Committees Involved in the Program Review

Based on the Regulations for Program Reviews , the following committees are involved in the program review process—that is, the evaluation and accreditation/certification of degree programmes at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences:

Responsibility: To verify compliance with academic quality criteria as part of the review of degree programmes and to engage in academic dialogue with university officials to further develop the degree programmes

Composition: The Review Advisory Board is composed of a balanced representation of members with appropriate subject-area expertise, corresponding to the degree programme or cluster, who belong to at least the following groups:

• at least two external professors from different universities
• at least one representative from the professional field
• at least one student from another university

Task: To decide on the outcome of a degree programme review (= accreditation/certification of a degree programme) based on the findings of the advisory board and the Office of University development and communication (Quality management division)

Membership:
• Rector, representing the University Executive Board (Chair of the Review Panel): Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kratzsch
• Representatives of the faculties:
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Knut Meißner (F-EI)
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Fulland (F-M)
- Prof. Dr. phil. Martina Zschocke (F-MK)
- Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Jana Brauweiler (F-N)
- Prof. Dr. phil. Michel Constantin Hille (F-S)
- Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Johannes Laser (F-W)
• Student Body Representative: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Tom Richter (NSm25s)

(As of March 6, 2026)

Responsibility: Further development of the review process and serving as the point of contact for procedural questions and complaints

Appointments:
• Faculty Review Officers:
- Dipl.-Kffr. Solvig Langschwager (F-MK, also Chair of the Review Committee)
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Uwe Müller (F-EI)
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kunick (F-M)
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jan Mollitor (F-N)
- Prof. Dr. phil. Andreas Markert (F-S)
- Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Steffen Zücker (F-W)
• Representative of the division of Student Services & International Affairs: Lydia Seifert, M.A. (substitute: Julia Richter)
• Representative of the office of University development and communication: Dr. Peggy Sommer

in an advisory capacity = Representative of the university’s student body: Miriam Meyer-Scheffel (NSm24s)

(As of: September 1, 2025)