Structure & Organisation

Director of the University


The presidential board of Quadriga University of Applied Sciences




Peter Voß, President of Quadriga University of Applied Sciences.



Used to be the founding director of Südwestrundfunk (SWR) until 2007. His major media-political achievement is the merger of Südwestfunk (SWF) and Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR). His aim was to strengthen and consolidate public service broadcasting. As CEO of ARD he managed the financial adjustment, represented the broadcasting union at ARTE and 3sat in the administrative board of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and implemented important structural reforms and programme offensives at SWR.


Peter Voß is a journalist, writer and professor of media at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design.

Curriculum Vitae



As vice president of Quadriga University of Applied Sciences, René Seidenglanz is responsible for university organisation and development.


For many years now, he is active in science and education, collaborating with Günter Bentele and Ansgar Zerfaß at the University of Leipzig, on the other hand as director of studies of the Deutsche Presseakademie. He is supervisor of strategy and research projects in the field of communication management.

Curriculum Vitae




As head of university management of Quadriga University of Applied Sciences, Dirk Lahmann is responsible for university organisation and development.


For more than eight years, he is now responsible for organisation and University management. He graduated in communication management from the Berlin University of the Arts and got an diploma in audio engineering and media composing.