Committees and Central Bodies: 懂球帝 für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin

Department Council of Department A (AR A)
Term of office: 05.07.2025-04.07.2027 (election from 26 June 2025)

Professors	Byron Knutson (Head of Department) Natalia Farhi Corinna von Rad Christine Sch?fer Substitute: -
Academic Employees	Peter Meiser (Deputy Head of Department)
Students	Christina Constanze Polzer Substitute: -
Employees in technology, service and administration	Hannah Sandke

Department Council of Department B (AR B)
Term of office: 01.04.2024-31.03.2026 (election from 31 January 2024)

Professors	Stephan Forck (Head of Department) Walter Küssner (Deputy Head of Department) Antje Weithaas Ulf Wallin Substitute: Sivan Magen
Academic Employees	Yukako Kobayashi
Students	Alexandra Weisbecker Substitute: Sonja Bogner
Employees in technology, service and administration	Yvonne Ei?ler

Department Council of Department C (AR C)
Term of office: 01.04.2024-31.03.2026 (election from 31 January 2024, byelection on 01 July 2025)

Professors	Martin Spangenberg (Head of Department) Sanja Fister (Deputy Head of Department) Sibylle Mahni Louise Pollock Substitute: Dominik Wollenweber
Academic Employees	Angela Gassenhuber
Students	Rafael Hawthorne (Nachwahl vom 01.07.2025) Substitute: -
Employees in technology, service and administration	Yvonne Ei?ler

Department Council of Department D (AR D)
Term of office: 01.04.2024-31.03.2026 (election from 31 January 2024)

Professors	J?rg Mainka (Head of Department) Birgitta Wollenweber (Deputy Head of Department) Maria Baptist Stefan Drees Substitute: Wolfgang Heiniger
Academic Employees	Gunther Leonhardt Substitute: Johannes Borowski Substitute: Annika Treutler
Students	Tristan Breitenbach Substitute: -
Employees in technology, service and administration	Heike Nagel

As the central administrative body of the Hanns Eisler School of Music, the Academic Senate (AS) discusses and makes decisions concerning policy and academic questions that affect the school as a whole. The Academic Senate consists of professors, academic employees, students, and employees in technology, service and administration, who are elected at four year intervals by school members. With the exception of meetings concerning personnel an appointment matters, all sessions of the Academic Senate are public.

To comment on drafts of the budget plan
To propose the establishment, modification, or elimination of organizational units
To establish or eliminate degree programs
To enact statutes
To establish guidelines for teaching, study, and examinations; to define procedural arrangements for school examinations across disciplines; as well as to issue opinions on study and exam regulations for the various departments
To adopt resolutions on school development plans and equipment planning as well as to define objectives regarding the appointment of instructors
To adopt resolutions concerning guidelines for the promotion of women and planning for the advancement of women
To issue opinions on proposals for appointments by the departments
To issue decisions of fundamental import concerning research and the promotion of young artistic talent
To adopt regulations concerning the utilization of school facilities
To determine enrollment figures
To coordinate the activities of the school’s departments and other facilities
To adopt resolutions concerning the selection of school directors as well as vice presidents and prorectors
To accept responsibility for other academic affairs which affect the school as a whole in the event that no other body has jurisdiction

Academic Senate (Tenure: 01.04.2024-31.03.2026, by-election on 11.07.2024, update 15.10.2025)

Chair	Prof. Andrea Tober
Professors	Prof. Byron Knutson (list 1) Prof. Stephan Forck (list 2) Prof. Wolfgang Redik (list 2) Prof. Sebastian Stier (list 3) Prof. Viola Wilmsen (list 4) Prof. Volker Tessmann (list 4) Prof. Natalia Farhi (list 2 by-election) Sub. list 1: Prof. Anna Korondi Sub. list 4: Prof. Sanja Fister Sub. list 2 (by-election), 1^st sub.: Prof. Britta Schwarz Sub. list 2 (by-election), 2^ndsub.: Prof. Corinna von Rad
Academic Employees	Annika Treutler (list 1) Gunther Leonhardt (list 1) Sub.: Mikhail Mordvinov
Students	Pedro José Cases Sanchez (list 1) Barbara Pfanzelt (list 1) Sub.: Jonathan Lauwers
Employees in technology, service and administration	Johannes Hellmann (list 1) Annemarie Stadler-Janetzki (list 1) 1^st sub.: Svenja Kugel 2^ndsub.: Karin Kickbusch

Period of office: November 2024 - October 2025

School Politics	Eléonore Rannou Diogo Silva Couto Jonathan Lauwers
Social Issues	Cecelia Philippi Palumbo Ludvig Forslund Jacqueline Butzinger
Finances	Pedro Cases Sánchez Soohyun Jee Elisabeth Maria Wild Sara Isabelle Ispas Aryan Hamedanipour Frederik Iggena
Semesterticket	Barbara Pfanzelt Alexandra Weissbecker Pablo Boetsch
Culture	Pedro Cases Sánchez Diogo Silva Couto Evelien Vaneysendeyk Rafael Hawthorne Frederik Iggena Luna Van Leeuwen Cecelia Philippi Palumbo Alexandra Weissbecker
Sports	Elham Nazem Pablo Boetsch Jimena Ramos Garcia Sara Ferreira Pais
Equality-Team	Jonathan Lauwers Jacqueline Butzinger Aryan Hamedanipour Soohyun Jee
Mentoring-Team	Pedro Cases Sánchez Eléonore Rannou Aryan Hamedanipour Cecelia Philippi Palumbo Evelien Vaneysendeyk
Public Relations / Digital and Social Media	Chian Lyn Loh Elisabeth Maria Wild Jonathan Lauwers Sara Isabelle Ispas
Green Campus	Jonathan Lauwers Cecelia Philippi Palumbo Veronika Miecznikowski
Team for Evaluation and Quality Management	Ludvig Forslund An Cerne Veronika Miecznikowski
Collage-Concerts-Team	Soohyun Jee Chian Lyn Loh Luna van Leeuwen Alexandra Weissbecker Sara Ferreira Pais

Extended Academic Senate (Term of office: April 1, 2024–March 31, 2026)

Professors	Prof. Louise Pollock (list 1) Prof. Manuel Nawri (list 1) Prof. Stefan Drees (list 2) Prof. Eldar Nebolsin (list 2) Sub. list 1: Prof. Ralf Forster Sub. list 2: Prof. Maria Baptist
Academic Employees	Ikuko Odai (list 3) 1^st sub.: Andrei Banciu 2^ndsub.: Mana Oguchi
Students	Eléonore Rannou (list 1) Chian Lyn Loh (list 1) Sub.: Elham Nazem
Employees in technology, service and administration	Peggy Bertaux (list 1) 1^st sub.: Heike Nagel 2^ndsub.: Eva Gabronova 3^rdsub.: Marit Magister

The University Council acts as a liaison between the university, state, and community and supports the university by overseeing executive management, optimizing decision-making processes, and increasing operating efficiency.

The focus of the University Council lies in advising the university’s administration and central committees. This includes, but is not limited to, budgetary counsel, developmental and facility decisions, the creation, modification and dissolution of university organizational structures, the establishment and termination of study programs, and the formation of multidisciplinary bodies.

The activities of the University Council take place in close correspondence and correlation with university administration as well as our Academic Senate.

The University Council is comprised of:

? The Berlin Senate Member responsible for universities
? The head of the university
? Four external representatives from engaged on topics of culture, economy, and scientific pursuits and
? A faculty member of the university:

Bernd J. Wieczorek- Chairmen
Prof. Andrea Tober - President
Dr. Ina Czyborra
Petra Mai-Hartung
Dr. Winrich Hopp
Prof. Sibylle Mahni
Dr. Helen Müller

Term of office: 01.05.2025 - 30.04.2027

Professors	Dept. A	Anna Korondi Substitute: Byron Knutson
	Dept. B	Stephan Forck Substitute: Ulf Wallin
	Dept. C	Manuel Nawri (Deputy Chair) Louise Pollock
	Dept. D	Wolfgang Heiniger Substitute: Dr. Stefan Drees
Academic Employees		Peter Meiser (Chair) Andrei Banciu
Students		An Cerne Frederik Iggena Substitute: Johan Sebastian Yepes
Employees in technology, service and administration		Johannes Hellmann Substitute: Dr. Holger Hartung

Term of office: 01.05.2025-30.04.2027

Professors	Dept. A	Byron Knutson Substitute: n.n
	Dept. B	Wolfgang Redik Substitute: Sivan Magen Substitute: Walter Küssner
	Dept. C	Ralf Forster Substitute: n.n.
	Dept. D	J?rg Mainka (Chair) Konrad Maria Engel (Deputy Chair) Substitute: Stefan Drees Substitute: Birgitta Wollenweber
Academic Employees		Anna Kirichenko Substitute: Gunther Leonhardt Substitute: Peter Meiser
Students		An Cerne Luna van Leeuwen Evelien Vaneysendeyk Sara Isabelle Ipsas Cecelia Palumbo Sophie-Marie Pott Alfonso Ribeiro
Employees in technology, service and administration		n.n. Substitute: n.n.

Term of office: 01.11.2025 - 31.10.2027

Teachers	Head of HSO	Markus Stenz (Chair)
	Head of ECHO	Manuel Nawri (Deputy Chair)
	Dept. A	Byron Knutson Substitute: Peter Meiser
	Dept. B	Sivan Magen
	Dept. C	Viola Wilmsen Substitute: Sanja Fister
Head Orchestra Council		Svenja Kugel
Orchestra Board		Rafael Hawthorne Aryan Hamedanipour Frederik Iggena Evelien Vaneysendeyk Substitute: Veronika Miecznikowski Substitute.: Eléonore Rannou Substitute: Student Parliament members
Permanent member	HfM President	Andrea Tober

Term of office: November 2025 - October 2026

Presidency

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Members

Nataliia Aleksandrova
Pablo Boetsch
Marie Laeticia Braun
An Cerne
Arnau Morales Donato
Ludvig Forslund
Yueyue Gu
Aryan Hamedanipour
Rafael Hawthorne
Fynn Hoffmann
Frederik Iggena
Sara Isabelle Ispas
Soohyun Jee
Rodrigo Neves
Cecelia Palumbo
Barbara Pflanzelt
Sophie-Marie Pott
Jimena Ramos
Alfonso Ribeiro
Luna Van Leeuwen
Evelien Vaneysendeyk
Igor Von Gagern
Elisabeth Maria Wild
Wenhan Wu
Johan Sebastian Yepes
Fanye Yuan

Term of office: 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026

Professors	Chair	Andrea Tober (President)
	Dept. A	Ewa Wolak Anna Korondi Stellv.: Christine Sch?fer Stellv.: Wolfram Rieger
	Dept. B	Antje Weithaas Claudio Bohórquez Stellv.: Sivan Magen Stellv.: Kolja Blacher
	Dept. C	Dominik Wollenweber Ralf Forster Stellv.: Volker Tessmann Stellv.: Mathieu Dufour
	Dept. D	Kirill Gerstein Eldar Nebolsin Stellv.: Jonathan Aner Stellv.: Birgitta Wollenweber
Students		Sara Ispas Alfonso Ribeiro Stellv.: An Cerne Stellv.: Pablo Boetsch

Chair	Ron Lepinat (Artistic Director)
HfM Advisory Board members	Stephan Forck Sibylle Mahni Peter Rainer
UdK Advisory Board members	Ivo Berg Stefan Lietz (Faculty Representative / Director of the Julius Stern Institute) Sabine Simon
Parents Association	Katja Mosig
Advisory member	Birgit Benner-von Streit (School Director)

Chairman	Judith Linow-Wagner
Deputy Chairman	Alexander Piefke
Members	Kanako Nakagawa-Br?kow Zsófia Büki Christof Fr?schl

Students	Lili Bogdanova Sonja Bogner Juntao Ye
Teachers	Ute Henseler Gunther Leonhardt
Other Members	Antje Kirschning (Women's Affairs Officer) Carolina Lares-Jaffé (with her substitue Anja Freytag) Hannah von Hunoltstein (Ideas and Complaint Management) Peggy Bertaux (Representative for students with disabilities and/or chronic illness)

Department A	Natalia Farhi
Department B	Mana Oguchi
Department C	Ikuko Odai
Department D	Ute Henseler
University Administration	Eva Gabronova
Students	Eléonore Rannou

Teachers	Dept. A	Wolfram Rieger
	Dept. B	Stephan Forck Wolfgang Redik Johanna Staemmler (Chair)
	Dept. C	Martin Spangenberg Sanja Fister Louise Pollock
	Dept. D	Jonathan Aner Katrin Dasch
Students		Aryan Hamedanipour Substitute: An Cerne, Sara Ferreira Pais, StuPa-Mitglieder

Professors	Dept. A	Christine Sch?fer Substitute: Wolfram Rieger
	Dept. B	Stephan Picard
	Dept. C	Sibylle Mahni (Deputy Chair)
	Dept. D	Jonathan Aner (Chair) Ute Henseler
Academic Employees	Dept. D	Susanne Grützmann
Students		Sara Ispas Substitute: Soohyun Jee

Professors	Wolfram Rieger n.n.
Academic Employees	Kathrin Dasch Angela Gassenhuber
Students	Luna van Leeuwen Igor von Gagern Substitute: Sophie-Marie Pott
Employees in technology, service and administration	Astrid Schenka (Chair) Substitute: n.n.

Committees and Central Bodies

Department Council

Academic Senate

General Students Committee (AStA)

Extended Academic Senate

Women's Advisory Committee

University Council

Chamber Music Commission KaMuKo

Commission for Development and Planning (EPK)

Commission for Teaching and Studies (LSK)

Artistic Advisory Board for the C. Ph. E. Bach College of Music, HfM Academic Senate Board, and the UdK Faculty Board

Orchestra Council

Staff Council

Student Parliament

Conflict Resolution Team

Central Examination Board for the Bachelor, Master and Diploma Programmes

Central Electoral Board

Central Admission Committees for Postgraduate Studies (Konzertexamen)