The Academic Council aims to ensure the involvement of both staff and students in important decisions about education and research at the Faculty.
   

Tasks of the Academic Council

The Academic Council has the following tasks, which are stipulated in the University Act and SDU’s statutes:

1.  Awarding PhDs and doctoral degrees.
   
   
2. To make recommendations to the Rector or the person authorised by the Rector on the composition of expert committees to assess applicants for academic positions.
   
   
3. To make recommendations to the Rector or to the person authorised by the Rector about the internal distribution of funding.
   
   
4. To make recommendations to the Rector or the person authorised by the Rector about key areas of strategic research and education and plans for knowledge exchange.
   
   
5. To make recommendations about all academic matters of significance for the activities of the university. The Academic Council has an obligation to discuss academic matters put forward by the Rector.

In addition, the Academic Council has the task of discussing and advising the Faculty Management in matters relevant to the development of the Faculty, its organisation and finances. This includes:

1. The Faculty's work on development and strategy for research, education and knowledge exchange.
2. The Faculty’s contribution to the university’s development contract.
3. The organisation of the Faculty.
4. The quality assurance of the Faculty.
5. Finances and budget.
6. Employment policy in relation to education and research.
7. The physical and social framework for employees and students.
8. Student environment and well-being, including dropout rate.
9. Management decisions.
   

Composition of the Academic Council

The Academic Council is made up of five academic staff, three students and the Dean. In addition, three technical-administrative employees participate in the processing of cases relating to non-academic matters. In the processing of cases relating to academic matters, the technical-administrative staff participate as observers. Following a recommendation from the heads of studies, representative of the business school’s heads of studies is appointed by the Dean to attend the meetings as an observer.

At SDU Business School, it has also been decided that the Vice-Dean for Research, the Head of the PhD School and the Vice-Chair of the PhD Committee will attend the meetings as observers.

Composition as of 1 September 2026

Academic staff

• Mette Præst Knudsen (Innovation & Entrepreneurship), Professor
• Kim Klyver (Innovation & Entrepreneurship), Professor
• Steffen Korsgaard (Innovation & Entrepreneurship), Professor
• Alexander Schandlbauer (Accounting & Finance), Associate Professor
• Nicole Richter (International Business), Professor
• Suppleant: Domen Bajde (Marketing), Professor
• Suppleant: Elke Weik (Strategy, Organisation & Leadership), Associate Professor
• Suppleant: Tina Lundø Tranekjer (Innovation & Entrepreneurship), Associate Professor
• Suppleant: Ian Stampe (Innovation & Entrepreneurship), Teaching Associate Professor

Students

• Militsa Doganova (CM in Accounting)
• Casper Hoffmann (CM Strategy and Organisation)
• Annika Sieswerda (HA, Kolding)
• Suppleant: Sofie Rossen (CM in Accounting)

Administrative staff

• Gitte Hegner, Administrative Officer
• Dorthe Sjørslev Rasmussen (Administration center SAMF/SBS), Senior Consultant
• Frederikke Korsgaard Bork, Senior Consultant
• Suppleant: Antje-Franziska Knauf, Senior Consultant
• Suppleant: Eva Devantier, Administrative Officer

Dean's Office

• Jacob Kjær Eskildsen, Dean, Professor
• Dannie Kjeldgaard, Vice Dean for Research, Professor

Observatører

• Niklas Woermann, Studieleder CM (Marketing), Associate Professor
• Jane Bennetzen, (Accounting & Finance), PhD Student 

Sekretær

• Gitte Storgaard Klausen, Academic Administrative Officer
   

Meetings of the Academic Council

Rules of Procedure

Read more about the formal framework for the Council’s activities in the Rules of Procedure (in Danish).