Organisation

Welcome to the overview page on the organisation of our faculty! Here we show you who is responsible for which tasks and how the various departments work together. Whether you're looking for a specific person, want to find out about the committees or simply want to understand who pulls the strings behind the scenes, you'll find it here. Use the overview to quickly and easily find the right contact person for your questions.

Faculty management

The Faculty is headed by the Faculty Management. The team consisting of the Dean, Dean of Studies and Vice-Dean manages the faculty, represents it externally and sets the course for its strategic development. They are the central contacts for all fundamental matters relating to the faculty.

Dean:
Prof. Dr habil. Sandra Verena Müller

Dean of Studies:
Prof. Dr Claudia Kaiser

Vice Dean for Transfer and Internationalisation:
Prof. Dr Sina Motzek-Öz

Faculty Council

The Faculty Council is the Faculty's most important decision-making body. Elected representatives of all member groups come together here: Professors, academic staff, technical and administrative staff and, of course, students. All important decisions relating to teaching, research and the organisation of the faculty are made jointly here.

Head:
Prof. Dr habil. Sandra Verena Müller

Group of professors:
Prof. Dr Claudia Kaiser
Prof. Dr Ariane Brensell
Prof. Dr Olaf Lobermeier
Prof Dr Jürgen Boeckh
Prof Dr Timo Schreiner
Prof Dr Robert Stölner

Group of employees:
Stefanie Hälig, Ass. jur.
Dr Dietmar Rost

MTV group:
Alexandra Hinrichs
Christine Jahn, Dipl.-Soz. Päd.

Group of students:
Marie Sturm
Lennard Wilhelm

Study Commission

The Study Commission is all about the quality of teaching and studying. This committee deals with the further development of degree programmes, advises on study and examination regulations and ensures that your studies remain up-to-date and practical. You can also play an active role here via your student representatives.

Chair:
Prof Dr Claudia Kaiser

Group of professors:
Prof Dr Kirstin Bromberg
Prof Dr Thomas Harmsen
Prof. Dr Tanja Witting

Group of employees:
Frauke Mangels, Dipl.-Soz. Arb.
Simone Prager, M.A.

MTV group:
Christine Jahn, Dipl.-Soz. Päd.

Group of students:
Tim Biebow
Mavie Anna Brehsan
Mandy Meyer
Andrea Bodenstein
Finja Yilmaz

Audit committees

The examination boards are responsible for all formal questions relating to your examinations. They ensure that the examination regulations are adhered to, decide on the recognition of achievements and are the right point of contact in the event of ambiguities or problems in the examination process. There is a separate committee for each degree programme.

Social Work B.A.:

Group of professors:
Prof. Dr Jürgen Boeckh (Chair)
Prof Dr Robert Stölner (deputy)

Group of employees:
Helge Keller, M.A.

Group of students:
Inken-Henriette de Haan
Ann-Kathrin Urff
Melanie Bauer
Lilli Petzold

Preventive Social Work M.A.:

Group of professors:
Prof. Dr Robert Stölner (Chair)
Prof. Dr Claudia Kaiser (deputy)
Prof. Dr Olaf Lobermeier

Group of employees:
Elmo Mesic

Group of students:
N.N.

Social Management M.S.M.:

Group of professors:
Prof. Dr Georg Kortendieck (Chair)
Prof. Dr Olaf Lobermeier (deputy)
Prof Dr Holger Wunderlich

Group of employees:
Ina Struckmann-Pröve, M.A.

Group of students:
Nina Anna Schwarz

Deanery administration

The Dean's Office is the administrative heart of the faculty. The team supports the faculty management with all organisational and administrative tasks. Here you will find the right contact persons for the Examination Office, the Practical Office or the general administration, who will help you with your concerns.

Dean's Office Officer:
Christine Jahn, Dipl.-Soz. Päd.

Dean's office secretary:
Alexandra Hinrichs

Deanery employee:
Dagmar Specht

Examinations Office:
Sandra Lison

Practice Office:
Bettina Denecke, Dipl.-Soz. Arb. (Head)
Sabine Meyer

Public Relations and Communication:
Stefan Thiede-Mysliwietz, B.A.

Technical Media:
Alec Pein
Jens Nikodem

Special functions

Here you will find an overview of representatives and contact persons for specific subject areas. Whether it's about research, international affairs, equal opportunities or doctoral funding, these people are available as experts for your specific questions.

Research Officer:
Prof Dr Olaf Lobermeier

Internationalisation Officer:
Prof Dr Sina Motzek-Öz

Member of the Senate:
Chrstine Jahn, Dipl.-Soz. Päd.

Member of the Equal Opportunities Commission:
Prof Dr Christine Baur

Learning coaching:
Juliane Quiring, Dipl.-Psych.
Sarah Krüger, M.A.

Decentralised Equal Opportunities Officer:
Simone Prager, M.A.

Doctoral Supervisor:
Dr Dietmar Rost

Student Council

The student council is your directly elected student representative body at the faculty. It represents your interests vis-à-vis the university, organises events and is your first point of contact for questions or problems during your studies. The student council is the voice of the students and an important link between you and the faculty.

Current members:
Marie Sturm
Vanessa Wilhelm
Berivan Kaya
Marc Gerhardt

Module coordination

The module coordination gives you a direct line to those responsible for the individual modules of your degree programme. If you have specific questions about the content, requirements or process of a module, the coordinators listed here are your first point of contact.

Valid for students starting their degree programme from winter semester 2025/26

Module 1.1 | Social Work 1 - Introduction | Prof. Dr Kirstin Bromberg(k.bromberg(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 1.2 | Introduction to Academic Work | Helge Keller, M.A.(hel.keller(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 1.3 | Introduction to the fields of action of social work | Prof. Dr Claudia Kaiser(cl.kaiser(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof. Dr Timo Schreiner(ti.schreiner(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Karl Gröpler, Dipl.-Soz.arb.(k-h.groepler(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 1.4 | Social Science Foundations of Social Work I | Prof. Dr Jürgen Boeckh(j.boeckh(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof.in Dr Madlen Preuss(mad.preuss(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof. Dr Robert Stölner(r.stoelner(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 1.5 | Pedagogy | Prof. Dr Timo Schreiner(ti.schreiner(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 1.6 | Law 1 | Stefanie Hälig, Ass. jur.(ste.haelig(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Martin Deuter, Ass. jur.(m.deuter(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 2.1 | Social Work 2 - Social Work Science | Prof. Dr Thomas Harmsen(th.harmsen(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 2.2 | Concepts of Action and Methods in Social Work 1 | Prof. Dr Kirstin Bromberg(k.bromberg(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Sabine Bockisch, Dipl.-Soz.Päd.(sa.bockisch(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Benjamin Sparenborg, M.S.M.(be.sparenborg(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 2.3 | Internship | Karl Gröpler, Dipl.-Soz.arb.(k-h.groepler(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof.in Dr Claudia Kaiser(cl.kaiser(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 2.4 | Social Science Foundations of Social Work II | Prof. Dr Jürgen Boeckh(j.boeckh(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof.in Dr Madlen Preuss(mad.preuss(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof. Dr Robert Stölner(r.stoelner(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 2.5 | Psychology | Prof. Dr Ilona Lubitz(i.lubitz(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 2.6 | Law 2 | Martin Deuter, Ass. jur.(m.deuter(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof. Dr Timo Schreiner(ti.schreiner(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 3.1 | Concepts of Action and Methods in Social Work 2 | Prof. Dr Kirstin Bromberg(k.bromberg(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Sabine Bockisch, Dipl.-Soz.päd.(sa.bockisch(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Benjamin Sparenborg, M.S.M.(be.sparenborg(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 3.2 | Gender, Diversity and Inclusion | Prof. Dr Christine Baur(c.baur(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof. Dr Sina Motzek-Öz(s.motzek-oez(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 3.3 | Health and Participation | Prof. Dr Heiko Jahn(h.jahn(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 3.4 | Media Studies and Media Education | Prof. Dr Tanja Witting(t.witting(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 3.5 | Economics and Organisation | Prof. Dr. Georg Kortendieck(g.kortendieck(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof. Dr. Robert Stölner(r.stoelner(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 3.6 | Social and Project Management | Prof. Dr Olaf Lobermeier(o.lobermeier(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 4.1 | Ethics and Social Philosophy | Adela Walter, B.A.(ad.walter(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 4.2 | Transnational and Intercultural Social Work | Prof. Dr Timo Schreiner(ti.schreiner(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof. Dr Sina Motzek-Öz(s.motzek-oez(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 4.3 | Target groups and fields of action I | Prof. Dr Claudia Kaiser(cl.kaiser(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Simone Prager, M.A.(s.prager(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 4.4 | Project Workshop I | Karl Gröpler, Dipl.-Soz.arb.(k-h.groepler(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 4.5 | Research in Social Work | Prof. Dr Holger Wunderlich(h.wunderlich(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof. Dr Olaf Lobermeier(o.lobermeier(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 5.1 | Social Work and the World of Work | Prof. Dr Olaf Lobermeier(o.lobermeier(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 5.2 | New Issues in Social Work | Prof. Dr Ariane Brenssell(a.brenssell(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Christine Jahn, Dipl.-Soz.Päd.(chr.jahn(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 5.3 | Target groups and fields of action II | Prof. Dr Claudia Kaiser(cl.kaiser(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Simone Prager, M.A.(s.prager(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 5.4 | Project Workshop II | Karl Gröpler, Dipl.-Soz.arb.(k-h.groepler(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 5.5 | Research Workshop | Prof. Dr Holger Wunderlich(h.wunderlich(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Prof. Dr Olaf Lobermeier(o.lobermeier(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 6.1 | Social Work 3 - Profession | Prof. Dr Thomas Harmsen(th.harmsen(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Christine Jahn, Dipl.-Soz. Päd.(chr.jahn(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 6.2 | General Social Work | Dean of Studies(studiendekanin-s(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 6.3 | Target Groups and Fields of Action III | Prof. Dr Claudia Kaiser(cl.kaiser(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program), Simone Prager, M.A.(s.prager(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)

Module 6.4 | Bachelor's thesis and colloquium | Dean of Studies(studiendekanin-s(at)ostfalia.de) (opens your email program)