After having completed his second term of office as a vice-president of the TFH Georg Agricola University of Applied Siences in Bochum, which he has held since 2009, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Dauber is leaving his post at his own request. His successor is Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Paschedag, who was appointed to the TFH as a Professor for International Mining since 31st August 2015.
On 27th November 2015 the TFH awarded its long-term lecturer Dr. Ing. Peter Goerke-Mallet with the dignity of a honory professor.