Structure of the doctoral center SGW

The Doctoral Committee decides on the formal procedural matters of doctoral studies at the center, e.g. it accepts doctoral students at the center, appoints their supervisor(s) as well as reviewers and appoints the doctoral panel.

Chairperson of the Doctoral Committee

• Prof. Gabriele Helga Franke

Further members of the Doctoral Committee

• Prof. Fabian Behrendt (Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences)
• Prof. Sebastian Trojahn (Anhalt University of Applied Sciences)
• Prof. Heinz-Jürgen Voß (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)
• Prof. Jens Weiß (Harz University of Applied Sciences)

Advising doctoral students

• Felix Grumbach
• Janine Jänisch
• Deputies: Julius Brinken, Eric Simon

The directors manage the Center and implement decisions of the Doctoral Committee and of the Center's Council. This includes budget planning, public relations and reporting.

The Center Management consists of Director Prof. Gabriele Helga Franke, Deputy Director Prof. Dirk Sackmann and Deputy Director Prof. Steffi Zander.

The Center's Council decides on fundamental matters such as the admission of new professorial members, amendments to the doctoral regulations and statute, and the quality assurance of doctoral procedures.

Members of the Center's Council

• Prof. Fabian Behrendt, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Alena Bleicher, Harz University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Gabriele Helga Franke, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Dirk Sackmann, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Ansgar Wuebker, Harz University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Sebastian Trojahn, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Steffi Zander, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences

Advisory members

• Doctoral student: Tim Wollert
• Deputy: Anja Jonas
• Equal Opportunity Officer of the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences

The Advisory Board acts in an advisory capacity. However, it has the right to veto decisions of fundamental importance made by the Center Management. It also decides on the Center's budget.

Members

• The Vice Rectors for Research of the four Universities of Applied Sciences
• (Prof. Dr. Doreen Pick, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)
• The Center Director Prof. Gabriele Helga Franke (advisory)
• One member of the Center's Council (advisory)
• Doctoral student: Niels Schmidtke (advisory)