HEM Organisation
The supreme body of the Higher Education Management Association is the General Assembly. It is responsible for the election of the Board of Directors and the statutory business (acceptance of the annual report, annual accounts, budget, etc.). It meets once a year.
HEM currently has 28 member universities.
Association Members
Berner Fachhochschule, Sebastian Wörwag, President
Eidgenössische Hochschule für Berufsbildung, Barbara Fontanellaz, Director
Fachhochschule Graubünden, Jürg Kessler, President
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Crispino Bergamaschi, President of the Directorate
Haute Ecole pédagogique de Fribourg | Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Delphine Etienne-Tomasini, President
Haute Ecole Pédagogique des cantons de Berne, du Jura et de Neuchâtel, Maxime Zuber, President
Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud, Thierry Dias, President
Haute école pédagogique du canton du Valais, Fabio Di Giacomo, President
Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, Luciana Vaccaro, President
Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich, Matthias Rüegg, President
Hochschule Luzern, Barbara Bader, President
Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik, Barbara Fäh, President
Kalaidos Fachhochschule, René Weber, President
OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, Daniel Seelhofer, President
Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden, Gian Paolo Curcio, President
Pädagogische Hochschule Luzern, Kathrin Krammer, President
Pädagogische Hochschule PHBern, Martin Schäfer, President
Pädagogische Hochschule Schaffhausen, Thomas Hermann, President a.i.
Pädagogische Hochschule Schwyz, Kathrin Futter, President
Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen, Horst Biedermann, President
Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau, Sabina Larcher, President
Pädagogische Hochschule Zug, Esther Kamm, President
Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich, Heinz Rhyn, President
Pädagogisches Hochschulinstitut NMS Bern, Martin Stadelmann, President
Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana, Franco Gervasoni, General director
Universität St.Gallen, Bernhard Ehrenzeller, President
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Karin Mairitsch, President
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Jean-Marc Piveteau, President
Board of Directors
The Executive Board currently consists of 5 members of the General Assembly. The board members are elected for a term of three years. The Executive Board is also represented on the Board.
Jürg Kessler, President HEM, President FHGR
Barbara Fäh, Vice-President HEM, President HfH
Barbara Bader, President HSLU
Delphine Etienne-Tomasini, President HEP∣PH FR
Daniel Seelhofer, President OST
Lukas Lehmann, Senior Manager HEM
Catherine Sokoloff, Head of Programming HEM
Soundingboard
The Sounding Board consists of 8-14 leaders from the member universities. The members of the Sounding Board represent the disciplinary diversity and have corresponding networks.
Monika Baumann, Leiterin Zentrum Professionalität, PHBE
Thomas Beck, Director HKB, BFH
Nadja Bregoli, Head of Continuing Education, SUPSI
Dora Fitzli, General Secretary, ZHAW
Regula Flisch, Head of Continuing Education, PHSG
Deniz Gyger Gaspoz, Vice-Director HEP-BEJUNE
Bruno Hensler, Director of Administration, Uni SG
Stefan Joller, Head of R&D, HWZ
Lilian Ladner, Head of Unit MINT, PHGR
Geneviève LeFort, Vice-Director Quality, HES-SO
Lukas Lehmann, Senior Manager HEM
Hansuli Matter, Head of departement Design, ZHdK
Jean-Pierre Perdrizat, Deputy Director EHB
Markus Weil, Head of Department of Higher Education Didactics and Adult Education, PHZH
Business Office
Lukas Lehmann, Senior Manager HEM
Catherine Sokoloff, Head of Programming HEM
Fabienne Bugnon, Support
Brigitte Zurkirch, Support
