Pursuant to Section 15 of the Constitution of TU Berlin
(1) The Board of Trustees is responsible for
     1. the adoption of the budget and decisions on the annual accounts,
     2. statements on university contracts,
     3. statements on campus development planning and the planning of facilities and equipment,
     4. establishing, making changes to and dissolving organizational units upon the recommendation of the Academic Senate. This does not include establishing, making changes to and dissolving faculty sub-divisions pursuant to Section 18 (1) no. 4; should this apply to more than one faculty, then sentence 1 applies
    5. state matters of fundamental or special importance assigned to the University; in case of doubt, the Board of Trustees shall decide itself which matters are of fundamental or special importance
    6. the enactment of fee regulations pursuant to Section 2 (7), (7a) and (8) BerlHG,
    7. the selection of the vice president for administration,
    8. guidelines for budgetary and economic management,
    9. the adoption of administrative regulations in personnel and personnel management matters,
  10. issues regarding the University’s responsibility towards society and the integration of the University into society
(2) The Board of Trustees may request reports from self-governing bodies and request other units to review specific issues.