Boards and Bodies

The boards and bodies are responsible for the Department's academic self-administration.

Directors

The Directors are responsible for leading and representing the department. They are elected from among the department’s professorial members for a three-year term.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Geisler

Director


stefan.geisler@hs-ruhrwest.de

HS Ruhr West

Prof. Dr. habil. Fernand Hörner

Deputy Director


fernand.hoerner@hs-duesseldorf.de

HS Düsseldorf

Prof. Dr. Anja Richert

Deputy Director


anja.richert@th-koeln.de

TH Köln

Responsibilities of the Directors

Responsibilities of the Directors

The Director is a decentralized body of the Doctoral School NRW. According to §25 of the Administrative Agreement, the Director's responsibilities include:

  • Leading and representing the department within the Doctoral School NRW.
  • Preparing the department’s development plan as part of the Doctoral School’s overall development plan, in consultation with the Department Board.
  • Ensuring the implementation of evaluations, the completeness of course offerings, and the organization of doctoral programs and examinations.
  • Preparing Department Board meetings and implementing its resolutions.

The Director is represented by one or more Deputy Directors.


Doctoral Candidate Representatives

The Doctoral Candidate Representatives serve as the main points of contact for the department’s doctoral candidates and represent their interests within the department and to the board of the Doctoral School NRW. They also act as the elected representatives of the doctoral candidates in the Department Board.

Aleksandra Vujadinovic

Doctoral Candidate Representative


aleksandra.vujadinovic@h-brs.de

HS Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

Stefanie Go

Deputy Doctoral Candidate Representative


stefanie.go@th-owl.de

TH Ostwestfalen-Lippe

Michael Schiffmann

Deputy Doctoral Candidate Representative


michael.schiffmann@th-koeln.de

TH Köln


Department Board

The Department Board is responsible for matters and tasks at the departmental level. It consists of elected representatives from the groups of professorial members, doctoral candidates, and department staff, with the professorial members holding the majority.

Group of Professorial Members

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Deiters


HS Bochum

Prof. Dr. Christian Geiger


HS Düsseldorf

Prof. Dr. Oliver Ruf


HS Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

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Prof. Dr. Udo Seelmeyer


HSBI

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Prof. Dr. Isabel Zorn


TH Köln

Group of Doctoral Candidates

Stefanie Go


TH Ostwestfalen-Lippe

Michael Schiffmann


TH Köln

Aleksandra Vujadinovic


HS Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

Group of Staff Members

Dr. Gregor J. Rehmer


gregor.rehmer@pknrw.de

Promotionskolleg NRW

Responsibilities of the Department Board

Responsibilities of the Department Board

As a decentralized body of the Doctoral School NRW, the Department Board has the following responsibilities according to §26 of the Administrative Agreement:

  • Making decisions on departmental matters not assigned to the Director or another authority
  • Overseeing all matters related to doctoral studies
  • Adopting the Departmental Regulations, the Doctoral Degree Regulations, and other regulations

Doctoral Examining Committee

The Doctoral Examining Committee is responsible for organizing doctoral procedures and is elected by the Department Board. Its term of office is three years.

Group of Professorial Members

Prof. Dr. Stefan Geisler

Chairperson


HS Ruhr West

Prof. Dr. Matthias Böhmer


TH Köln

Prof. Dr. Christian Geiger


HS Düsseldorf

Prof. Dr. Anja Richert


TH Köln

Prof. Dr. Oliver Ruf


HS Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

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Prof. Dr. Tobias Schmohl


TH Ostwestfalen-Lippe

Deputy Member

Group of Doctoral Candidates

Michael Schiffmann


TH Köln

Coordination

Dr. Gregor Rehmer


Promotionskolleg NRW

Contact the Doctoral Examining Committee

Responsibilities of the Doctoral Examining Committee

Responsibilities of the Doctoral Examining Committee

According to §4(1) of the Framework Doctoral Degree Regulations, the Doctoral Examining Commitee, as a decentralized body of the Doctoral School NRW, is responsible, for organizing the doctoral procedure, in particular for:

  • Deciding on the admission of doctoral candidates
  • Appointing supervisors
  • Initiating the doctoral procedure
  • Appointing reviewers
  • Appointing members of the examination committee
  • Monitoring the timely progress of the doctoral procedure, including documenting the number of doctoral candidates

Recommendation Committee

According to §5 of the Framework Department Rules, the Recommendation Committee provides subject-specific evaluations for the admission of members and affiliates to the department. It is elected by the Department Board.


Equal Opportunities Officer

The Department’s Equal Opportunities Officer promotes gender equality within the department. She is elected by the Department Board from among all female members for a three-year term.

Prof. Dr. Susanne Keil

Equal Opportunities Officer


susanne.keil@h-brs.de

HS Bonn-Rhein-Sieg


Dr. Gregor J. Rehmer

Coordination of the Deparment of Media and Interactions

+49 234 32 10185

gregor.rehmer@pknrw.de

Do you have any questions about the Department or need further information? Please contact us.