Prof. Dr.-Ing. Welf-Guntram Drossel, Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Uniform Technology IWU, Chemnitz
The tasks of the University Council are defined in § 86 of the Saxon Higher Education Freedom Act. Thus, this council makes recommendations for profile building and improving the performance and competitiveness of the university and is responsible, among other things, for preparing a proposal for the election of the rector, approving the development planning of the university, the draft economic plan and the annual financial statements.