Internal Audit is responsible for objective and independent auditing and control at the university. It audits and advises all areas of the university, in particular with regard to legality, correctness, efficiency and expediency.
Internal Audit aims to advise academics, as well as all other members of the university, and to create an understanding of compliance with existing regulatory systems. It follows the concept of a co-operative audit.
The basis for Internal Audit´s activities is the service directive (to be found in Service A-Z on the intranet), which regulates the objectives, organisational position, tasks and processing of auditing tasks.
Employees may directly resort to Internal Audit.
Compliance refers to adherence to applicable law, rules and standards.
For the University of Freiburg, compliance includes adherence to
1. laws and regulations,
2. internal statutes (e.g. University Constitution, Regulations on Safeguarding Academic Integrity) and
3. internal guidelines and codes (e.g. University mission statement, diversity and equality concepts, management guidelines, environmental guidelines).
The Compliance Officer brings together and coordinates the development and expansion of existing compliance structures and elements into a holistic compliance management system. He supports the members of the university in complying with legal regulations, among other things by making them easily accessible and clearly specifying responsibilities and processes for their implementation. The Compliance Officer also advises the Rectorate on the further development of compliance structures and processes.