Representing the faculty within and outside the university
The Dean's Office heads the faculty in accordance with the responsibilities assigned to it under the Hamburg Higher Education Act (HmbHG): it manages the budget allocated to the faculty by the Executive Board and decides on the allocation of positions. It is also responsible for determining the faculty's strategic direction.
The Dean's Office is currently made up of the dean and six vice deans. The vice deans for teaching also head their respective departments.
Members of the Dean's Office (Updated: February 2022)
| Name | Position | Contact information |
| Prof. Dorothea Wenzel | Dean | T +49.40.428 75-4635 |
| Prof. Dr. Hannah Früh | Vice dean for research | |
| Prof. Gabriele Basch | Vice dean for teaching Member of the Department of Design leadership | T +49.40.428 75-4777 |
| Prof. Dr. Andreas Plaß | Vice dean for teaching Head of the Department of Media Technology | T +49.40.428 75-7600 |
| Prof. Ulrike Schempp | Vice dean for quality management and appointments | T +49.40.428 75-4682 |
| Prof. Dr. Frederike Masemann | Vice dean for teaching Head of the Department of Information | M +49 176 63 23 23 83 frederike.masemann (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de |
| Prof. Wolfgang Willaschek | Vice dean for international affairs | T +49.40.428 75-7665 |
Contact information
Olga Spiller
Finkenau 35
22081 Hamburg
Tel.: 040 42875 - 4613
Fax: 040 42875 - 7609
olga.spiller (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de
