Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is a key body of Dresden University of Applied Sciences. Its structure is modelled on the ‘University Council’ of public universities in the Free State of Saxony (in accordance with the Saxon Higher Education Freedom Act). The Board of Trustees of the Dresden University of Applied Sciences comprises prominent figures from public life, business, politics, academia, the civil service and associations. Members are appointed by the Rector for a term of three years, following a recommendation by the Senate. In accordance with Section 3 of the Dresden University of Applied Sciences’ Basic Regulations, the Rector’s Office is also a member of the Board of Trustees. 

The Board of Trustees has the following responsibilities:

• to support the FHD in its work
• to promote cooperation with the professional world
• to advise the Rector’s Office and the sponsoring body from the public’s perspective
• to foster dialogue with businesses, associations and institutions
• to represent the region’s interests within the FHD
• to raise the profile of the FHD in the region
• to support particularly high-achieving and committed students 
• To provide support for the funding and implementation of measures that ensure the long-term quality of teaching and research at the FHD

The FHD’s Board of Trustees currently comprises the following members:

• Anja Beutner
  , Head of the BFS Department for Nursing Professions and Nursing Assistants
  , ‘Konrad Zuse’ Vocational Training Centre, Hoyerwerda
   
• Jan Book
  , Head of Corporate Development
  , Östsächsische Sparkasse Dresden
   
• Thomas A. Geisler
  , Director
  of the Dresden State Art Collection, Museum of Decorative Arts / Design Campus
   
• Regina Hadem
  , Head of the General Social Services
  Department, Education, Youth and Sport Division, Youth Welfare Office, Dresden
   
• Bernhard Kelz (Spokesperson)
  , fully qualified lawyer, Dresden
   
• Stephan Krüger
  , CEO, VKCO Brand Design
   
• Corinne Miseer
  , Managing Director
  , Dresden Marketing GmbH
   
• Marcel Rockstroh
  , Office Manager
  , Annaberg-Buchholz
  District Town  
• Jan Schweinsberg
  Head of the Saxony
  State Specialist Centre, Saxony
  State Specialist Centre  
• Werner Wutscher
  , Founder and Managing Director
  , New Venture Scouting, St. Paul GmbH