The Executive Management Office supports and advises the University Management (President's Office) - in particular on matters of strategic and structural planning and university policy. In addition, the areas of activity include the management of professorial appointments, quality, and committees as well as maintaining contacts with friends, patrons, partners, and alumni of the University. The staff of the Executive Management Office work on concepts for the further development of the University. They assist change processes and coordinate overarching projects. They maintain contact with business and politics and supervise legal matters pertaining to the University. They are thus contacts for matters inside and outside of the University.