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Faculty Office

The faculty office is the self-governing body of the Mediencampus and coordinates the Bachelor's, Master's and research programmes. It promotes innovative projects, interdisciplinary collaboration and high-quality teaching. The staff also assist students with organisation matters and offer advice. The faculty office is actively involved in public relations work to raise the profile of the faculty and foster contacts with industry.

Its members are members of the academic staff and are re-elected every three years. They manage and organise the Media faculty and represent it within Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

Dean's Office

Portrait of Prof. Dr. Stefan Schmunk

Prof. Dr. Stefan Schmunk

Dean

Information Science and Digital Libraries

Stefan Schmunk is Professor of Information and Library Science at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. His teaching and research focus on...


digital research infrastructures, open science and research data, particularly in the humanities and cultural sciences. His focus is on sustainable strategies in research data management and on developing national and European initiatives to establish research infrastructures. He is Dean of the Media Department and Research Data Management Officer at h_da.
Portrait of Prof. Dr. Patricia Bliemeister

Prof. Dr. Patricia Bliemeister

Vice Dean

Since 2022, Professor of Data-Driven Communication and Marketing, studied at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and Freie Universität Berlin,...


degree in sociology. Main areas of expertise: marketing strategy, social marketing, quantitative market research, website analysis, online communication, surveys, performance marketing, social media marketing, CRM strategy, data science, e-commerce analytics.
Portrait of Prof. Carla Heinzel

Prof. Carla Heinzel


Technical Art for Animation and Game

Diploma from the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, Department of Animation Freelance 3D (technical) artist since 2004 Professor of Technical Art...


at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences since 2014 Filmography Screenplay/Director: 1999: Wilbert the Worm (3rd place Animago 1999, category Education/Animation/Short Film)
2004: Anderswo – Die Krawallah (1st place Animago 2004, category Education/Animation/Series) Filmography 3D Artist (selection): 2006: Adolf, ich hock in meinem Bonker (Director: Felix Gönnert) 2007: Lissi und der wilde Kaiser (Director: Bully Herbig)
2009: Lilli the Witch (Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky) 2009: 2012 (Director: Roland Emmerich) 2010: The Ghostwriter (Director: Roman Polanski) 2011: The Immortals (Director: Tarsem Singh)
2012: Cloud Atlas (directed by A. and L. Wachowski, Tom Tykwer) 2013: Snow Piercer (directed by Bong Joon Ho) 2014: Maya the Bee (directed by Alexs Stadermann) 2015: Mara and the Firebringer (directed by Tommy Krappweis)

Departmental Administration and Management

Portrait of Adrian Blum

Adrian Blum

Departmental officer

Portrait of Beate Schwegler

Beate Schwegler


Departmental Officer - Dean's Office

Graduate in Business Administration, M.A. in International Business 25 years of experience in marketing, organisation and project management...


Since 2021, departmental consultant in the Media department

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