▁administration ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁The ▁R ector ate ▁is ▁the ▁' exec utive ▁body ' ▁of ▁the ▁university , ▁head ed ▁by ▁re ctor ▁Hel mut ▁Ho yer . ▁The ▁re ctor ate ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁ch an cell or , ▁Regin a ▁Z de bel , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁administration ▁and ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁university ' s ▁budget ing , ▁and ▁three ▁pro - rect ors , ▁who ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁international ▁relations , ▁teaching ▁and ▁communication , ▁and ▁research ▁and ▁structure ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁Senate ▁is ▁the ▁' leg isl ative ▁branch ' ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁The ▁re ctor ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁re ctor ate ▁are ▁sen ators ▁ex ▁offic io , ▁as ▁are ▁also ▁the ▁de ans ▁of ▁the ▁fac ult ies , ▁and ▁the ▁university ' s ▁equal ▁opportun ities ▁officer . ▁Another ▁ 2 0 ▁sen ators ▁are ▁elected ▁for ▁four - year ▁terms , ▁within ▁the ▁following ▁quot as : ▁eight ▁university ▁profess ors ; ▁four ▁academic ▁staff ; ▁four ▁deleg ates ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body ; ▁and ▁four ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁administration . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁Council ▁is ▁the ▁advis ory ▁board ▁to ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁entities . ▁Among st ▁others ▁its ▁members ▁include ▁many ▁CE Os ▁of ▁German ▁indust ries , ▁it ▁formerly ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁late ▁President ▁of ▁Germany ▁Johannes ▁R au . ▁ ▁Fac ult ies ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁struct ural ▁re formation , ▁the ▁university