Organisation

Two central bodies currently govern UTN: the Founding Executive Board and the Founding Steering Board. This structure is defined by the law “Gesetz zur Errichtung der Technischen Universität Nürnberg”. The Founding Executive Board is responsible for developing and implementing a viable overall strategy and is supported in this task by the Founding Steering Board. This streamlined governance structure ensures short decision-making paths and efficient coordination processes – both essential for building up UTN.

At the head of the Technical University of Nuremberg is the Founding Executive Board, supported by the Office of the Executive Board. The following administrative units are assigned to the members of the Founding Executive Board:

• Founding President Prof. Dr. Michael Huth (additional role: Export Officer)
  • Unit Communication 
  • Team Appointment 
  • Team Strategic Controlling (gemeinsam mit Kanzler/Kanzlerin) 
  • Team Office of the Executive Board (gemeinsam mit Kanzler/Kanzlerin) 
  • Boards and Networks 
  • Gender Equality 
  • Advisor to the President for AI Focus 
    
• Founding Vice President for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Prof. Dr. Alexander Martin
  • Team Research Service
  • Team Transfer Service
    
• Founding Vice President for Education and International Affairs Prof. Dr. Isa Jahnke
  • UTN School of Students and Young Researchers (StaRs), with
    • Team Digital LEAD Lab 
    • Team Student Services and Doctoral Affairs 
    • Early Career Center 
    • International Affairs 
    • Welcome Center 
    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office 
    • Quality Management 
      
• Vice President for Administration Dr. Michael Fraas
  • Office for Internal Auditing
  • Team Strategic Controlling (gemeinsam mit Präsident/Präsidentin) 
  • Team Office of the Executive Board (gemeinsam mit Präsident/Präsidentin)  
  • Unit Human Resources and Legal, with
    • Team HR-Service 
    • Team Talent Management 
    • Team Legal Affairs 
  • Unit Finance and Procurement, with
    • Team Finance and Controlling, 
    • Team Procurement 
  • Unit Real Estate, with
    • Team Building Project Management 
    • Team Technical Service 
    • Team Estate Service 
    • Team Sustainability and Safety 
  • Unit IT, with
    • Team Information Management 
    • Team IT-Service

UTN’s academic organization is based on departments as its central structural units. The current departments are:

• Department Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence. Chair: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Burgard
• Department Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Chair: Prof. Dr. Gyburg Uhlmann

The Office for Internal Auditing is responsible for ensuring integrity, efficiency and transparency in all university processes. The office ensures the highest compliance standards through continuous monitoring and thorough audits.