Hochschulleitung

Vice-President Prof. Dr. Mirjam Hey

Hochschule Geisenheim University has a single-faculty organizational structure, with the responsibilities of the Dean taken over by the Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs, representing the academic organization. The Vice-President is the Head of the Committee for Teaching & Studying and supervises and instructs the teaching staff regarding the proper performance of their duties.

Areas of responsibility:

  • Admissions Office
  • Study Organization & Examinations Office
  • Office of Student Orientation, Funding & Advisory Services and Career Development
  • University Didactics & eLearning
  • Academic Controlling

CURRICULUM VITAE

From 1994-1998, Prof. Dr. Mirjam Hey studied Food Chemistry at Goethe University in Frankfurt. After completing her doctoral degree in 2003 at the Institute of Food Chemistry, she worked as a food chemist at the Department of Wine Analysis and Beverage Research of the former Geisenheim Research Center from 2003 – 2009. During this time, she collaborated in the interdisciplinary project “Secondary Plant Metabolites” and conducted research in the fields of beverage analysis and technology, secondary plant metabolites and aroma components in wine, fruits and vegetables as well as analytical method development and sensory evaluation.

In December 2009, she took over the Professorship for Chemistry at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences – Geisenheim Faculty, which became Hochschule Geisenheim University in 2013.

Contact

Vice-President of Academic and Student Affairs Prof. Dr. Mirjam Hey

Team Member

Alexandra Himmel
Alexandra Himmel

Contact for all general enquiries. Responsibilities include:

  • assisting the Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs in her daily tasks
  • office administration
  • correspondance
  • coordination of general enquiries
  • QSL Committee
  • advising and assisiting the Vice-President in budgetary matters
  • advising and assisting the heads of the degree programs in budgetary matters

Office Hours: Monday – Thursday  8 - 12

Associate

Monika Waldbauer
Monika Waldbauer, M.A.
Building 5905
Room 01.03
Phone +49 6722 502 722
Monika.Waldbauer(at)hs-gm.de Details

The Associate supports the Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs in the performance of her tasks and duties. Her areas of responsibility include:

  • preparing strategy papers and providing general operational support
  • conceptional development in the area of academic and student affairs
  • research & analysis of university-specific issues and questions regarding academic and student affairs
  • structuring, coordination and monitoring tasks and processes
  • preparing reports and providing information for specific target groups such as HGU's President's Council or the Hessian Ministry for Higher Education, Science and the Arts (HMWK)
  • organizational development
  • representation of the Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs in external and internal committees and working groups

Office Hours: by appointment

Associate

Kai Oliver Thielking
Dr. Kai Oliver Thielking
Building 5905
Room 01.10
Phone +49 6722 502 487
KaiOliver.Thielking(at)hs-gm.de Details

The Associate supports the Vice-President in the performance of her tasks and duties. His areas of responsibility include:

  • conceptual development of academic & student affairs by supporting the Vice-President in university objectives and strategy development (e.g. university development plan, target agreements, policy decisions)
  • preparing project proposals for the acquisition of third-party funding
  • research & analysis of university-specific issues and questions regarding academic and student affairsr
  • preparing and giving presentations in relevant committees.
  • preparing reports and providing information for specific target groups such as HGU's President's Council or the Hessian Ministry for Higher Education, Science and the Arts (HMWK)
  • organization, coordination and follow-up of projects, tasks and processes within the Department of Academic & Student Affairs
  • representation of the Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs in external and internal committees and working groups

Office Hours: by appointment

Team Member

Sabine Ursula Weiss
Sabine Ursula Weiss
Building 5905
Room 01.08
Phone +49 6722 502 7119
Sabine.Weiss(at)hs-gm.de Details

Responsible for investment and procurement, including:

  • Procurement for degree programs
  • Procurement for teaching-realted activities, e.g. field trips, QSL project funds
  • Procurement for the departments reporting to the Vice-President of Academic and Student Affairs
  • Processing invoices and delivery slips
  • Advising students and lecturers on the billing of field trips

Office hours: by appointment

Team Member

Carsten Hoch
Dipl.-Kaufmann (FH) Carsten Hoch
Building 5905
Room 01.08
Phone über +49 6722 502 213
Carsten.Hoch(at)hs-gm.de Details

Assists the Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs  by providing data relevant to capacity planning

This includes in particular:

  • all data relevant to teaching controlling
  • drafting reports
  • creating and updating the guidelines for teaching load management
  • supervising the teaching assignment process

Office hours: by appointment

Head of University Didactics and eLearning

Carolin Richardt
Carolin Richardt, M.A.
Building 9002
Room 3
Phone +49 6722 502 785
Carolin.Richardt(at)hs-gm.de Details

University Didactics and eLearning (VL2) is responsible for all matters related to didactics and digital teaching

  • Providing advice and assistance
  • Qualification of teachers and staff members
  • Creating blended learning scenarios and digital teaching and learning formats
  • Organizing the annual Teaching Forum and Teaching Award
  • Organizing networking sessions: AG Hochschuldidaktik und DidakTISCH
  • Producing and implementing digital teaching/learning resources
  • Digital examinations and eAssessments
  • Technical support
  • Knowledge transfer (DidakTIPP, news from digital teaching)
  • Reporting to President’s Council, committees, ministries and other public institutions
  • Project proposals and call for tenders

Office hours: weekly eLearning support, Fridays 10 – 11 am: https://bbb-srv.hs-gm.de/b/hoc-eye-vtp or by appointment