Bodies of ZEU
The Executive Board is responsible for the day-to-day operations, the administration of the budget as well as the staffing of the center.
The Executive Board comprises of a speaker and two other ZEU members as his or her deputy. Currently it is composed of
The Center’s Council elects the Board members for the duration of three years. The Managing Director belongs to and serves the Executive Board in an advisory function.
Within the frame set out by the Center’s Council, the Executive Board decides on all matters in connection with coordination and ongoing administration. It is also responsible for the Center’s strategic business.
The Council is responsible for the strategic decisions, quality assurance and the configuration of the focal areas.
It comprises of the Executive Board, the focus areas‘ speakers, two representatives of the group of research assistants, one representative of the administrative-technical personnel and one person out of all members who is especially responsible for equality and gender issues (serves in an advisory function).
The Center’s Council decides with regards to the Center‘s strategic focus and direction and prepares rules and standards concerning the Center’s quality management.
The members of the Center Council are currently as follows:
| • Prof. Lutz Breuer | Speaker of the Board |
| • Prof. Helmut Breitmeier | Board of Directors |
| • Prof. Ramona Teuber | Board of Directors |
| • Prof. Martin Petrick | Speaker Focus Area "Food and Energy Systems" |
| • Dr. Elena Xoplaki | Speaker Focus Area "Climate and Environmental Change" |
| • Katrin Strobehn | Representing the group of research assistants |
| • Dr. Christoph Funk | Representing the group of research assistants |
| • Dr. Matthias Höher | Representing the group of administrativ staff |
| • Yanet Díaz Esteban, Pavlina Miteva-Bölter | Equal Opportunity Representatives in advisory function |
Members of the Center shall include PhDs, Post Docs and administrative staff, provided that their positions are designated in the Centre.