Institute Council

The institute council is the decision-making and coordinating body of the institute. In its regular meetings, it deals with all current internal and external topics. The Institute Council consists of eleven members in total.

The institute council consists of eleven members of the institute. It is made up of representatives from all relevant university groups at the institute. The members are elected once a year. The term of office is twelve months. The members include six university lecturers, two academic employees, one other employee and two students.

The Institute Council currently has the following members:

University Lecturers 

Prof. Dr. Anne Bartsch
Prof. Dr. Markus Beiler (Geschäftsführender Direktor)
Prof. Dr. Sonja Ganguin
Prof. Dr. Christian Hoffmann
Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold (stellv. Geschäftsf. Direktor)
JProf. Dr. Niklas Venema

Academic staff

Anneke Elsner, M.A.

Antonia Mielke Möglich, M.A.

Other Employees

Cornelia Böhland 

Students

Benjamin Fromm
Lena Martin

The Institute Council usually meets once a month during the semester period on Thursdays starting at 9:00 a.m. In the coming semester, the sessions will take place on the following dates:

  • 06.04.2023 (Institutsversammlung)
  • 04.05.2023
  • 08.06.2023
  • 22.06.2023 (optional)
  • 06.07.2023

The tasks, responsibilities and composition of the institute council are defined by the institute regulations.

 

INSTITUTE REGULATIONS

 

Director

The executive director represents the institute's interests to the outside world. The Institute Council elects him or her once a year from among the Institute members. The term of office is twelve months.

The managing director takes on a number of tasks for the institute. These tasks include:

  • Management of the institute's business
  • Management of the institute budget
  • Information from the institute council regarding all institute matters
  • Implementation of decisions of the institute council
  • Formulation of suggestions for institute-relevant questions of teaching, research, institute structure, institute profile, and external presentation
  • Representation of the institute vis-à-vis other bodies, such as the dean's office of the faculty or the rector's office
Prof. Dr. Markus Beiler

Prof. Dr. Markus Beiler

Managing Direktor

Zeppelinhaus
Nikolaistraße 27-29, Room 3.20
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97 - 35781
Fax: +49 341 97 - 31135750

Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold

Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold

Deputy Managing Director

Zeppelinhaus
Nikolaistraße 27-29, Room 5.05
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97 - 35701
Fax: +49 341 97 - 35749

 Janine Hollmann

Janine Hollmann

Secretary

Zeppelinhaus
Nikolaistraße 27-29, Room 3.26
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97 - 35700

Committees

In addition to the institute council, the examination committees and study commissions are a relevant part of the committee structure at the Institute for Communication and Media Studies.

Our Professorships at a Glance

The Institute for Communication and Media Studies is divided into eleven professorships and three junior professorships. The employees at the institute are assigned to the various professorships. More information about our professorships can be found on the pages of the respective professorship.

Faculty

The Institute for Communication and Media Studies is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy. In addition to our Institute for Global and European Studies, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology are also part of the faculty.

Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy

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Documents and regulations of the faculty

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