New fundamental order of the School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover.

On June 29, 2000, the Council of the School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo) passed a new fundamental order. Upon termination of the current ter ms of office of the rector and the chancellor in September and at the end o f the year 2001, respectively, a school management will be established with a longer term of office and a new type of School Council. However, the new fundamental order must still be approved by the Lower Saxony Ministry of S cience and Culture. This change has been made necessary by radical restruct uring affecting all universities in Lower Saxony: the transformation to a s tate enterprise with the concomitant introduction of a global budget demand s full-time management. This is a step of historical significance, for this change in the fundamental order puts an end to a tradition of 87 years at the School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover under a constitutional rectorate . The following essay describes the most important changes and explains the ir necessity.