University management
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The Presidential Board manages the university. Other key bodies are the University Council and the University Senate. Their functions are regulated in the Hamburg Higher Education Act.
Presidium
The Executive Board manages the university and is made up of the President, the Vice Presidents and the Chancellor. The Executive Board meets weekly. It is advised by the Extended Executive Board, which, in addition to the members of the Executive Board, includes the Dean of Studies, the Head of the KMM Institute, the Head of the LIGETI Center (IHS) and Representative for Research and Transfer, the President's Officer and the Equal Opportunities Officer. The Extended Executive Board meets every two weeks together with the Executive Board.
The responsibilities of the Executive Board include overall responsibility for the university's statutory remit, the conclusion of target and performance agreements with the Ministry of Science, Research, Equal Opportunities and Districts (BWFGB), the preparation of the structural and development plan, appointments, internationalization, the preparation and management of the budget, the allocation of funds and positions as well as the maintenance of order and the exercise of domiciliary rights.
Extended Executive Committee
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University Senate
The University Senate is a central body at the HfMT and represents academic self-administration. The University Senate adopts the basic regulations and other statutes. Its tasks include electing the President, participating in the appointment of the University Council and confirming the Vice Presidents. It also decides on fundamental issues of teaching, research, studies and examinations and, in agreement with the University Council, on the adoption of structural and development plans. The University Senate meets monthly during lecture periods.
Chair
Prof. Dr. Jan Philipp Sprick, President (advisory)
Members
Group of university lecturers:
Prof. Tanja Becker-Bender / Prof. Domen Marincic
Prof. Jörn Dopfer / Prof. Hans-Georg Spiegel
Prof. Sebastian Schmidt / Prof. Anna Gribajcevic
Prof. Cornelius Trantow / Prof. Thomas Hettwer
Prof. Mark Tucker / Prof. Carolyn Grace James
Prof. Wolfgang Zerer / Prof. Karin Holzwarth
Group of academic staff:
Nieves Kolbe-Tiedemann / Christine Preuschl
Mascha Wehrmann / Dr. Annett Baumast
Student group:
Onur Alhan
Jonathan Langbein / Lennard-Simon
Technical, library and administrative staff group (TVP):
Christoph Haase / Maike Arnemann
Members with an advisory vote
Equal Opportunities Officer of the university:
Prof. Karin Holzwarth
Dean of Studies:
Prof. Christoph Schickedanz , Prof. Christian Kunert, Prof. Sabina Dhein, Prof. Dr. Almuth Süberkrüb, Prof. Dr. Dorothee von Moreau, Prof. Fredrik Schwenk, Prof. Dr. Martin Zierold, Prof. Frank Böhme,
Managing Director
Dr. Bilinc Ercan-Catanzaro (deputy: Jens Krakies)
University Senate election 2023
University Council
The University Council is responsible for the strategic management of the university. It approves the basic regulations and evaluation regulations, decides on structural and development plans, receives annual reports and confirms the election or dismissal of the President and Chancellor. It is also responsible for making recommendations on the development of the university's profile, the setting of priorities in research and teaching and the further development of the range of courses on offer. The University Council regularly reports on its activities to the responsible authority, the University Senate and the university public.
Michael Lang (Chair)
Hermann Ebel
Prof. Ingrid Kremling
Dr. Ulrike Murmann
Ulrike Schmidt (Deputy Chair)
Statute law
The Hamburg University of Music and Drama regulates its self-governing affairs by means of basic regulations and other statutes.