Office of the Executive Board

The Office of the Executive Board is staffed by the President's Office, where the team of the President's Office and several assistants support the University Management in the performance of its duties and prepare the decisions of the central bodies.

Please send general enquiries to praesidiumsbuero(at)hs-hannover.de

 

Office of the Executive Board

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Claudia Erdmann

Executive Office for the President / Management Board, Senate, and University Council

(currently represented)

 

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Claudia Jürgens

Office of the Full-Time Vice President / Executive Management of the Executive Board

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Stefanie Engelke

Office of the Part-Time Vice Presidents / Committee Support: Senate and University Council

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B. Krause

Office of the President

Strategic Communications

Leitung Strategische Kommunikation Christoph Bönhoff
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Christoph Bönhoff

Head of Strategic Communications
Press Spokesperson

Strategic Communications is your central point of contact for press and media enquiries. In addition, Strategic Communications is responsible for the area of Public Affairs and the executive management of the Senate and the University Council at Hochschule Hannover. The unit also supports the Executive Board in shaping and implementing its strategic and operational priorities.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:

+49 511 9296 1012
christoph.boenhoff(at)hs-hannover.de

Occupational safety and health protection

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The Occupational Safety department at Hochschule Hannover is the main point of contact for all matters concerning occupational safety, health protection, and fire safety.

Safety engineers, occupational health and safety specialists, company doctors, and fire safety officers advise and support, in particular, the university management, responsible faculty members, organisational units, staff, and employee representatives on all questions related to occupational safety as well as health and fire protection.

The safety engineers and fire safety officers maintain contact with external agencies and regulatory authorities (such as the Health and Safety Executive, the regional accident insurance fund, professional fire service, etc.) and coordinate cooperation with occupational health physicians from the external occupational medical service. Furthermore, the Occupational Safety department provides services especially in the areas of training and further education, safety briefings, and the conduct of workplace-related measurements (noise, lighting, indoor climate).

Fire safety officers regularly update emergency plans and emergency telephone numbers for the individual university sites. In addition, they train fire wardens and assist in organising and conducting evacuation drills and safety briefings.

For enquiries, you can also contact

AMD TÜV Arbeitsmedizinische Dienste GmbH
TÜV Rheinland Group
Arbeitsmedizinisches Zentrum Hannover
Anderterstr. 137
30559 Hannover
AMD TÜV Website

Contact details and procedural information can be found here.

Controlling

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Frank Wunderlich

Controlling is responsible for the following areas:

- Co-Report / monthly (budget monitoring)
- Risk management
- Performance-based resource allocation
- Corruption prevention

For any enquiries, please contact

+49 511 9296 8202

frank.wunderlich(at)hs-hannover.de

Internal Audit Unit

Viola Hoffmeister

The Internal Audit Unit provides the Executive Board with information on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Internal Control System and risk management, as well as the quality of work and the achievement of assigned tasks and objectives. In addition, managers and staff in the faculties, institutes, departments, or units subject to advisory or audit activities are supported in their work.

The Internal Audit Unit also ensures compliance with the principles of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. It serves the university management as a targeted management tool within the framework of corporate governance and supports, in a preparatory role, the annual auditors and other external audit bodies.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Viola Hoffmeister

+49 511 9296-7078

innenrevision(at)hs-hannover.de

Internal Reporting Office in accordance with the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG)

With the Act to Improve Protection for Whistleblowers (Whistleblower Protection Act – HinSchG – Federal Law Gazette 2023 | No. 140), the German legislator has transposed EU Directive 2019/1937 (EU Whistleblower Directive) into national law.

Hochschule Hannover (HsH) has therefore established an internal reporting office in accordance with Section 12 HinSchG within the Executive Board Office – Internal Audit Unit to enhance whistleblower protection. Reports can be submitted:

  • by telephone,

  • by email to: hinweisgeber-meldestelle(at)hs-hannover.de

  • in writing marked "confidential" to:
    Interne Meldestelle c/o Geschäftsstelle des Präsidiums - Stabsstelle Innenrevision, Expo Plaza 4, 30539 Hannover

If you wish to arrange a personal meeting, please feel free to contact us by telephone or email in advance.

The internal reporting office ensures the confidentiality of the identity of:

  • the whistleblower,

  • the person(s) who are the subject of the report, and

  • any other individuals named in the report.

Their identities may only be disclosed to those responsible for receiving reports or taking follow-up actions, as well as to persons supporting them in the performance of these duties. Exceptions are regulated in Section 9 HinSchG. The university will soon offer the option to submit reports anonymously.

Only the following person is authorised to receive reports, provide feedback, and initiate follow-up actions (Section 18 HinSchG):

Viola Hoffmeister

In accordance with Section 17 (1) HinSchG, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your report no later than seven days after submission. Additionally, within three months and seven days, you will be informed in accordance with Section 17 (2) HinSchG about all planned and already implemented follow-up measures, along with the reasons for them.

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