The DJS team administers the school and serves its students and stakeholders. Team members are in charge of technology, finances, admissions, scholarships, internships and course schedules. They also organize the work of our board and our funders association.
School director Henriette Löwisch is a journalist and alum of DJS. After graduating with a master’s degree in journalism in 1992, she worked as a news editor, foreign correspondent and editor-in-chief for the German service of Agence France-Presse. She served on the faculty of the University of Montana before taking over as head of DJS in 2017.
Sven Szalewa began his career at the Süddeutsche Zeitung. From 1990, the business economist was responsible for the editorial system at Münchner Abendzeitung. In 1997, he moved to the German School of Journalism, where he is Deputy Head of the School of Engineering, IT and Finance.
Anja Hallam joined the DJS team in 2022. She looks after the members of the sponsoring association, alumni, and supporters of the school, is responsible for the admissions process, and supports Henriette Löwisch in public relations. In addition to freelance publishing projects, she previously worked in the online editorial department of the ARD and coordinated university programs for the Technical University of Munich.
On Fridays, Martina Nebi works as an assistant, maintaining the database, issuing pension certificates, and preparing documents for lecturers. She previously worked as an editorial secretary at SPIEGEL-Verlag.
Nora Reinhardt works as a training editor at the German School of Journalism. She is a alumna of the school and still works as a journalist. At DJS, she is responsible for lesson planning, hires lecturers, arranges internships and oversees projects such as exchange programs..
Isabel Strube joined the DJS team as an assistant in October 2021.
After her apprenticeship as a publishing bookseller, she worked for various publishing houses. Most recently as assistant for the management at the branch service W&V “Werben & Verkaufen” (marketing communication).
Christine Weishuber worked as a radio presenter, editorial and production assistant from the Tegernsee Valley to Berlin and back to Munich. Since March 2023, she has been organizing internships for students and supporting the team in day-to-day school operations.
