HfMT wins international expert

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From September 2026, the Dutch violist and internationally recognized expert for Higher Music Education (HME) Susanne van Els will be working at the HfMT for two years as an artistic and organizational consultant.
Susanne van Els currently works as "Directrice des études musicales" at the Conservatoire National Superieur Musique et Danse in Lyon. Her work at the HfMT will focus in particular on the planned reform of the instrumental courses, the content and organization of orchestral and chamber music and contemporary music. A further aim is to contribute to the further development of the quality management system and the HfMT's international network.

HfMT President Prof. Dr. Jan Philipp Sprick"I am very pleased and proud that we have succeeded in recruiting such a renowned expert in HME as Susanne van Els for a period of two years at the HfMT. The HfMT and I personally hope that this engagement will provide us with an international and independent perspective on the complex processes of teaching development and change management at the university. I am very much looking forward to working with Susanne van Els and my colleagues on a university of the future."

Susanne van Els"I have had the pleasure to get to know the university in collaborations like the European Opera Academy and joint master Copeco. The excellence of the institution and its drive to progress make me look forward very much to sharing my expertise and experience in this quality enhancement mission."

In addition to a wide range of chamber music and solo activities, Susanne van Els was a violist in the Schönberg Ensemble in Amsterdam for many years. In addition to her work as a musician, she was also active in foundations and politics before taking up a position as director of the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Since then she has worked full-time in higher education. She holds an MBA from the University of Antwerp and has been involved in numerous international projects, particularly in the areas of curriculum development and quality management.