Organisation

Prof Dr Georg Oecking, Department of Business Administration and Economics

Prof Dr Katrin Nihalani, Department of Health Care

University lecturers:
Prof Dr Ömer Alkin, Department of Applied Social Sciences
Prof Dr Monika Eigenstetter, Department of Textile and Clothing Technology
Prof Dr Benedikt Janßen, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
Prof Dr Tobias Kimmel, Department of Industrial Engineering
Prof Dr Nicoletta Messerschmidt, Department of Business Administration and Economics
Prof. Dr Katrin Nihalani, Department of Health Care
Prof. Dr Georg Oecking, Department of Business Administration and Economics
Prof. Dr Sigrun Prahl, Department of Design
Prof. Dr Jürgen Quade, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
Prof. Dr Dirk Roos, Department of Engineering and Computer Science Prof. DrDirk Roos, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
Prof. Dr Miriam Sari, Department of Ecotrophology
Prof. Dr Michaela Wagner, Department of Chemistry

Academic staff:
Meryem Aslan, Department of Health Care
Dipl.-Oecotroph. Meike Hamacher, Department of Oecotrophology
Dr Elske Schönhals, Vice President for Studies and Teaching Education
Angelika Weiland, Department of Engineering and Computer Science

Technical and administrative staff:
Stephan Böcker, Occupational Health and Safety Support Office
Regina Lobien, Division III - Financial Resources
Dennis Niemann, Digital Transformation and Organisational Development Support Office
Danny Eickemeyer, Department of Design

Students:
Tobias Kaminski, Department of Oecotrophology
Steffen Fiorenza, Department of Chemistry
Ben Rohrbach, Department of Health Care
Janis Stratemann, Department of Engineering and Computer Science

Participating in an advisory capacity:

Members of the Executive Board
Dr Thomas Grünewald (President)
Prof. Dr Fabienne Köller-Marek (Chancellor)
Prof. Dr Gudrun Stockmanns (Vice President Studies & Teaching Education)
Prof. Dr Kathleen Diener (Vice President Research & Innovation)
 

Deans
Prof. Dr Martin Jäger (Department of Chemistry)
Prof. Dr Erik Schmid (Department of Design)
Prof. Dr Jens Brandt (Department of Engineering and Computer Science)
Prof. Dr Georg Wittich (Department of Ecotrophology)
Prof. Dr Anne-Friederike Hübener (Department of Applied Social Sciences)
Prof. Dr Lutz Vossebein (Department of Textile and Clothing Technology)
Prof. Dr René Treibert (Department of Business Administration and Economics)
Prof. Dr Ralph Pernice (Department of Industrial Engineering)
Prof. Dr Bernhard Breil (Department of Health Care)

Equal Opportunities Officer
Dr Sandra Laumen

Chair of the General Student Committee
Jerôme Dutka

Chair of the Staff Council for Technology and Administration
Dipl.-Verw.-Wirt Frank Hamacher

Chair of the Academic Staff Council
Dipl.-Ing. Arne Sprick

Representative for severely disabled students
Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Loonen

Representative for the interests of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses
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The meetings are generally open to the public in accordance with § 10 para. 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Senate of The Hochschule Niederrhein. Should you wish to attend the meeting as a guest, we would be grateful if you could register in advance via the office of the Senate office in advance.

The Senate meetings take place from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon.

• Meeting 2/25 24.03.2025 in Mönchengladbach, Building S, Room S 301
• Meeting 3/25 12/05/2025 in Krefeld, Building J, Room JE 09
• Meeting 4/25 30/06/2025 in Mönchengladbach, Building S, Room S 301
• Meeting 5/25 29/09/2025 in Krefeld, Building J, Room JE 09
• Meeting 6/25 03/11/2025 in Mönchengladbach, Building S, Room S 301
• Meeting 7/25 08/12/2025 in Krefeld, Building J, Room JE 09
• Meeting 1/26 26/01/2026 in Mönchengladbach, Building S, Room S 301
  18:00 Senate Prize Award Ceremony in Krefeld
• Meeting 2/26 23/03/2026 in Krefeld, Building J, Room JE 09
• Meeting 3/26 11/05/2026 in Mönchengladbach, Building S, Room S 301
• Meeting 4/26 06/07/2026 in Krefeld, Building J, Room JE 09
• Meeting 5/26 28/09/2026 in Mönchengladbach, Building S, Room S 301
• Meeting 6/26 09/11/2026 in Krefeld, Building J, Room JE 09
• Meeting 7/26 14/12/2026 in Mönchengladbach, Building S, Room S 301

The Senate has appointed the following honorary senators for their special services to The Hochschule Niederrhein:

• Professor Dr Valeri Agapov - (St. Petersburg/Russian Federation)
• Mr Jakob Müller † - (Frick/ Switzerland)
• Mr Dipl.-Ing. Christian Kuoni - (Frick/ Switzerland)
• Professor Dr Viktor Romanov - (St. Petersburg/ Russian Federation)
• Professor Dr Jesús Hernández Aristu - (Pamplona/ Spain)
• Mr Rolf Königs (Mönchengladbach/Germany)