Institute Profile

The Board is the major management body of the Institute. It shares responsibilities for the operation of the Institute with the director. The Act on Public Research Institutions stipulates the statutory duties of the Board. The Board observes the basic objectives of the Institute as stated in its statute, sets the basic scientific orientation of research at the Institute and its development strategy, and approves the Institute’s budget as well as its annual report. The Board consists of both internal and external members.

The Supervisory Board of the Institute is another obligatory body of the Institute mandated by law. It exercises supervisory responsibilities regarding the operation and management of the Institute and gives prior consent to intended legal actions of the Institute as defined by law (e. g., the sale or purchase of a property, the establishment of a company or other legal person and/or the holding of shares in such a company, the signing of an occupational lease etc.). The Supervisory Board shall meet at least two times a year.