Extended Senate Elects New Rector

Today, the Extended Senate of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences elected Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kratzsch as Rector of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences for the term from March 1, 2020, to February 28, 2025. The election was based on a nomination drawn up by the University Council in consultation with the Senate on October 21, 2019, and submitted to the Extended Senate by the Chair of the University Council, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sylvia Rohr.

Ultimately, his constructive, determined, and dedicated work at the university—but above all his role as Director of the Institute for Process Engineering, Process Automation, and Measurement Technology, as well as his compelling visions and ideas for the university’s future—are likely to have contributed to his election. During his public introduction at the university, he assured the audience that he would continue the policies already initiated for the university’s future in all key areas. He views the university’s development plan and the agreement on objectives with the Saxon State Ministry of Science and the Arts as the foundation and guiding principles for his actions. Among his stated goals is to further intensify the university’s impact in and for the region. This includes further improving the transfer of knowledge and technology, as well as fostering even closer cooperation with businesses and non-university institutions in the region, the counties, and the municipalities. Another priority for him is to improve communication within the university as a whole, as well as between its two campuses. He aims to achieve this primarily through even closer collaboration between the faculties at both campuses.