Board of Management of Wolfsburg AG), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang A. Herrmann (President Emeritus Technical University of Munich), Dr. Christian Scharpf (Lord Mayor of the City of Ingolstadt), Ludwig Schlosser (retired CEO of VIB Vermögen AG), Dr. Andreas Tiete (Managing Director and Medical Director of Klinikum Ingolstadt GmbH), Simone Tucci-Diekmann (Managing Director of Verlagsgruppe Passau GmbH), Alexandra Wonisch (Ministerialrätin, Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts).

The internal members are: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Bienert (Vice Chairman of the University Council; teaching area Acoustics and Technical Mechanics), Prof. Dr. Siegfried Huber (teaching area  Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering and High Frequency Technology), Prof. Dr. Michael Jünger (teaching area Business Consulting and Management), Prof. Dr. Andreas Riener (teaching area Human Machine Interface and Virtual Reality), Prof. Dr.- Ing. Jörn Schlingensiepen (teaching area Engineering Informatics and CAD/CAE), Prof. Dr. Erik Schneider (teaching area Industrial Design and Construction), Prof. Dr. Christian Stummeyer (teaching area Business Informatics and Digital Commerce), Doris Schneider (head of the library, representation of non-scientific staff), Jakob Magnus Löw and Vikoriya Syedyenkova (both student representatives).