Senate

The Senate has a three-year term of office and, in accordance with the election regulations, consists of six university professors, two representatives of the lecturers, two representatives of the administration and two students who are delegated by the university representatives. It is responsible, among other things, for the proposal for the appointment of half of the members of the University Council, the preparation of a three-member proposal for the election of the Rector, the appointment of the Women's Representative, the Disability Representative and the Ombudsperson on the proposal of the Working Group for Equal Treatment Issues, and the statement on the implementation and dissolution of study programmes, courses and competence centres.

The tasks of the University Council are regulated in the MUK Articles of association.

Term of office: 20 February 2026 – 19 February 2029

Chairperson
Beata Bauder (Category: Lecturers)

Deputy chairperson
Sandra Jost (Category: Professors)

Members
Peter Königseder (Category: Administrative staff)
Margit Legler (Category: Professors)
Barbara Preis (Category: Administrative staff)
Virginie Roy (Category: Professors)
Stefan Schmidl (Category: Professors)
Andreas Stoehr (Category: Professors)
Claus Tieber (Category: further teaching and research staff)
Susana Zapke (Category: Professors)

Students’ representatives
Iulia Moldovan
Linus Baroffio 

Upcoming Senate meetings:
Tue, 21 April 2026, 14:00 | Johannesgasse 4a, 3^rd floor, Tower room 3.T
Thu, 28 May 2026, 14:00 | Johannesgasse 4a, 3^rd floor, Tower room 3.T
Tue, 30 June 2026, 11:00 | Johannesgasse 4a, 3^rd floor, Tower room 3.T