New Faculty VII at Campus Kulmbach

The 'Team Kulmbach' is working on the implementation

The faculty VII has meanwhile been created by the adoption of a modified basic order. The university administration has set up an interdisciplinary start-up commission in agreement with the senate and Prof. Dr. med. Stephan Clemens appointed founding dean. In addition to founding Dean Prof. Clemens and Managing Director Matthias J. Kaiser belongs to the founding commission of the group of professors Frank Hahn, Markus Möstl, Eckhard Nagel and Andreas Römpp as well as the professors Susanne Tittlbach, Uli Beisel and Ruth Freitag. Likewise, the founding commission includes the research assistant Steffen Schmid as well as the staff council chairman Carmela Hermann and the student Alina Wolf. In order to achieve the politically set goals outlined in the report of the cabinet meeting of July 2018, the University of Bayreuth started the first reconstruction work a few months ago: On December 19, 2017, an office in the former porter's lodge of the Kulmbach spinning mill was opened and Dr , Matthias J. Kaiser as Managing Director Campus Kulmbach has been "our local man" ever since. From May 2018, offices and a first seminar room have been set up in the former administrative villa. The management of Campus Kulmbach has now moved into Kulmbach's Fritz-Hornschuch-Straße 13 together with the founding dean Prof. Clemens and the secretary Doris Pfaffenberger, which was celebrated on 24 July 2018 with a small catchment party. University President Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Leible handed over bread (with a baked-in key) and salt to the founding dean. Kulmbach's Lord Mayor Henry Schramm and guests from the city and district as well as members of the university (including planning group members and supporters from the Central University Administration) came to congratulations. The Campus Kulmbach team would like to thank all those responsible, interested and committed around the external location of the University of Bayreuth for their support so far and looks forward to further cooperation in the coming years in order to implement the requirements of the Cabinet decision!

The Minister of Science on the faculty structure

From the Report of the Cabinet Meeting of the Bavarian State Chancellery of July 17, 2018 - Minister of Science Prof. Dr. med. Marion Kiechle reports on the establishment of the Faculty of Life Sciences: Nutrition and Health 'at the University of Bayreuth in Kulmbach: "With the establishment of its own Faculty of Life Sciences, the Free State takes account of the increased importance of nutrition and exercise for health. The University of Bayreuth will start this year at the Kulmbach location. A detailed concept was developed together with the city of Kulmbach, on-site facilities and medium-sized food-related companies as well as external advisory councils. In total, up to 1,000 students are to take two bachelor and five master courses in nutrition and health. Research and teaching interact interdisciplinary: Life science analyzes of food and body activities are linked with social and behavioral science as well as economic and legal issues. The aim is to gain well-founded and practicable insights for a healthy and sustainable food supply and effective health care. The University of Bayreuth is sharpening its interdisciplinary profile with the Campus Kulmbach. The Free State is investing a total of 136 million euros in Kulmbach over the next five years, thereby strengthening the economic profile of the entire Upper Franconian region. "