The Foundation Council monitors the lawfulness and economic efficiency of the management of the Foundation's business by the Accreditation Council and the Board. Its members are appointed by the German Rectors' Conference and the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs for a period of four years.
Members of the Foundation Council
Chairwoman: Dr. Eva Gümbel,
Hamburg Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities
Deputy Chairman: Dr. Jens-Peter Gaul,
Secretary General of the German Rectors' Conference
Representatives of the Länder:
Susanne Bowen,
Ministry for Education, Science and Culture Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
Tobias Dünow,
Ministry for Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg
Guido Wendt,
Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein
Dr. Eva Gümbel,
Hamburg Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities
Dr. Rolf-Dieter Jungk,
Bavarian State Ministry for Education, Culture, Science and Arts
Gonca Türkeli-Dehnert,
Ministry for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Representatives of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK)
Prof. Dr. Peter-André Alt,
President of the German Rectors' Conference
Dr. Jens-Peter Gaul,
Secretary General of the German Rectors' Conference
Prof. Dr. Karim Khakzar,
President of the University of Applied Sciences Fulda
Prof. Dr. Dorit Schumann,
President of the University of Applied Sciences Trier
Prof. Dr. Anja Steinbeck,
Rector of the University of Duesseldorf