Executive Board of the German Rectors´ Conference

President

Professor Dr. Peter-André Alt
(German Studies)
President since 1 August 2018
General Representation of the HRK, Strategic Development of the Higher Education System. Matters of the Colleges of Art and Music

Vice-Presidents

Professor Oliver Günther, Ph.D.
(Computer Science)
President of the University of Potsdam
HRK Vice-President with a focus on governance, teaching and learning
Member of the Executive Board since 2020

Professor Dr. Karim Khakzar
(Electrical Engineering)
President of the Hochschule Fulda
Spokesperson of the HRK Member Group Universities of Applied Sciences
Member of the Executive Board since 2016

Professor Dr. Kerstin Krieglstein
(Neuroscience/Pharmacology)
Rector of the University of Freiburg
HRK Vice-President with a focus on university medicine and health sciences
Member of the Executive Board since 2020

Professor Dr. Susanne Rode-Breymann
(Historical Musicology)
President of the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media
HRK-Vice-President with a focus on cooperation and diversity within the university system, and interests of universities of the arts
Member of the Executive Board since 2021

Professor Dr. Walter Rosenthal
(Pharmacology)
President of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
HRK-Vice-President with a focus on research, academic career paths and transfer
Member of the Executive Board since 2021

Professor Dr.-Ing. Bernd Scholz-Reiter
(Production Technology)
Rector of the University Bremen
HRK Vice-President with a focus on International Affairs
Member of the Executive Board since 2018

Professor Dr. Dorit Schumann
(Economics)
President of the University of Applied Sciences Trier
HRK Vice-President with a focus on transfer, sustainability, gender equality and diversity
Member of the Executive Board since 2020

Professor Dr. Anja Steinbeck
(Legal Studies)
Rector of the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Spokesperson of the HRK Member Group Universities
Member of the Executive Board since 2020

Professor Dr. Ulrike Tippe
(Mathematics)
President of Wildau University of Applied Sciences
HRK-Vice-President with a focus on digitalisation and academic continuing education