(1) The Board of Trustees of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum advises the Dean’s Office and the Faculty Council in particular with regard to faculty development planning in professional matters and promotes the regional integration of the faculty. It can make recommendations on reports of organs, committees as well as functionaries. The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering comments on the recommendations of the Board of Trustees through its respective responsible bodies within a reasonable period of time.

(2) The Board of Trustees consists of eight voting members who are not members of the RUB, elected for three years by the Faculty Council on the recommendation of the Dean and advisory members. The board of trustees should include personalities from professional life.

(3) Advisory members are the Dean and the Associate Dean and one student member to be appointed by the Faculty Council.

(4) The Board of Trustees may form committees for special areas of responsibility. The members of the committees, who need not be members of the Board of Trustees, are appointed on the proposal of the Board of Trustees.