Complaints Committee

To ensure an orderly and independent complaints procedure for objections by the contractual partners of AKAST and against decisions of the Accreditation Commission, the Association shall establish a Complaints Committee.
The Complaints Committee has the task of examing and commenting on complaints that cannot be resolved through consultation in the Executive Board or the Accreditation Committee. The statement of the Complaints Committee is to be taken into account in the final decision of the Executive Board or the Accreditation Committee.

The Complaints Committee composed as follows:

  • Two academics representing different types of theological higher education institutions

  • One representative of professional practice

  • One representative of an accreditation agency

  • One student member

The Complaints Committee has been composed als follows since the general meeting on 25 January 2024:

  • Prof. Dr. em. Michael Gabel, Erfurt

  • Dr. Heike Sturm, Köln

  • Dipl. Theol. Michaela Pilters, Mainz

  • Dr. Alexander Rudolph, Bayreuth

  • Leon Lindstedt, Münster