Commissions

In accordance with Section 20 of the Statutes for Safeguarding Good Academic Practice, a commission has been set up at the Hochschule der Medien to investigate allegations of academic misconduct. The commission is made up of five professors. The members are appointed by the Rector on the recommendation of the Senate for a period of three years.

The Commission currently consists of the following professors:

• Prof Dr Nils HdM(hoegsdal@hdm-stuttgart.de)
• Prof Dr Petra Grimm(grimm@hdm-stuttgart.de)
• Prof Dr Nicolai Schädel(schaedel@hdm-stuttgart.de)
• Prof Dr Sarah Spitzer(spitzer@hdm-stuttgart.de)
• Prof Dr Gottfried Zimmermann(zimmermanng@hdm-stuttgart.de)

The Commission's term of office runs until 31 August 2026.
The Commission is chaired by Prof. Dr Sarah Spitzer.
Prof. Dr Ansgar Gerlicher and Prof. Dr Arnd Engeln and Prof. Roland Kiefer as his deputies and Prof. Dr Roland Schmitz as his deputy (Section 19 of the Statutes for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice) act as contact persons in the run-up to an official procedure, as so-called ombudsmen.
Their term of office runs until 31 August 2027.

The Ethics Committee examines ethical aspects of planned research projects on humans at the request of the project managers and, if necessary, issues an opinion and recommendations. The statutes of the Ethics Committee of the Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart regulate the composition and tasks of the Ethics Committee.

The Ethics Committee is composed as follows:

Ex officio:

• Prof Dr Nils Högsdal (Vice-Rector Innovation)
• Prof Dr Petra Grimm (Senate Representative for Ethics)
• Prof Dr Becker-Asano (Scientific Director of the IAF)

Representatives from the faculties nominated by the deans:

Representative of the Faculty of Print and Media

• Prof Dr Martina Lindner
• Prof Dr Helmut Wittenzellner

Representative Faculty of Electronic Media

• Prof Dr Arnd Engeln
• Prof Dr Oliver Zöllner

Representative Faculty of Information and Communication

• Prof Dr Michael Burmester
• Prof Dr David Klotz

Advisory member:

• Prof Dr Vera Spillner (Equal Opportunities Officer)