TUM has established a new set of central administrative offices charged with all organizational matters pertaining to teaching and learning. Every decision and change management process is handled by advisory boards, which promotes transparency and traceability, and ensures that all parties concerned are involved from the start.
The Academic Affairs Board (Vorstand Lehre) is the advisory panel for all activities and projects relating to teaching and learning at TUM. The Academic Affairs Council is the decision-making board where the issues addressed to the Academic Affairs Commission are resolved.
The TUM Academic and Student Affairs Office (Hochschulreferat Studium und Lehre, HR SL) reports directly to the Senior Vice-President for Academic and Student Affairs, and represents the first point of contact for TUM schools and colleges for all inquiries concerning academic affairs. Among other tasks, this unit is in charge of fine-tuning quality management concepts, processing legal issues, and advising TUM schools and colleges on the establishment and operation of degree programs.
The Student Service Center (SSZ) eals with the concerns of students currently enrolled at TUM as well as inquiries from prospective students - from fielding initial questions addressed to Student Advising, through the enrollment process, to managing examinations and issuing graduation documents. A further contact point for students and prospective applicants is the Service Hotline Additionally, all students, employees, and alumni can submit feedback via the Online Feedback Form.
The Academic Affairs Board, a small executive panel that meets six times per year and as necessary, convenes ad hoc task forces to handle current issues and report on the implementation of solution strategies.
This board comprises three deans for academic affairs (each of whom is elected by the deans of the respective TUM campus), two student representatives, and one representative of the Assembly of Academic Staff Members, as well as a representative of the Degree Program Management Committee. Chaired by the Senior Vice-President for Academic and Student Affairs, this commission is the advisory panel for all activities and projects concerning teaching and learning at TUM.
Current members of the Academic Affairs Board:
The Academic Affairs Council is the decision-making board where issues relating to teaching and learning are resolved. Headed by the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Students, this council comprises the members of the Academic Affairs Board, all further deans for academic affairs, the Women's Affairs Officer, and two student representatives. Here, the conclusions reached by the Academic Affairs Boards and its task forces are submitted for resolution.
Hochschulreferat Studium und Lehre
Arcisstr. 19
80333 München
Frauke Winkel, M.A.
Tel.: +49.89.289.25459
Fax: +49.89.289.25209
E-Mail: winkel@zv.tum.de