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With about 5000 students, over 40 profes-
sors and well over 1000 employees, the
Department of Mechanical Engineering
is of a size comparable to many univer-
sities. Even though most administrative
tasks, including project management and
accounting, are handled by the institutes,
many responsibilities are allocated to the
Dean of the department. This includes
responsibility for the resources allocated
to the department as well as student
services.
Increasingly, it is expected that depart-
ments follow up on the activities of their
members, actively shape their teaching
and research environment and develop
their own strategy, especially with
regard to department recruitment. All
this happens in an environment, where
resources are allocated more on the basis
of achievement and vision, and thus less
evenly distributed. Both TUM and the
Department of Mechanical Engineering
profit from these developments, even
though they necessarily create administra-
tive overheads.
Central Services
In addition, examinations have to be pro-
cessed and students expect professional
advice on very diverse topics.
In the last few years, two training centers
for undergraduate and postgraduate
students have been created, focusing on
topics not directly linked to the research
activities of the department’s institutes.
Through the ‘Center of Key Competences’
and the ‘Graduate Center’, the department
can now directly address the majority of
its members and, for example, implement
courses on good scientific practice.
In previous years, these services were
simply added to those of the classical
Dean’s office, creating a structure that
was increasingly difficult to manage, and
responsibilities were not always clear.
In order to better coordinate central
departmental services, Dr. von Feilitzsch
and Dr. Wagner coordinate these activities
and six units have been formed, reporting
directly to the Dean, in addition to a
personal assistant.
Dean
Prof. Tim C. Lüth
Deputy: Vice Deans
Prof. Wolfram Volk
Prof. Nikolaus Adam
Dean of Studies:
Prof. Ewald Werner
Central Teaching
Unit
Section Head:
Dr. Birgit Spielmann
Deputy:
Franziska Glasl
Examination Affairs
Section Head:
Dr. Edda Wenzig
Deputy: Arno Buchner
Academic Affairs
Section Head:
Dieter Grimm
Deputy: Department
Management
Student Services
Section Head:
Dr. Ingrid
Mayershofer
Deputy:
Dr.-Ing. Jinming Lu
Information
Technology
Section Head:
Nicole Siegmund
Deputy: Robert Klopp
Quality Management
and Controlling
Section Head:
Dr. Alexander Ewald
Deputy: Atiye
Korkmatz
Department
Management
Dr. Till von Feilitzsch
Dr. Thomas Wagner
Deptize each other
Assistance
to the Dean
Section Head:
Rella Recsetar
Deputy: Anke Kloiber
Central Services