Governing Bodies, Committees and Representatives

As a central body, the University Board is involved in university matters, accepts responsibility for its strategic vision, makes decisions on structure and development planning and suggests measures, which help to create a distinct profile and to improve performance and competitiveness of ABK Stuttgart. It supervises the operational management of the rectorate.

External Members

• Stefanie Larson (Chairwoman), Director Animation Media Creators Region Stuttgart AMCRS, Managing director lohrmannarchitekten
• Dr. Nicole Fritz, Director and Chairwoman of the Board, Stiftung Kunsthalle Tübingen
• Ester Petri, Head of the Carus Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
• Dr. Birte Werner (Deputy Chairwoman), Director of the Zentrum für Kulturelle Teilhabe Baden-Württemberg (ZfKT)

Internal Members

• Prof. Dr. Andrea Funck
• Armin Hartmann
• Dorothee Silbermann

Advisory Members

Rector

• Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. mult. Eva-Maria Seng

Head of Administration

• Willem J. Müller, LL.M.

Prorectors

• Prof. Anne Bergner
• Prof. Matthias Rudolph
• Prof. Dr. Nadja Wallaszkovits

Permanent Guest with the right to speak, appeal and vote

• Oliver Wetterauer M.A. (SOU)

Equal Opportunities Officer

• Dipl.-Künstlerin Carmen Westermeier

ABK Stuttgart consists of five departments: The Department of Architecture, the Department of Design, the Department of Art and the Department of Conservation and the Department of Art Studies and Aesthetics. The faculty members of the same or related subjects or subject areas form a department. They provide expert advice to the bodies of ABK Stuttgart and the study commissions.

Department of Architecture

• Prof. Bettina Kraus (Chairwoman)
• Prof. Dr. Ole W. Fischer (Deputy Chairman)

Department of Design

• Prof. Veronika Aumann (Chairwoman)
• Prof. Marcus Wichmann (Deputy Chairman)

Department of Art

• Prof. Dr. Johanna Tewes (Chairwoman)
• Prof. Hanna Hennenkemper (Deputy Chairwoman)

Department of Conservation

• Prof. Roland Lenz (Chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Krekel (Deputy Chairman)

Department of Art Studies and Aesthetics

• Prof. Dr. Ole W. Fischer (Chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Nils Büttner (Deputy Chairman)

The examinations boards are responsible for the organisation, execution and supervision of the examinations required for the study programmes. The composition and tasks of the examination boards is based on the examination regulations that apply to the relevant study programme.

Architecture

• Prof. Mark Blaschitz (Chairman)
• Prof. Fabienne Hoelzel (Deputy Chairwoman)

Communication Design

• Prof. Dr. h.c. Patrick Thomas (Chairman)
• Prof. Ulrike Myrzik (Deputy Chairwoman)

Industrial Design

• Prof. Christophe de la Fontaine (Chairman)
• Prof. Aylin Langreuter (Deputy Chairwoman)

Textile Design

• Prof. Veronika Aumann (Chairwoman)
• Prof. Dr. Daniel Martin Feige (Deputy Chairman)

Art

• Prof. Reto Boller (Chairman)
• Prof. Alisa Margolis (Deputy Chairwoman)

Paper Conservation, Wall Painting Conservation , Media Conservation

• Prof. Dr. Irene Brückle (Chairwoman)
• Prof. Roland Lenz (Deputy Chairman)

Conservation of Paintings and polychrome Sculptures, Objects’ Conservation

• Prof. Dr. Wibke Neugebauer (Chairwoman)
• Prof. Dr. Andrea Funck (Deputy Chairwoman)

The Doctoral Committee is responsible for all content-related and legal issues relating to the doctoral studies at ABK Stuttgart and appoints the individual doctoral committees.

Members

• Prof. Dr. Nadja Wallaszkovits (Chairwoman)
• Prof. Dr. Daniel M. Feige (Deputy Chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Nils Büttner
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Engelsmann
• Prof. Dr. Ole W. Fischer
• Prof. Dr. Andrea Funck
• Prof. Dr. Cristina Gómez Barrio
• PD Dr. Ute Henniges
• Prof. Fabienne Hoelzel
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Krekel
• Prof. Roland Lenz
• Prof. Dr. Michael Lüthy
• Prof. Marianne Mueller
• Prof. Dr. Anna von Reden
• Prof. Matthias Rudolph
• Prof. Dr. Wibke Neugebauer
• Prof. Dr. Johanna Tewes

Advisory Members

• Sanja Hilscher M.A.
• Nicola Höllwarth

Members

• Prof. Dr. Nadja Wallaszkovits (Chairwoman)
• Prof. Dr. Daniel M. Feige (Deputy Chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Nils Büttner
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Engelsmann
• Prof. Dr. Ole W. Fischer
• Prof. Dr. Andrea Funck
• Prof. Dr. Cristina Gómez Barrio
• PD Dr. Ute Henniges
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Krekel
• Prof. Dr. Michael Lüthy
• Prof. Dr. Anna von Reden
• Prof. Dr. Wibke Neugebauer

The Advisory Board for Information and Communications Technologies (BIT) advises the university management board on all issues concerning the strategic development of the IT infrastructure. Issues of concern to the departments, the central facilities, the students and the administration need to be communicated by their respective representatives, so that they can be included in this process. The IT Advisory Board communicates with the Coordinating Committee for the Provision of Information pursuant to Section 28 (3) of the LHG (consisting of the Head of the Computer Centre, the Digital Teaching and Learning Unit and the Head of the Library), as well as the Information Security Officer and the Data Protection Officer.

Members

• KTL Oliver Wetterauer (Chairman)
• Nicolai Loepthien
• Prof. Heba Amin
• Prof. Anne Bergner
• AM Matthäus Braig
• KTL Tekle Ghebre
• Willem Müller LL.M.
• KTL Siegfried Kalnbach
• KTL Volker Menke
• Prof. Dr. Anna von Reden
• AM Mario Röhrle
• Vertretung der Studierenden (N.N.)

The Coordination Committee for Information Provision, established under Section 28(3) of the LHG, advises the university management on all matters relating to the strategic development of information provision. The committee maintains regular contact with the IT Advisory Board.

Members

• Nicolai Loepthien (Chairman)
• Dr. Katja Derr
• Anna Lukasek

ABK Stuttgart’s Occupational Health and Safety Committee consists of members of the university management board, the staff council, the medical service as well as occupational safety experts and safety officers.

Members of the students’ parliament participate in the quarterly meetings (as permanent guests of the committee).

Members

• Christian Forster (Chairman)
• Thomas Kieninger
• Armin Hartmann
• Dipl.-Ing. Petra John, BAD-Sicherheitstechnik (Occupational Health and Safety Specialist (external))
• Dr. med. Madlen Bechthold, assistant doctor in occupational medicine (external)
• Stephanie Dietz (Safety representative)
• Solveig Fröhling (Safety representative)
• Armin Hartmann (Safety representative)
• Giuseppe Solarino (Representative for hazardous substances)
• Daniel Mijic (Authorised representatives for the interests of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses)

The Staff Council is the elected body representing the interests of civil officials and employees.