Committees & representatives of the Department of Design

Committees & Representatives at a Glance

Departmental Council

The Departmental Council is a body elected by the department and includes representatives of the professors as well as research assistants, technical staff and student representatives. Important decisions of the Department are made by the Departmental Council. These include issuing statutes such as study and examination regulations, resolutions on structural and development planning and decisions on professorial recruitment.

Departmental Council

Examination board

The examination board is a body elected by the Departmental Council to decide on all matters relating to the Department's examination regulations. The examination board is responsible for compliance with the examination regulations and for the proper conduct of examinations. The examination board also decides on all examination-related applications and exceptions or special regulations.

Examination board

Departmental Student Council

The Departmental Student Council (StuRa) represents the interests of the Department's students. It is the first point of contact for questions or problems and acts as an intermediary between students, lecturers and the Dean's Office. The StuRa promotes student projects, coordinates student activities and events in the Department and supports first-semester students.

Departmental Student Council

Authorised representative

In addition to the university's central representatives, the Department of Design has representatives for the topics of studying abroad, BAföG, internships and family. Our colleagues will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Representative at the Department of Design

Departmental Council

The Departmental Council supervises the Dean with regard to the fulfilment of their tasks. In particular, it discusses the Dean's statement of accounts and decides on the Dean's discharge. To carry out its supervision, the Departmental Council has a comprehensive right to information from the Dean.

The meetings of the Departmental Council are generally open to the public for all members of the department, with the exception of personnel matters.

Current members

Professors

Academic staff members

Non-academic staff members

Student representatives

Composition

The Departmental Council consists of:

  • 6 representatives of the group of university lecturers,
  • 2 representatives of the group of research assistants,
  • 1 other member of staff
  • 2 students

The Departmental Council elects a Chair of its members and adopts its own rules of procedure. The Dean has the right to speak and propose motions in the Departmental Council. The members of the Departmental Council are elected by the members and members of the Department. In addition to the members of the Departmental Council, all professors belonging to the Department have the opportunity to participate in the vote when the Departmental Council decides on appointment proposals.

Tasks

The Departmental Council is responsible for

  • the enactment of the Department's statutes
  • deciding on the Department's structural and development planning
  • deciding on appointment proposals
  • participating in the evaluation and coordination of teaching and research in the Department
  • electing and deselecting the Dean and their deputy

Examination board

The examination board is appointed by the Departmental Council and is responsible for examination matters and the organisation of examinations. The examination board ensures that the provisions of the applicable examination and study regulations are complied with and is responsible, for example, for the recognition of study and examination achievements, the granting of compensation for disadvantages, decisions on individual cases in the context of examination matters and decides on appeals against decisions made in examination procedures. The committee can delegate the fulfilment of its tasks to the Chair of all regular cases, with the exception of decisions on appeals and the report to the Department. The examination board also makes suggestions for the reform of the examination and study regulations as well as all other valid regulations such as the internship regulations, aptitude test regulations etc.

The members of the examination board have the right to attend the examinations, with the exception of student members. All members of the examination board are subject to official secrecy. The office of the examination board is the Examination Office of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

Professors

Academic staff members

Students

Advisory member

The examination board forms specialised commissions for special tasks. One committee acts as a sub-committee of the examination board. In cases where a special commission cannot reach an agreement, the examination board must be called upon.

Representative for the internship
Prof. Reto Wettach/Prof.Hermann Weizenegger (deputy)

Representative for the admissions tests of the Bachelor's degree programmes
Prof Silvia Knüppel

Representative for the admissions test and matters relating to the study and examination regulations of the Master's degree programme 
Prof Dr Frank Heidmann and Anouk Meissner

Representatives for the synchronisation of study regulations
Anouk Meissner

BaföG representative
Prof Klaus Keller

Please inform yourself before contacting a responsible person on the examination board.
General information such as module plans, module descriptions, examination regulations and internal departmental forms can be found in the workspace Examination and study matters (files and links). For the cross-module colloquium, for the practical semester and for the final examinations (BA/MA), the information can be found in the examination workspaces.
1.16KOL examination: Cross-module colloquium
2.23-PS: Practical semester – internship & practical report
2.25-BA: Bachelor's thesis examination and presentation
3.34-MA: Master's thesis examination and presentation

Recognition & prior learning achievements:
If you have already acquired skills as part of a degree programme at another university or outside the university, you can check whether you can have these recognised or credited at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. This may allow you to shorten your studies and build on your competences during your studies.
Information, contact persons and applications for the recognition of study and examination achievements and the recognition of prior learning achievements can be found here.

Individual decisions on postponing and cancelling examinations:
Person responsible: Prof. Matthias Beyrow
Counselling after registration by email: matthias.beyrow@fh-potsdam.de
Applications can be submitted informally by email to the Examinations Services, with appropriate evidence and with reference to the applicable regulations.

Confirmation of the Learning Agreement (LA) as part of the application and in case of changes during the stay abroad:
Responsible person: Anouk Meissner
Online application
Information on studying abroad and online learning agreements can be found here. If you have any questions, please contact the International Office: international@fh-potsdam.de.
After you have obtained information from the International Office, you will receive a signature for the completed Learning Agreement on request by email to anouk.meissner@fh-potsdam.de.

Advice on the recognition of prior learning achievements completed during study-related stays abroad:
Person responsible: Prof. Myriel Milicevic
Application by email: myriel.milicevic@fh-potsdam.de
The application for recognition of study and examination achievements from abroad should only be submitted after the stay abroad and after receipt of the transcript of records.
Information on the procedure and the application form can be found here.

Applications to change internal study regulations at the Department of Design (STO 2013>2019):
Responsible person: Prof. Matthias Beyrow
Request for change application by email: matthias.beyrow@fh-potsdam.de
Application and transfer forms as well as the required transcripts of records for the respective study stages will be sent by email after the request.

Advice on the recognition of professorial recruitment or competences acquired outside the university for the "Compulsory internship" module:
Person responsible: Prof. Reto Wettach
Online registration
Basic information on the internship can be found in the Internship Workspace (Files & Links).

Advice on study agreements for Master's students including recognition of prior learning achievements:
Responsible person: Anouk Meissner
Online registration
Email: anouk.meissner@fh-potsdam.de
Required for Master's students who have been admitted to the programme with fewer than 240 ECTS. The study agreement including explanations can be found on Incom in the Master's Workspace (Files & Links).

Department-related counselling and applications for compensation for disadvantages:
Person responsible: Anouk Meissner
Online registration
Email: anouk.meissner@fh-potsdam.de
Students with physical, mental or psychological impairments and disabilities as well as students who are chronically ill or pregnant or who have to care for children or close relatives are granted appropriate compensation for disadvantages related to their disability upon application in order to cope with their studies. Before applying, you can contact Prof Dr Arne von Boetticher, Accessibility and Inclusion Officer, by email: behindertenbeauftragter@fh-potsdam.de. Further information and the application form for compensation for disadvantages can be found on the website of the Accessibility and Inclusion Officer.

Department-related counselling and applications for hardship cases within the framework of the Bachelor's degree admissions test:
Person responsible: Prof. Silvia Knüppel
Registration by e-mail: silvia.knueppel@fh-potsdam.de

Department-related counselling and applications for hardship cases in the context of the Master's admissions test:
Person responsible: Anouk Meissner
Online registration

Information, application forms and Contact persons at the FHP for hardship cases in the context of the study place application and examples

Professors
Prof Dr Frank Heidmann (Chair of the Board)
Prof Dr Helga Schmid (Deputy Chair of the Board)

Academic staff members
Anouk Meissner, M.A.

Student representatives
Henriette Greßler (Master's student in Design)

Advisory members
Prof. Nan-Ching Tai (PhD as programme coordinator of the National Taipei University of Technology, College of Design)

Departmental Student Council (StuRa)

The Departmental Student Council is elected in committee elections by all students in the Department. The term of office is one year, two semesters. All students from the Department can also stand for election.

Members

  • Freya Lange
  • Malou Damasko
  • Sophie Müller
  • Jette Wendt
  • Hannah Adler
  • Sophie Dittmar
  • Morgen Guillen
  • Levi Klöckner
  • Hanna Eisenack
  • Michelle Otiji

Tasks

  • represents the interests of students within the Department
  • coordinates student activities and events in the Department
  • promotes internal student projects within the department (see project funding)
  • contact person for problems with lecturers, orientation difficulties and exams
  • delegates students to internal departmental committees
  • all minutes of the Departmental Student Council meetings can be found here

Information & Contact

Project funding by the Departmental Student Council

Every student in the Department can submit applications to the Departmental Student Council to support projects. These applications must be made in writing and should contain a clear contact person and, above all, a description of the request that is understandable (for outsiders). In addition, applications can only be submitted in advance and for non-promotional projects. Funding will only be paid out after the relevant invoices and receipts have been submitted, but no later than four weeks after the end of the project.

Representative at the Department of Design

The central committees and representatives of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam can be found here.

Representative abroad

Prof. Myriel Milicevic
Professor of Elementary Design – Form and Process

BAföG representative

Prof. Klaus Keller
Professor for Elementary Design and General Design Basics

Internship officer

Prof. Reto Wettach
Professor for Design of Physical and Virtual Interfaces

Family Affairs Officer

Prof. Boris Müller
Professor for Interaction Design

Deputy Family Affairs Officer