Committees | HS Worms

Worms University of Applied Sciences is organised according to the principle of academic self-governance. This means that the university and its members organise themselves.

Important decisions on research, teaching and studies are made by the university’s central and decentralised committees.

Programme directors are always elected for a term of three years.

Role	Name	Degree programme
Programme director	Prof. Dr Nadine Antonakopoulos	Digital Accounting (B.A.)
Programme director	Prof. Dr Nadine Antonakopoulos	Digital Accounting (B.A.) – dual
Programme director	Prof. Dr Sebastian Düll	Taxation (B.A.)
Programme director	Prof. Dr Jens Kollmar	Taxation (B.A.) – dual
Programme director	Prof. Dr Patrick Sinewe	Taxation (M.A.)
Programme director	Prof. Dr Patrick Sinewe	Taxation (M.A.) – dual
Deputy programme director	Prof. Dr Jens Kollmar	Taxation (M.A.) – dual

This Examination Board is responsible for the Bachelor’s programmes Digital Accounting (B.A.), Digital Accounting (B.A.) – dual, Taxation (B.A.) and Taxation (B.A.) – dual. It organises the examinations and decides on examination matters.

Role	Name
Chair	Prof. Dr Falko Tappen
Member	Prof. Dr Christian Haumann
Member	Prof. Dr Nadine Antonakopoulos
Member	Claudia Maaß
Student member	Alexander Blum

This Examination Board is responsible for the Master’s programmes Taxation (M.A.) and Taxation (M.A.) – dual. It organises the examinations and decides on examination matters.

Role	Name
Chair	Prof. Dr Christian Haumann
Member	Prof. Dr Falko Tappen
Member	Prof. Dr Patrick Sinewe
Member	Susanna Ripp
Student member	Anna Schaub

The Committee for Studies and Teaching (Fachausschuss für Studium und Lehre, FAStL) advises the degree programmes, especially on programme structure and study reform.

Professors and staff of Worms University of Applied Sciences are elected for three years, student members for one year.

Role	Name
Chair	Prof. Dr Sebastian Düll
Member	Prof. Dr Patrick Sinewe
Member	Prof. Dr Jens Kollmar
Member	Claudia Maaß
Member	Susanna Ripp

Student representatives:
Member	Annelie Gangnus
Member	Moritz Muth
Member	Leon Schäfer

The Taxation Student Council (Fachschaftsrat, FSR) consists of students of the Digital Accounting (B.A.), Taxation (B.A.) and Taxation (M.A.) programmes, in both the standard and the dual format. It is the link between the students of the Taxation programmes and the teaching staff and organisation of the programmes.

Role	Name
Chair	Anna Schaub
Deputy chair	Victoria Bulla
Treasurer	Johanna Gruner
Secretary	Kathrin Heß

The Faculty Council is the decision-making body of the faculty. It decides on all faculty matters.

Representatives of the Taxation programmes on the Faculty Council:

Role	Name
Member	Prof. Dr Nadine Antonakopoulos
Member	Prof. Dr Patrick Sinewe
Member	Prof. Dr Jens Kollmar

The Advisory Board of the Taxation programmes provides external input. It supports the critical review and strategic development of the degree programmes and faculties.

Current members of the Advisory Board of the Taxation programmes:

Name	Organisation
Martin Bentz	Tax adviser, B & S Wirtschafts- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
Julia Bunkus	DATEV Mannheim
Simone Sostmann	Lawyer
Prof. Dr Nadine Antonakopoulos	Programme director Digital Accounting (B.A.) / Digital Accounting (B.A.) – dual, Worms University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr Sebastian Düll	Programme director Taxation (B.A.), Worms University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr Jens Kollmar	Programme director Taxation (B.A.) – dual, Worms University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr Patrick Sinewe	Programme director Taxation (M.A.) / Taxation (M.A.) – dual, Worms University of Applied Sciences