The Structure of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
The Inner and Wider Faculty
The Inner and Wider Faculty is responsible for making decisions on fundamental matters which concern the Faculty as a whole and for which the Dean or another instance is not determined. This primarily includes academic matters and finances, appointments as well as the awarding of doctorates and honorary doctorates where the Wider Faculty (all university professors) make recommendations for the Inner Faculty.
Chair
Advisory Members
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Speer
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Michel
- Prof. Dr. Stephan Michael Schröder
- Prof. Dr. Gabriele von Glasenapp
A Group of Professors
- Subject Group 6: Prof. Dr. Holger Thünemann
- Subject Group 1: Prof. Dr. Nikolaus P. Himmelmann
- Subject Group 5: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Nitsch
- Subject Group 2: Prof. Dr. Anja Bettenworth
- Subject Group 5: Prof. Dr. Daniel Bunčić
- Subject Group 6: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lindner
- Subject Group 7: Prof. Dr. Heike Lindner
- Subject Group 4: Prof. Dr. Sandra Kurfürst
Deputies:
- Prof. Dr. Agnes Jäger
- Prof. Dr. Christof Hamann
- Jun. Prof. Dr. David Wirmer
- Prof. Dr. Stephan Köhn
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Hüttemann
- Prof. Dr. Michael Staiger
- Prof. Dr. Eckhard Deschler-Erb
- Jun. Prof. Dr. Marcus Erbe
B Group of Academic Staff
Deputy:
C Group of non-academic Staff
Deputies:
D Group of Students
Deputies:
- Theodor Jost
- Fatma Tuna
- Sarah Frecker
- Lisa Lang
- Puyan Mahmudian Jegarluee
- Niko Niagkoules
Electoral Regulations and Candidates
- Electoral Regulations (in German)
- Results from the Group of Students
- Results from the Group of Student Assistants - SHK Council
- Results from the Groups of Professors, academic and non-academic Staff
- Results from the Senat of the Groups of Professors, academic and non-academic Staff
Structural Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
The Structural Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities has the function of advising the Faculty on fundamental questions regarding structural development.
- Prof. Dr. Michael Becker-Mrotzek
- Prof. Dr. Veronika Ehrich (University of Tübingen)
- Prof. Dr. Norbert Finzsch
- Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hammerstaedt
- Prof. Dr. Klaus Hempfer (Freie Universität Berlin)
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoellmann (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
- Prof. Dr. Carlos Stee (KU Leuven)
- Prof. Dr. Anne Storch
Academic Advisory Committee
The Academic Advisory Committee advises the Office of the Dean and the Inner Faculty on academic reform, evalution of study and teaching as well as on amendments to examination regulations. The Academic Advisory Committee convenes once a semester.
Group of Professors
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Michel (Vice Dean of Teaching Studies and Academic Reform, Chair)
- Prof. Dr. Martin Becker (Vice-Chair: Prof. Dr. Gabriele von Glasenapp )
- Prof. Dr. Daniel Bunčić (Vice-Chair: Prof. Dr. Thomas Grundmann)
- Prof. Dr. Ute Planert (Vice-Chair: Prof. Dr. Marja Järventausta)
Academic Staff
- Dr. Guido Lauen (Deputy: Dr. Susanne Krauß)
Group of Students
- Imke Ahlen (Repesentative: Christoph Kohl)
- Niko Niagkoules (Deputy: Sarah Frecker)
- Wiebke Harwardt (Deputy: Marvin Walter)
- Felix von Massenbach (Deputy: Peter Förster)
- Sebastian Wilms (Deputy: Aaron Wilminik)
Standing Faculty Committees
The Inner Faculty who have an advisory function is formed to prepare decisions. Both standing Committees – Structural Committees and the Committee for Teaching, Studies and Academic Reform – convene during the semester one to two weeks before faculty sittings so that committee recommendations that have the character of proposals can be negotiated. The following committees are convened where necessary.
Structural Committee
The Structural Committee is responsible for questions pertaining to structural development and finances.
A Group of Professors
- Prof. Dr. Stephan Grohé (Deputy: Prof.' Dr. Christian Spies)
- Prof. Dr. Michael Heinzelmann (Deputy: Prof.' Dr. Claudia Sode)
- Prof. Dr. Udo Friedrich (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Jörg Joost)
- Prof. Dr. Richard Bußmann (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Stephan Köhn)
- Jun.-Prof. Dr. Roman Bartosch (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Jörg Schulte)
- Prof. Dr. Habbo Knoch (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Holger Thünemann und Prof.' Dr. Gudurn Gersmann)
- Prof. Dr. Siegfried Hermle (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Clemens Scholten)
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Grundmann (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Hinsch)
B Group of Academic Staff
- Dr. Lars Niehaus (Deputy: Dr. Melanie Brück)
- Dr. Tanja Weber (Deputy: Dr. Matthias Knopp)
C Group of non-Academic Staff
- Susanne Couturier (Deputy: Susanne Bochert & Jana Thies)
D Group of Students
- Theodor Jost SC Anglistik (Deputy: Markus Hoppe)
- Sebastian Wilms SC Catholic Theology (Deputy: Janine Schröder)
Committee for Teaching, Studies and Academic Reform
The Committee for Teaching, Studies and Academic Reform develops concepts for all aspects of teaching, studying, university examination regulations and academic reform and to advise the Faculty.
Vice Dean for Teaching, Study and Academic Reform, Chair
A Group of Professors
- Prof. Dr. Uwe Seifert (Department of Musicology) | (Deputy: Prof.'in Dr. Birgit Hellwig [Department of Linguistic])
- Prof. Dr. Peter Schenk (Department of Classics) - till summer semester 2019 | Prof. Dr. Jan Felix Gaertner (Department of Classics) -till winter semester 19/20 | (Deputy: Professor Dr. Jürgen Hammerstaedt [Department of Classics] )
- Prof. Dr. Michael Staiger (IDSL II) | (Deputy: Prof.' Dr. Sophie Repp [IDSL I] )
- Jun.-Professor Dr. Monika Unkel (Japanese Studies) | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Richard Bußmann [Egyptology])
- Prof.'in Dr. Aline Willems (FG5) | (Prof.'in Dr. Katrin Schlund [Slavic Institute])
- Prof. Dr. Holger Meding (Department of History) | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Werner Tietz [Department of History] )
- Prof. Dr. Klaus Koenen (Department of Protestant Theology)
- (Deputy: Professor Dr. Andreas Hüttemann [Department of Philosophy])
B Group of Academic Staff
- Dr. Esther Fritsch (Department of English I) | (Deputy: Simon Liening [Department of History])
- Dr. Andreas Seidler [IDSL II] | (Deputy: Dr. Tobias Eisermann (Petrarca-Institut))
C Group of Non-Academic Staff
- Susanne Couturier (IDSL I) | (Deputy: Karin Schützeichel & Susanne Bochert )
D Group of Students
Research Committee
Strategies and Initiatives of the Faculty with regard to planning and organization of interdiscplinary and trans-faculty research associations are advised, supported and possibly implemented by this committee.
Chair
A Group of Professors
- Prof. Dr. Stephan Packard | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Eugen Hill)
- Prof.'in Dr. Silviane Scharl | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Eckhard Deschler-Erb)
- Prof. Dr. Jörg Joost | (Deputy: Prof.'in Dr. Anja Lemke)
- Prof. Dr. Martin Zillinger | (Deputy: Jun.-Prof.'in Dr. Béatrice Hendrich)
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Kablitz
- Prof. Dr. Habbo Knoch | (Deputy: Prof.'in Dr. Barbara Potthast)
- Prof.'in Dr. Saskia Wendel | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Höhn)
B Group of Academic Staff
- Dr. Matthias Knopp | (Deputy: Melanie Uth)
- Dr. Katharina Wagner | (Deputy: Marcel Schaeben)
C Group of Non-Academic Staff
- Irena Lazdovskaja | (Deputy: Susanne Couturier)
D Group of Students
Committee for the Improvement of the Quality of Teaching and Studies
The Committee for the Improvement of the Quality of Teaching and Studies ensures constant improvmement in the areas of teaching and studies.
Further information about quality management is available here:
http://phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/31377.html
A Group of Professors
- Prof. Dr. Eugen Hill (chairperson)
- Dr. Katrin Schlund
- Prof. Dr. Ralph Jessen
(Vice Chair: Prof.'in Dr. Stefanie Grüne, Prof. Dr. Dany Adone, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hasberg)
B Group of Academic Staff
(Deputy: Dr. Daniela Frickel and Martin Evertz)
D Group of Students
- Matthias Delahaye
- Gereon Knutzen
- Isabel Lausberg
- Leonie Meyer
- Janine Schröder
- Sebastian Wilms
(Deputies: Imke Ahlen, Theodor Jost, Christopher Kohl, Benjamin Roth)
Committee for Quality Management
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Colognesees it as its responsibility to provide its students with excellent and attractive academic degree programs. The quality of degree programs is contantly verified regular evaluations and furhter developed through comprehensive quality management. The Committee for Quality Management meets strategic decisions in this area.
Chair
A Group of Professors
- Jun.-Prof. Dr. Marcus Erbe
- Prof. Dr. Edwin Wieringa
- Prof.'in Dr. Ann Marynissen
- Prof. Dr. Christine Gundermann
- Prof. Dr. Christine Chwaszcza
(Deputy: Prof.'in Dr. Ulrike Niklas, Prof.'in Dr. Gesine Müller, Prof. Dr. Walter Ameling)
B Group of Academic Staff
- Odile Duterque | (Deputy: Stephan Milich)
C Group of Non-Academic Staff
D Group of Students
- Sebastian Wilms | (Deputy: Janine Schröder)
Faculty Tenures Committee/ Committee for the Evaluation of Junior Professors
The Inner Faculty choses members from the following list for the Faculty Tenures Committee/ Committee for the Evaluation of Junior Professors.
Chair
Members
Non-Academic Staff
- Prof. Dr. Frederico Spinetti
- Prof.'in Dr. Eleftheria Paliou| (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Michael Heinzelmann)
- Prof.'in Dr. Kirsten Schindler | (Deputy: Prof.'in Dr. Claudia Liebrand)
- Prof. Dr. Björn Ahl | (Deputy: Prof.'in Dr. Katajun Amirpur )
- Prof.'in Dr. Maria-Th. Leuker-Pelties | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Marco García García )
- Prof. Dr. Karl Ubl | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Peter Franz Mittag)
- Prof. Dr. Clemens Scholten | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Klaus Koenen)
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Helmig | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Andreas Speer )
- Mittelbau: Dr. Björn Moll | (Deputy: Dr. Anastasia Bauer)
- MTV: Katharina Kloock | (Deputy: Birgit Röder)
- study representatives: Theodor Jost
Doctoral Committee
Membership of the Doctoral Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities according § 3 article 2 PromO from 11.06.2015 [official deputy].
Chair:
- Prof. Dr. Monika Schausten (IDSL I)
- Prof.'in Dr. Susanne Wittekind (Institute of Art History) | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Federico Spinetti (Institute of Musicology))
- Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Wotzka (Institute for Pre- & Early History) | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Michael Heinzelmann (Archaeological Institute))
- Prof.'in Dr. Agnes Jäger (IDSL I) | (Deputy: Prof.'in Dr. Gabriele von Glasenapp (IDSL II))
- Prof. Dr. Martin Rössler (Institute of Ethnology) | Deputy: Prof. Dr. Björn Ahl (East Asian Seminar))
- Prof. Dr. Heinz Antor (English Seminar I) | (Deputy: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Roman Bartosch (English Seminar II))
- Prof.'in Dr. Sabine von Heusinger (Historical Institute) | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Ralph Jessen & Prof. Dr. Fabian Klose (Historical Institute))
- Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Höhn (Institute for Catholic Theology) | Deputy: Prof. Dr. Andreas Michel (Institute for Catholic Theology))
- apl. Prof. Dr. Dieter Lohmar (Philosophical Seminar)
- Dr. Metin Genç (IDSL I) | (Deputy: Dr. Sabine Stephany (IDSLII))
- Dr. Juana Christina von Stein (Romanisches Seminar) | (Deputy: Dr. Matthias Knopp (IDSL II))
- Birgit Klemann (Institute of Musicology) | (Deputy: Susanne Couturier (IDSL I)
- student representativesr Leonie John
- student representatives: Sinar Marnor
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Andreas Speer (Vice Dean for Research and Junior Academics) as well as the directors of the graduate schools are advisory members of the Doctoral Committee according to § 3 article 2 PromO from 12.03.2013.
Doctoral Committee according to PromO 2008
Members of the Doctoral Committee according to § 2 Article. 2 PromO from 24.01.2008 [deputy members].
- Prof. Dr. Monika Schausten
- Prof. Dr. Heinz Antor (Department of English I) [Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Höhn (Department of Catholic Theology)]
- Prof. Dr. Torsten Hahn (Department of German Language and Literature I) [Prof. Dr. Gabriele von Glasenapp (Department of German Language and Literature II)]
- Prof. Dr. Michael Heinzelmann (Archaeological Institute) [Prof. Dr. Peter Orth (Department of Classics)]
- Prof. Dr. Sabine von Heusinger (Department of History) [Prof. Dr. Dieter Lohmar (Department of Philosophy) ]
- Prof. Dr. Martin Rössler (Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology) [Jun.-Prof. Dr. Björn Ahl (Institute of East Asian Studies)]
- Prof. Dr. Susanne Wittekind (Department of Art History) [Prof. Dr. Federico Spinetti (Department of Musicology)]
- Dr. Anke Grutschus (Department of Romance Studies) [Dr. Ingo Eser (Department of History)]
- PD Dr. Volker Struckmeier (Englisches Seminar I) [Dr. Matthias Knopp (Department of German Language And Literature II)]
- Christian David Zeitz (Department of English I)
- Ralph Lange (Department of History)
Jury for the Advancement of Junior Academics
The scope of duties of the jury includes the evaluation and forwarding of applications to foundations and institutions, and the awarding of prizes to advance junior academics, e.g. Faculty Prizes for excellent dissertations and the Offermann-Hergarten Foundation prize. The jury is also involved in the processing of applications to the RheinEnergie-Stiftung.
Chair
A University professors
- Jun.-Prof. Dr. Nadine Oberste-Hetbleck | (Deputy: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Dennis Göttel)
- Professor Dr. Eckhard Deschler-Erb
- Prof. Dr. Nicolas Pethes | (Deputy: Jun.-Prof.'in Dr. Wiebke Dannecker )
- Professor Dr. Ulrike Niklas | (Deputy: Prof.'in Dr. Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf)
- Professor Dr. Wolfram Nitsch | (Deputy: Prof. Dr. Stephan Michael Schröder)
- Professor Dr. Thomas Grundmann
B Academic staff
- Dr. Angelika Mietzner| (Deputy: Fabien Neuwahl)
C Students
- Annika Gollnik
- Theodor Jost
Faculty Committee for Morphomata International Center for Advanced Studies
Representatives of the Senate Committee
The Senate is responsible for matters of research, teaching and study which concern the University of Cologne as a whole or central institutions or which are of central importance. The Senate Committees are - irrespective of the duties of the Committee for Planning and Finance - responsible for advising on matters referred to them by the Senate or the Rectorate. Each faculty sends representatives from the group of academic staff to the Senate Committee and other central committees.