Student hall Structure of the Student Residence Hall

Convention

The convention, the assembly of all residents/members of the house, meets regularly and makes decisions regarding the immediate concerns of concrete life in the community.

Head of studies

The head of studies, which is also an in-house resident, is the chief administrator of the Ecumenical Student Residence Hall and is responsible for upholding its rules and smooth functioning. However, he or she also looks after the student residents of the house on a personal level and assists them with various concerns.

Tutor

The student tutor, who is newly selected by the assembly of student-residents every semester, works in conjunction with the head of studies to foster the harmonious functioning of community-life in regarding specific details. Through various activities organized for this community, we assure that student’s interests and needs are actively represented and well taken care of at the Ecumenical Student Residence Hall.

Chapter

The chapter principally represents the interests of the student-residents. Its members are selected newly every semester. These members of the chapter, in turn, are responsible for completing the selection process of new student-resident applicants, along with the head of studies and the student tutor.
But administrative commission, enlarged by a lawyer and the University of Heidelberg's vice-rector for international affairs, forms the board of trustees, the supreme administrative body of the Ecumenical Residence House.

Ephora

The effective leadership of the Ecumenical Student Residence Hall is a collaborative effort between the Ephora (the chair for Ecumenical Theology and director of the Ecumenical Institute), the head of studies, the student-representative chairpersons of the chapter and the student deputy.

Circle of Friends

Beyond this official institutional support, there is the 'Circle of Friends' association of the Ecumenical Institute and Student Hall of Residence, in which former residents have joined together and which supports the activities of the house financially and ideologically.