Presidium

The President, Prof. Elmar Fulda, represents the university externally and is the superior of the staff. His activities focus on the new HfMDK building and connecting the university with politics and society. Within the presidium, he is responsible for fundraising, press and communications, event management, anti-discrimination and inclusion.

Chancellor Kerstin Hort-Schelm is responsible for personnel and legal matters and manages the university's finances. She is responsible for construction and building management and is paving the university's way towards climate neutrality with the Sustainability department.

The full-time Vice President Brigitte Binder is Vice President for University Development and Digitalization - she drives university development (strategy, target agreements, management processes, organizational development) and the digitalization processes of the HfMDK.

Prof. Carsten Wiebusch is Vice President for Studies, Teaching and the Promotion of Young Academics. Together with the Student Services department, he is responsible for student management and the framework conditions for teaching and examinations. He also works on the board of directors of the Institute for Contemporary Music and focuses on the promotion of young talent, including its political implications, in order to strengthen cultural education in Hesse.

Prof. Ingo Diehl established the English-language Master's degree course in Contemporary Dance Education and has been President of the Hessian Theater Academy (HTA) since 2018. As Vice President of the HfMDK Frankfurt, he is responsible for quality development in teaching and research. He continues the conceptual development of the degree programs and is responsible for the focal points of evaluation and accreditation as well as strengthening research initiatives at the university.