Academy management

The highest decision-making body of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria is the Academy Management. It determines the work programme, discharges the Director and approves the budget.

From each of the three councils of the Academy:

three members are elected to the Academy Management Board.

The committee meets several times a year to help shape the work of the Academy.

 

Members of the Academy Management (2024 to 2025):

Dr Matthias BelafiHead of the Catholic Office in Bavaria
Dr Ludwig BrandlDiocesan representative for adult education in the diocese of Eichstätt,
Director of the Diocesan Education Centre
Prof. Dr. Britta KäglerProfessorship for Bavarian Regional History and European Regional History at the University of Passau
Prof. Dr Marita KraussProfessor emeritus of Bavarian and Swabian Regional History at the University of Augsburg
Prof Dr Nikolaus KorberVice President of the University of Regensburg
Dr Hildegard KronawitterFormer Member of the Bavarian State Parliament, Chairwoman of the White Rose Foundation
Heidrun PiwernetzPresident of the Supreme Audit Office (ORH)
Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Kfm. Wolfgang SchirmerHead of Business Excellence / Inhouse Consulting, Rheinmetall AG, Düsseldorf
Prof. Dr Michael SendtnerProfessor of Clinical Neurobiology at the University of Würzburg

Dr Matthias Belafi

Head of the Catholic Office in Bavaria

Dr Ludwig Brandl

Dr Ludwig Brandl

Diocesan representative for adult education in the diocese of Eichstätt, director of the diocesan education centre

Achim Budde

Dr Achim Budde

Academy Director

Prof. Dr. Britta Kägler

Professorship for Bavarian Regional History and European Regional History at the University of Passau

Prof Dr Nikolaus Korber

Vice President of the University of Regensburg

Prof. Dr Marita Krauss

Professor emeritus of Bavarian and Swabian Regional History at the University of Augsburg

Dr Hildegard Kronawitter

Dr Hildegard Kronawitter

Former Member of the Bavarian State Parliament, Chairwoman of the White Rose Foundation

Heidrun Piwernetz

Heidrun Piwernetz

President of the Supreme Audit Office (ORH)

Dr Wolfgang Schirmer

Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Kfm. Wolfgang Schirmer

Head of Business Excellence / Inhouse Consulting, Rheinmetall AG, Düsseldorf

Prof. Dr Michael Sendtner

Professor of Clinical Neurobiology at the University of Würzburg