Professor Thomas Lenk is Vice-Rector for Development and Knowledge Transfer at Leipzig University. In this capacity, he is responsible for fundamental and cross-faculty matters pertaining to university development planning and the transfer of knowledge and technology.
Biography
- Since 2017
Member of the independent advisory board of the Stability Council
Chairman of the Leipzig University Foundation - Since 2015
Supervisory board member, Europäische Metropolregion Mitteldeutschland - Since 2012
Chairman of the board of the Competence Centre for Public Economy and Services of General Interest - Since 2011
Vice-Rector for Development and Knowledge Transfer at Leipzig University
Member of the board of trustees at the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe
Director of the Saxon Competence Centre for Municipal Infrastructure - Since 1994
Director of Leipzig University’s Institute of Finance (since 2009 the Institute of Public Finance and Public Management) - Since 1993
Professor of Finance at Leipzig University
Head of the board of trustees of the Stiftung Moritzbastei Leipzig - 1986–1993
Research assistant at the Technische Universität Darmstadt - 1988–1992
Habilitation at the Technische Universität Darmstadt - 1985–1988
Doctorate at the Technische Universität Darmstadt - 1978–1985
Degree in industrial engineering at the Technische Universität Darmstadt
Duties of the Vice-Rector
- Fundamental and cross-faculty matters pertaining to university development planning (development, equipment and structural planning)
- allocation and advertisement of university lecturer positions
- chairman of the Rectorate Structural Commission
- target agreements with the Free State of Saxony
- internal performance and target agreements (faculties and centres)
- structure of academic institutions and interdisciplinary centres (pursuant to Sections 30 and 31 of the Basic Regulations)
- strategic budgetary matters
- fundamental and cross-faculty matters pertaining to the transfer of knowledge and technology
- transfer strategy and structures
- fundamental questions concerning the protection and exploitation of intellectual property (IP)
- promotion of entrepreneurship and start-ups
- identification and development of services for society, culture, business and politics
- liaising with committees and institutions.
