Prof. Dr. Birgit Jank
Birgit Jank studied music and German at Humboldt University in Berlin and voice at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin. After receiving her doctorate, she held professorships for music education, social work, and media studies at various universities (Humboldt University Berlin, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, University of Hamburg, Berlin University of the Arts, University of Potsdam) and founded the private Clara Hoffbauer University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam. Politically, she is active as a member of the Federal Expert Committee on Education of the German Music Council and the German Cultural Council, as Chair of the Federal Expert Group on Music Education, and as co-founder of the Conference on Music Education at Scientific Universities. She also founded various projects for the professionalization of music teachers, such as the "Musicteach" program, and for singing in elementary schools ("Belcantare Brandenburg"). She is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the German Music Council, Vice President of the Brandenburg State Music Council, a member of the Federal Network for Culture and Inclusion, and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Finland Institute.