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With about 5000 students, over 40 professors and well
over 1000 employees, the Department of Mechanical
Engineering is of a size comparable to many universities.
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.
Department Management
The Department Management assists
the Dean in academic self-administration
and the coordination of administrative
processes in the department.
Dr. Till von Feilitzsch
Dr. Thomas Wagner
The following units are assigned to the
Department Management:
Assistance to the Dean
This unit assists the Dean in daily matters,
coordinates inquiries in various areas and
takes responsibility for administrative
duties relating to the department and its
administration.
Melanie Hügel
Rella Recsetar
Information Technology
This unit supports central services staff
regarding IT matters.
Robert Klopp
,
IT Administration
Hochbrück Branch
This unit acts as a contact point regarding
administrative issues of the Hochbrück
branch of the department, such as room
assignments or access control.
Cornelia Kirsten
, Administration
Quality Management
and Controlling
The section ‘Quality Management
and Controlling’ coordinates the
implementation and further development
of a quality management system in the
Central Services department. A further
major responsibility of this section is
to maintain a comprehensive reporting
system for the department and to carry
out budget planning based on the
reports.
Sandra Greil
, Section Head
Catalina Lala
, Finances and Controlling,
Room Administration
Antje Asbach
, Databases
Cornelia Härtling
, Budget Planning
and Reporting System
Stephan Hartl
, Accounting
Atiye Korkmaz
, on parental leave
Academic Affairs
The section ‘Academic Affairs’ deals
with academic procedures such as
honorary doctorates and professorships,
lectureships, awards and prizes as well
as departmental events. In addition,
this section assists the Dean in building
management and in granting permission
in relation to such management.
Dieter Grimm
, Section Head
Central Services