24.03.2021

Live Broadcast of the Inauguration of the President of the TU Ilmenau

Porträtfoto Prof. Sattler vor verschwommenem HintergrundTU Ilmenau/ari
Prof. Kai-Uwe Sattler, Präsident der TU Ilmenau

TU Ilmenau invites all interested parties to follow the inauguration of the University's President, Prof. Kai-Uwe Sattler, on 31 March from 3 pm via live stream. Due to the current situation, the inauguration will be broadcast as an online event on TU Ilmenau's YouTube channel: youtu.be/bMDmdqyFWfE

The university assembly of TU Ilmenau had elected Prof. Sattler as the new president of the university in December 2020 for a term of six years. The presentation of the certificate of appointment by the Thuringian Minister for Economy, Science and Digital Society, Wolfgang Tiefensee, took place in February this year. Also in February 2021, the TU Ilmenau Senate elected the three Vice Presidents for a term of three years. They, too, will be introduced during the president's inauguration.

Porträtfoto Prof. Scharff vor verschwommenem HintergrundTU Ilmenau/Michael Reichel (ari)

At the same time, the university will thank the long-time rector, Prof. Peter Scharff, for his work. For his outstanding services to the successful development of the university, research, teaching and internationalization, and furthermore as chairman of the State Rectors' Conference and board member of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD, TU Ilmenau will award Prof. Scharff the dignity of honorary senator. The Thuringian Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow and other companions as well as colleagues from Thuringian and foreign partner universities will pay tribute to the achievements of the retired rector in video greetings.

In the second part of the event, Professor Kai-Uwe Sattler is introduced to the office of President of the U Ilmenau, and the new management team will briefly introduce itself and its goals. Professor Sattler brings extensive experience with university management tasks to the office of President. Appointed to the professorship of Databases and Information Systems at TU Ilmenau in October 2003, Prof. Sattler's excellent research achievements have earned him a high national and international reputation as a renowned expert in data management and Big Data. From 2011 to 2017, he was Dean of the Department of Computer Science and Automation, before being elected Vice-Rector for Science at TU Ilmenau in 2017 and President of the University in 2020.

Fotomontage Präsidiumsmitglieder - fünf Personen vor verschwommenem HintergrundTU Ilmenau/Michael Reichel (ari)

In addition to Prof. Sattler as President and the University's acting Chancellor, Dennys Klein, the new management team includes three Vice-Presidents, whose term of office is three years: Prof. Anja Geigenmüller (Department of Economics and Media) as Vice-President for Studies and Teaching, Prof. Stefan Sinzinger (Department of Mechanical Engineering) as Vice-President for Research and Young Academics, and Prof. Jens Müller (Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology) as Vice-President of the newly created Office for International Relations and Transfer.

In the sign of the Corona pandemic, the broadcast of the inauguration will end with a panel discussion on the topic "The University after Corona - back to normality or chance for change?". The discussion will focus on the further development of university teaching and research and the TU Ilmenau as a recognised, attractive university. The discussion partners are the President of the University, Prof. Kai-Uwe Sattler, the Rector of the University of Magdeburg and member of the University Council of the TU Ilmenau, Prof. Jens Strackeljan, Ilmenau's Lord Mayor Dr. Daniel Schultheiß, the young scientist Dr. Meike Hofmann and the student representative Michelle Storandt.

Link to the live broadcast on 31 March 2021 at 3:00 p.m. (supported by the Forschungsgemeinschaft elektronische Medien e. V.): youtu.be/bMDmdqyFWfE

The video will be available for viewing for three months afterwards.

Contact: Sabine Jackisch Head of Marketing 03677 691761 sabine.jackisch@tu-ilmenau.de