University Leadership and Committees
The University of Music is led by the Rectorate, which consists of the Rector, three Prorectors, and the chancellor.
The Senate makes decision about matters relating to research, practice of art, artistic development projects, teaching, studies, dual training and further education, as long as these are not legally assigned to another central body, faculty, or academy.
The University Council accompanies the University, assumes strategic responsibility, makes decisions about the structural and developmental planning and suggests measures which serve to build the University's profile and increase performance ability and competitiveness. It oversees the management of the Rectorat.
Senate | University Council | Study Commissions | Examination Boards | Evaluation Council |Regulatory Committee | Equality | Specialist Groups | AStA/Student Council
Rectorate of the University of Music
| Rector | Prof. Christian Fischer |
| Deputy Rector, Prorector for studies, research & teaching | Prof. Dr. Philipp Ahner |
| Prorector for artistic practice | Prof. Dr. Linde Brunmayr-Tutz, MD |
| Prorector for international studies and early support | Prof. Ingo Dannhorn |
| Chancellor | Dr. Christian Strasser-Gackenheimer |
Advisor to the rector, communication, deputy chancellor: Mechtild Neininger-Hofmann
Registrars: Esther Bogdanovic, Sabine Dippong
The Senate
Members by Virtue of Office
Rector Prof. Christian Fischer, Prorector Prof. Dr. Philipp Ahner, Prorector Prof. Dr. Linde Brunmayr-Tutz, MD, Prorector Prof. Ingo Dannhorn, Chancellor Dr. Christian Strasser-Gackenheimer, and Equal Opportunities Officer: Anika Neipp
Elected Members
- Group of full-time professors: Prof. Michael Alber, Prof. Saar Berger, Prof. Nicholas Daniel, Prof. Wolfgang Guggenberger, Prof. Ákos Hernádi, Prof. Hans Maier, Prof. Dr. Michael Meyer, Prof. Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov, Prof. Winfried Rademacher, Prof. Anton Steck, Prof. Dr. Dierk Zaiser
- Group of artistic and musicological employees and university assistants: Mechthild Großmann, Prof. Volker Stenzl, Sabine A. Werner
- Student represenatives: Adrian Brenneisen, Marius Schwarz, Lisa Werner
- Group of other employees: Mechtild Neininger-Hofmann
Dokuments (in German): Rules of Procedure | Code for a friendly and fair cooperation
Senate committees: Library (Chair: Prorector Prof. Dr. Philipp Ahner) | State Center MUSIC-DESIGN-PERFORMANCE (Chairs: Prof. Sonja Lena Schmid & Prof. Dr. Christina Zenk) | Event Committee (Chair: Prorector Prof. Dr. Linde Brunmayr-Tutz, MD)
University Council
- External members: Thomas Albiez - Chair, Gerlinde Dippon M.A., Dr. Tobias Irion, Katrin Zagrosek
- Internal members: Prof. Dr. Thomas Busch, Prof. Werner Matzke, Prof. Dr. Christina Zenk
- Advisory members: Prof. Christian Fischer, Prof. Dr. Philipp Ahner, Prof. Dr. Linde Brunmayr-Tutz, MD, Prorector Prof. Ingo Dannhorn, Dr. Christian Strasser-Gackenheimer (Rectorate) and Equal Opportunity Officer: Anika Neipp
Duties, roles, function & areas of action - an overview (flyer as PDF)
Commissions and Committees
General Studies Commission
Bachelor's Working Group
Chair: Mechthild Großmann & Prof. Dr. Michael Meyer
Teaching members: Prof. Beatriz Blanco, Mechthild Großmann, Prof. Christina Landshamer, Prof. Michael Meyer | Prof. Stefan Bleicher (advisory) | Examination administration (advisory): Tarkan Hâkan Kudu, Daniela Baumann
Master's Working Group
Chair: Prof. Ákos Hernádi & Prof. Dr. Kai Lothwesen
Teaching members: Prof. Ákos Hernádi, Prof. Alexander Janiczek, Prof. Dr. Kai Lothwesen, Prof. Andreas Reibenspies | Prof. Stefan Bleicher (advisory) | Examination administration (advisory): Tarkan Hâkan Kudu, Sabine Gurndin-Weber
Student representatives: Natalie De Waard, Julian Fack, Nepomuk Golding, Christian Groß, Gabriel Mendieta Correa, Emre Nurbeyler, Jason Ullah
Study Commission for Teacher Training Courses
Chair: Prof. Dr. Thomas Busch, Deputy: Anika Neipp
Teaching members: Dr. Mercé Bosch Sanfélix, Prof. Boris Kucharsky, Raphael Lott, Anika Neipp, Prof.i.V. Julie Stewart-Lafin | Prof. Michael Alber (advisory) | Examination administration (advisory): Tarkan Hâkan Kudu, Manuela Rüdt
Student representatives: Kathrin Gaupmann, Yasmina Klingel, Marius Schwarz, Jan Steeb
Regulatory Committee
Dr. Christian Strasser-Gackenheimer (Chair)
Prorector Prof. Dr. Linde Brunmayr-Tutz MD, N.N. (Professor)
Sabine A. Werner (academic staff)
Student Council Representative (Student)
Mechtild Neininger-Hofmann (other employees)
General Examination Board
Chair: Prof. Christian Fischer
Prorector: Prof. Dr. Philipp Ahner, Prof. Dr. Linde Brunmayr-Tutz, MD, Prof. Ingo Dannhorn
Another full-time professor: Prof. Ákos Hernádi (Deputy: N.N. )
Representative of the rectorate in unable to attend: Prof. Wolfgang Guggenberger
Student and Examination administration (advisory): Tarkan Hâkan Kudu, Sabine Gurndin-Weber, Daniela Baumann
Examination Board for Teaching
Chair: Prof. Dr. Thomas Busch
Rector Prof. Christian Fischer, Prorector: Prof. Dr. Philipp Ahner
Course director for high school teaching degrees: Prof. Dr. Thomas Busch
Another full-time professor: Prof. Matthias Anton
A representative of the expansion subject Jazz/Pop: Anika Neipp and Raphael Lott (advisory)
Student Representative: Jan Manuel Jerlitschka
Student and Examination administration (advisory): Tarkan Hâkan Kudu, Manuela Rüdt
Evaluation Council
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Kai Stefan Lothwesen
Sabine A. Werner (Senate)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Busch (Study Commissions)
Prof. Stefan Johannes Bleicher (Equality)
Michael Kussmaul (Student Council)
Elko Baumgarten (Staff Council)
Equal Opportunities Officer of the University of Music
Equal Opportunities Officer: Anika Neipp
Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer & Contact person for questions in connection with sexual harassment and abuse (for male students) & for antidiscrimination: Prof. Stefan J. Bleicher
Contact person for questions in connection with sexual harassment and abuse (for female students): Andrea Elser
The Equal Opportunities Officer of the University of Music is primarily tasked with representing the interests of equality in all university matters in the Senate and to the outside world, as well as to ensure that the measures agreed to in the women's promotion and equality plan are implemented. This includes, in particular, supporting appointment procedures for new professorships. She is also the contact person for everyday matters which relate to fair behavior with others.
Please contact us here: gleichstellung(at)mh-trossingen.de
Equality Commission
A group of male and female teachers, students and the representatives of the Equal Opportunity Office meet once a semester, in order to clarify pending questions of equality together.
Members:
Representatives of the Equal Opportunity Office: Anika Neipp, Prof. Stefan J. Bleicher, Andrea Elser
Representatives of the teachers/administration: Andreas Brand, Mechthild Großmann, Prof. Florian Käppler, Ye-Ran Kim, Raphael Lott, Prof. Andreas Reibenspies, N.N.
Student representation: N.N.
Code for a friendly and fair cooperation: Code of Conduct
For more information please view the Infothek
Specialist Groups of the University and Their Representatives
Specialist Group 1 Music theory/composition, music design, musicology
Speaker: Prof. Florian Käppler | Deputy: Prof. Dr. Christina Zenk
Specialist Group 2 String instruments, conducting (orchestra)
Speaker: Prof. Winfried Rademacher | Deputy: Prof. Mario de Secondi
Specialist Group 3 Woodwind, brass, percussion instruments
Speaker: Prof. Matthias Anton | Deputy: Prof. Saar Berger (brass, percussion); Prof. Dr. Linde Brunmayr-Tutz (recorder, woodwinds); Michael Lang (methodology/didactics)
Specialist Group 4 Keyboard instruments, Guitar, Lute instruments
Speaker: Prof. Marieke Spaans | Deputy: Prof. Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov
Specialist Group 5 Voice, speaking, choir directing, music & movement
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dierk Zaiser | Deputy: N.N.
AStA/Student Council
AStA - short for Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss (in English, General Student Committee): enrolled students at a University form the constituted student body (student body). It is a legal entity under public law and as such is a member of the University.