STAFF COUNCIL

There are two staff councils at our university: the staff council for employees in technology and administration and the staff council for employees in the arts and sciences.

The Artistic and Academic Staff Council of the Cologne University of Music and Dance represents a large group of teaching staff: lecturers (LBA), teaching staff for special tasks (LfBA) and academic staff in accordance with §5 LPVG. Employees according to §5 LPVG. Our members are always ready to listen and take on problems of any kind. As an independent committee that is not tied to a specific department, we deal with all teaching staff matters confidentially and are bound to secrecy.

Members of the Artistic and Academic Staff Council:

• Thomas Aydintan | Chairman
• Sebastian Schärr | Deputy Chairman
• Dörte Bald | responsible for Faculty 5 - Wuppertal site
• Siegfried Koepf | responsible for Department 2
• Matthias Minnich | responsible for Department 4 - Wuppertal
• Andreas Schnermann | responsible for Department 6
• Jennifer Seubel | responsible for Department 3
• Raimonds Spogis | responsible for department 7:ZZT
• Benjamin Velsinger | responsible for department 6
• Katharina Stritzker | Assistance

Contact

• kw-personalrat@hfmt-koeln.de
• P.O. Box 278

The non-academic staff council represents all employees in technology and administration at the HfMT Cologne at all locations. This includes all tariff employees, civil servants, working students and trainees. Its members are elected by personal vote. The Staff Council is an independent body and has a wide range of tasks, from co-determination in decision-making to consultation, opinions and advice. It works closely with the representative body for severely disabled employees and the Equal Opportunities Officer.

Members of the non-scientific staff council:

• Matthias Richter (Chairman)
• Valeria Quiring (1st Deputy Chairperson)
• Sebastian Spicker (2nd Deputy Chairperson)
• Leonie Salz (3rd Deputy Chairwoman)
• Bernd Kersting
• Katja Haus
• Benjamin Bentz

Contact:

• personalrat@hfmt-koeln.de
• Phone: +49 221 28380 270
• P.O. Box 268