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Department Management

Support and advice on administrative matters

Tasks & Responsibilities

The department management and the associated secretariats support and advise the dean's offices and the teaching staff in all administrative matters and administrative matters of the departments:

Department-related matters

  • Meeting coordination and planning for departmental councils, commissions and committees
  • Department budgets and payment matters
  • Business trip and excursion matters
  • Supervision of appointment procedures in teaching
  • Inquiries regarding appointment, LfbA and teaching assignment regulations
  • Inquiries regarding honorary and visiting professorships
  • Contact point for the planning and coordination of master classes, workshops and projects


Interdepartmental matters

  • Application procedure for student/research assistants (SHK/WHK)
  • Supervision of doctoral procedures
  • Supervision of course catalog (LSF)
  • Coordination of the Germany Scholarship
  • Coordination of teaching assignments
  • Support in determining admission capacities


Availability and contact

For general administrative questions and concerns, please use the following e-mail addresses of the department management or the responsible secretariats:

The following functional addresses are available for special topics and areas of responsibility:

You are of course also welcome to contact us by telephone or visit us in person. For a personal appointment, we recommend making an appointment in advance.

Documents can be dropped off in the foyer of the Cologne office at P.O. Box 113 (yellow mailboxes) during opening hours.