Election of Senate Member Groups
For the 2026/2027 winter semester, the member groups of the Senate of Geisenheim University (HGU) will be elected in accordance with § 37 of the Hessian Higher Education Act (HessHG).
The following groups are up for election:
• Professors
• Students
• Research staff
• Administrative and technical staff
The election will be conducted in accordance with Section 10 of HGU’s Election Regulations.
The first meeting of the Election committee will take place on November 3, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Oenology conference room.
The Senate is the university’s highest decision-making body. It deliberates on matters of research, teaching, and academic programs that are of fundamental importance. Additional responsibilities are derived from Section 42 of the Hessian Higher Education Act and the HGU’s Basic Regulations.
It consists of 17 members from four status groups:
• Professors hold 9 seats,
• students hold 3 seats,
• research staff also hold 3 seats,
• and administrative and technical staff hold 2 seats.
The Senate is elected for a two-year term; students elect their members annually.
The term of office for new Senate members begins on April 1.
General Information about the Election
At its meeting on 1 July, 2025, the Senate appointed an Electoral Committee to organize and conduct the election. On June 9, 2026, a further appointment was made due to personnel changes. The election committee consists of the following members:
From the group of professors:
Prof. Dr. Kai Velten
Prof. Dr. Thomas Muschkullus
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kurth (deputy)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Holzapfel (deputy)
From the group of research assistants:
Dr. Timo Strack
Dr. Maximilian Freund (deputy)
From the group of administrative and technical staff:
Alexandra Himmel
Andreas Ehlig (deputy)
From the group of students:
Moritz Struthoff
Katrin John (deputy)
We would like to thank all candidates for their willingness to serve on the election committee for Hochschule Geisenheim University's Senate elections.
The election committee remains in office until the new election committee is constituted. The election manager is Chancellor Ms. Dipl. Ing. (FH) Marion Waldeck, MBA.
The meetings of the election committee are open to the public. The dates and locations of the meetings as well as the resolutions of the election committee are announced on the Hochschule Geisenheim University website.