ZEvA Commission (ZEKo)

The ZEvA Commission is responsible for all formal decisions of ZEvA in accreditation, certification and validation in the national and international area and appoints experts for these procedures. In addition, it decides on appeals and complaints in these procedures after a recommendation of the Revision Commission. The members are elected by the Foundation Council, student members for two years, all others for three years.

The commission consists of 20 people:

The Scientific Director of ZEvA as chairperson
Eight representatives from study areas at universities or equal higher education institutions (the humanities and cultural sciences; mathematics and natural sciences; engineering sciences; law, economics and social sciences,
Three representatives from the fields of study of the Universities of Applied Science (Economics and Social Sciences; Engineering and Architecture; Natural and Life Sciences),
Two representatives from the fields of art, design and music,
Two representatives of quality management at higher education institutions,
Two representatives from professional practice (employers and employees),
One student representative each from a university or equivalent higher education institution and a University of Applied Science.

Commission members

Provisional Scientific Directors of ZEvA (Chair)	Prof. Dr. Katja Koch Technische Universität Braunschweig Dr. Marion Rieken University of Vechta
Main fields of study Universities and equivalent higher education institutions
Engineering	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Birgit Awiszus Chemnitz University of Technology
Mathematics and Natural Sciences	Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Jacobsen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hanover
Psychology and Medicine	Prof. Dr. Dr. Olga Pollatos University of Ulm
Economics and Law	Prof. Dr. Klaus Schäfer University of Bayreuth
Social and Health Sciences	Prof. Dr. Anne Meißner University of Hildesheim
The Humanities and Cultural Studies	Prof. Dr. Thomas Hofsäss University of Leipzig
Philologies	Prof. Dr. Laurenz Volkmann Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Main fields of study at the University of Applied Science
Engineering, Architecture	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Bonath Technical University of Central Hesse
Economics and Law	Prof. Dr. Christian Kröger Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
Social and Health Sciences	Prof. Dr. Gustav Rückemann Steinbeis Higher Education Berlin
Natural and Life Sciences	Prof. Dr. Asta Richter Wildau University of Applied Sciences

Main study areas Art and Music
Music	Prof. Dr Marianne Betz Leipzig University of Music and Theatre
Art, Design	Dr. Maria Peters University of Bremen

Professional Practice
	Dr. Anke-Peggy Holtorf Health Outcomes Strategies GmbH Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schöler Former German Bundestag

Quality Management
	Prof. Dr. Madalena Pires da Fonseca Agência de Avaliacao do Ensino Superior - A3ES
	Christian Eibl University of Augsburg

Student Body
University	Joshua Derbitz Rhenish-Westphalian Technical University Aachen
University of Applied Science	Hayri Agirman Jade University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth