• Teacher training programme for primary schools: Dr Iris Leitz
• Teacher training programme for secondary modern schools: Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Dammer
• Teacher training programme in special education: Prof. Dr Birgit Werner
• Studying with disabilities: Dr Barbara Bogner (deputy: Frank Laemers)
• Equality: Dr Frauke Janz (Substitutes: Dr Stefanie Köb, Prof. Dr Angela Häußler, Prof. Dr Hanna Sauerborn)
• Intercultural Pedagogy: Prof Dr Havva Engin
• General University Sport: N.N.
• Top-class sport: Prof. Dr Peter Neumann
• Media Centre: Stefan Ulrich (Substitutes: Holger Meeh and Kerstin Liesegang)

The Heidelberg University of Education and the SRH University of Applied Sciences Heidelberg have set up a joint ethics committee with equal numbers of members from both universities. This means that the expertise of both universities is incorporated into the committee and the independence of ethics votes is increased by the external perspective of the other university.

Official members

• Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs (PH): Prof Dr Marita Friesen
• Vice-Rector for Research and Transfer (SRH): Prof. Dr habil. Claudia Luck-Sikorski (Chair 01/25 -12/2026)

Elected members of the PH Heidelberg

• 1 professor: Prof Dr Hans Lösener
• 1 academic staff member: Dr Astrid Geigenfeind
• 1 doctoral candidate: Gunther Lepelt

The Equal Opportunities Commission advises the university on matters such as equal opportunities and on recruitment and appointment procedures.

Official members

• Equal Opportunities Officer: Dr Frauke Janz
• Her deputies: Dr Stefanie Köb, Prof Dr Angela Häußler, Prof Dr Hanna Sauerborn
• Representative for the interests of students with disabilities and chronic illnesses: Dr Barbara Bogner
• Anti-discrimination officer: Ulrike Fessler
• Equal Opportunities Officer: Tanja Greulich

Elected members

• 1 - 3 representatives of the teaching staff: Dr Ursula Queisser, Dr Melanie Wigbers, Andrea Schäfer
• 1 representative of the teaching staff: Dr Andreas Schnirch
• 4 student representatives: Mia Karn, Karlotta Noster, Anna Lavinia Engewald, Oluwabusayomi Akindele

The Research Committee makes a reasoned recommendation to the Senate on the eligibility of project applications for funding.

Official member

• Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs: Prof Dr Marita Friesen

Elected members

• 3 professors: Prof. Dr Steffi Sachse, Prof. Dr Birgit Mesch, Junior Prof. Dr Priska Sprenger
• 3 deputies: Prof. Dr Markus Lang, Prof. Dr Jürgen Oberschmidt, Prof. Dr Armin Baur
• 1 representative of the scient. Service: Dr Markus Schmitt
• 1 deputy: Stefan Ulrich
• 1 student representative: Marius Kügler
• 1 deputy: Anna Lavinia Engewald

Committee work focuses on the discussion and preparation of internal accreditation decisions.

Official member

• Vice-Rector for Studies, Teaching and Digitalisation: Prof. Dr Christian Rietz
• 2 representatives of the Quality Management Unit
• the Equal Opportunities Officer

Elected members

• 1 professorial representative from each faculty: Prof Dr Corinna Maulbetsch, Prof Dr Jürgen Oberschmidt, Prof Dr Katja Schneider
• 1 representative of the academic staff from each faculty: Dr Thomas Strehle, Dr Florian Hiller, Dr Sönke Graf
• 1 representative of the student parliament: Sina Marie Mattern
• 1 deputy: Jonathan Geerdsen

The Senate Commission for Studies, Teaching and Continuing Education is a permanent, advisory commission of the Senate that prepares decisions in the area of teaching. The commission advises the Senate and the university management on all matters relating to teaching and study programmes.

Official members

• Vice-Rector for Studies, Teaching and Digitalisation: Prof. Dr Christian Rietz
• the deans of studies from each faculty
• Advisor for the teaching-related Bachelor's/Master's degree programmes
• Representative for quality assurance of studies and teaching
• Coordinator for the non-teaching Bachelor's/Master's degree programmes
• Heads of all Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes

Elective members

• 1 representative of the academic staff from each faculty Representative from each faculty: Dr Michael Schreiner, Susanne Schneider, Juliane Möckel
• 1 deputy from each faculty: Dr Regina Bedersdorfer, Dr Steffen Volz, Dr Raimund Ditter
• 1 student representative from each faculty: Lea Nebel, Benedikt Maximilian-André Kletzin, Leonhard Gerspach
• 1 deputy from each faculty: Sarah Cordes, Stefanie Österle, Marius Ludwig
• 1 student representative from the StuPa: Marius Kügler
• 1 deputy: Pierre-Olivier Denise

In accordance with the State Graduate Funding Act, scholarships can be awarded from the funds of the State Graduate Funding Programme. The following committee has been set up to select the scholarship holders.

Official members

• Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs: Prof Dr Marita Friesen
• Managing Director of the Research Department: Dr Nicole Flindt

Elected members

• 3 professors: Prof Dr Karlz-Heinz Dammer, Prof Dr Manfred Seidenfuß
• 3 deputies: Junior Professor Dr Nicola-Hans Schwarzer, Junior Professor Dr Tom Wellmann, Professor Dr Lissy Jäkel
• 1 representative of the scient. Service: Dr Friederike Schuecking-Jungblut
• 1 deputy: Stefan Ulrich
• 1 doctoral candidate: Lukas Pfister
• 1 deputy: Christina Ingelfinger
• 1 deputy to the Head of the Research Unit: Dr Katja Staudinger