We, 14. April 2021 → Aalen University’s university council and senate voted for a new university president on April 14, 2021: Prof. Dr. Harald Riegel from the School of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science will begin his work as the successor to current University President, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schneider. The doctor in physics has worked at Aalen University since 2009, in the past seven years as Vice-President responsible for the areas of teaching, communications, and international relations.