As a university with an endowment, a funding model rare in Germany's system of higher education, GU enjoys considerable freedom from state control when it comes to the details of how a modern university should be run, including the appointing of professors.
Njengomuntu enyuvesi nge sipho, umfuziselo ngezimali ezingavamile ohlelweni yaseJalimane yemfundo ephakeme, GU uyawuthanda inkululeko enkulu control esimweni lapho kuziwa imininingwane sendlela nyuvesi yesimanje kufanele run, kuhlanganise ukumiswa oprofesa.