Open letter of students and graduates
the Department of Film and Television Arts Kassel
to the Rector of the Academy, Prof. Dr. Karin Stempel
copy to the President of the University of Kassel, Prof. Dr . Postlep
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you, Madam stamp, have obtained from dubious reasons, and against our will, the termination of our professor David Safarian.
To destroy A successful development process that we have with our new professors Drouz Yana and David Safarian started three years ago and act against our interests and the state of Hesse, which aims to promote the film talent.
Once the chair was for the Department of Film and Television vacant for two years, has developed with our current teachers a well-functioning and successful working film department. Our movies are increasingly being funded with state and federal funds to run successfully on numerous national and international film festivals.
Now let's take Prof. David Safarian before, that he neglected his service obligations with respect to leadership, management and participation in university government.
The opposite is the case.
Under your leadership the Arts Council of Higher Education has decided that every professor of visual communication (graphic design, typography, illustration, photography, etc.) can decrease the final exam film. This is irresponsible towards the students as non-specialist teachers, they can not sufficiently prepare for the conclusion and future profession. Prof. Yana Drouz and Prof. David Safarian have opposed this decision and for that used, that professors should consider the reasons mentioned above only teach in their teaching area and.
Another you have advocated that the period shall be reduced in the preparation of financial statements in the film from one year to six months, although not at the actual production conditions for a final film equivalent. Prof. Yana Drouz and Prof. David Safarian know about the production conditions and have always supported the one-year period.
you, Madam stamp, insist that the job description of the teacher for special Tasks, one of our department, the entire digital technology field is removed and only remains the analog equipment. This is a practical and unrealistic decision in today's digital world and a significant limitation of our teaching, Prof. Yana dar. Drouz and Prof. David Safarian have always objected to and campaigned for the whereabouts of the new technology in the job description.
addition, you delay the tender for the post of artistic research assistant for the Department of Film and Television for two years and that the department denied a key support.
you have specifically blocked international contacts, wanted to use the Professor Yana Drouz and Prof. David Safarian for the students, when there in the interest of the university is to allow international relations.
We meet you have searched and asked you to push for a withdrawal of termination. In this discussion, you have always retreated to the fact that the conflict was a purely civil service, and therefore could not help us. It is obvious that your differences with respect to the doctrine and its implementation aware of employment law Conflicts have made in order to produce the conditions for dismissal.
you have tried to damage our relationship with our professors by giving us false or have presented out of context facts about our professors, even though it's your job to ensure that professors and students trust can work together.
All your actions and decisions show that you are against a professional training in film work, against the Department of Film and Television, to art college and the university, and against the interests of the State of Hessen to promote the film talent of which we have become an important part.
We urge you, therefore, to obtain for and not to work against the film department and the withdrawal of the termination or reinstatement of David Safarian.
Sincerely
The students of the Department of Film and Television
with graduates
Kassel, 3 October 2006
Matthias Becker
Jaschar Behboud
Matthias Krumrey
Fabian Koppenhöfer
Marc Klein
Jörn Mölle Camp
Philipp Teubner
Miriam Stone
Linda Benjamin Lemanski
Pfitzner
Frauke Lodders
Henry Schmitt
Behrooz Karamizade
Giorgi Abashishvili
Mario Castro
Rike Holtz
Jana Richter
Susan Mink
Thomas Majewski
Marta Malowanczyk
Muna Kebede
Stefan Vilna
Christoph Steinau
Carolin Ernst
Matthias Stocklöw
Katrin Sonnleitner
Sunyam Riegger
Lars-Gunnar Lotz
Manuel Challal
Frank Schwaiger
Tim Rostock
Manuel Kinzerk
Mark Kröll
