The University of Vechta is led by a University Executive Board. The University Executive Board currently consists of the President, the Vice-President for Human Resources and Finance (hauptamtlich = holding primary office in this function), the Vice-President for Teaching and Studies and the Vice-President for Research, Junior Researchers and Transfer (both nebenamtlich = holding secondary office in this function). The members of the University Executive Board are appointed on the proposal of the Senate and with approval of the University Council of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK).

The University Executive Board is responsible for legal supervision of the university’s institutions and the student body.