Members of the graduate funding awards committee

Saarland University

Committee chair (representing university management)

  • Member: Prof. Dr. Robert Ernst
  • Substitute member: Prof. Dr. Jutta Kray

Professorial staff

  • Member: Prof. Dr. Janett Reinstädler
  • Substitute member: Prof. Dr. Bergita Ganse

Non-professorial academic staff qualified to doctoral degree level

  • Member: Dr. Karina von der Malsburg
  • Substitute member: Dr. Aline Maldener

htw saar (University of Applied Sciences)

Representing university management

  • Member: Prof. Dr. Charis Förster
  • Substitute member: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bousonville

Professorial staff

  • Member: Prof. Dr. Michael Sauer
  • Substitute member: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Fischer

Graduate student

  • Member: Lars Bieringer
  • Substitute member: Christine Stecenko

HBKsaar (University of Art and Design Saar)

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Langendorf

HfM Saar (University of Music)

Prof. Dr. Matthias Handschick

Advisory members (Sec. 4(2) Regulations Governing Graduate Funding – Ordnung zur Graduiertenförderung):

  1. Gender equality officers of the participating institutions
  2. A representative from each preparatory committee
  3. One representative from Saarland University and one representative from htw saar who are members of the steering committee overseeing the joint doctoral supervision platforms between the two institutions