Election on July 8?

New rector: Senate submits three proposals

The next chapter in the struggle for a new Rector for the University of Salzburg: the 26-member Senate met on Tuesday and presented a three-person proposal. It consists of three male candidates.

The Senate met on Tuesday. It turned into a struggle lasting several hours. In the end, the 26 members decided on a three-person proposal. There are no major surprises. They were guided by the proposal of the search committee, which still consisted of four names.

Geologist Bernhard Fügenschuh (61), who is currently Vice-Rector for Teaching at the University of Innsbruck, is the top candidate. He was the Senate's favorite from the outset, it is said. In second place is economist Markus Walzl (49), also from the University of Innsbruck. The German moral theologian Jochen Sautermeister (49) came third. After lengthy discussions, the decision was made against physicist Hans-Peter Steinrück (65).

The University Council now has four weeks to react. A decision is expected on July 8.