Karin Mairitsch

Karin Mairitsch studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. She completed her doctorate at the University of Arts Linz with a thesis on curriculum development and the key objectives of educational policy. From 2003 to 2018, she held various management positions at universities including the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. She also worked as a freelance artist, curator, lecturer and author and was head of “Kultur123”, the cultural centre of the city of Rüsselsheim that encompasses a Department of Culture & Theatre, an Adult Education College, a Music School and a Municipal Library. Since October 2022, she is President of Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).