music, chorus conduction and organ. It offers research masters in those subjects as well. The Institute of Church Music was founded by Karl Straube (1873–1950) in 1921 and 1926 it became part of the Saxon Evangelical-Lutheran Church. Administration Rectors of the university: 1843–1847: Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) 1849–1881: Heinrich Conrad Schleinitz (1805–1881) 1881–1897: Otto Günther (1822–1897) 1897–1902: Carl Reinecke (1824–1910) 1902–1907: Arthur Nikisch (1855–1922) 1907–1924: Stephan Krehl (1864–1924) 1924–1932: Max Pauer (1866–1945) 1932–1942: Walther Davisson (1885–1973) 1942–1945: Johann Nepomuk David (1895–1977) 1945–1948: Heinrich Schachtebeck (1886–1965) 1948–1973: Rudolf Fischer (1913–2003) 1973–1984: Gustav Schmahl (1929–2003) 1984–1987: Peter Herrmann (1941–2015) 1987–1990: Werner Felix (1927–1998) 1990–1997: Siegfried Thiele (born 1934) 1997–2003: Christoph Krummacher (born 1949) 2003–2006: Konrad Körner (born 1941) 2006–2015: Robert Ehrlich (born 1965) 2015–2020: Martin Kürschner (born 1954) 2020– : Gerald Fauth (born 1959) Departments Bologna process Since 1999 the school is adapting to the Bologna process. As of 2008 the adjustment to the Bachelor's degree and Master's degree system is being organized. The education program with major in school music is since the winter term of 2006/07 already adapted to the Bologna process and as such leads to a bachelor's degree. The programs of the Institute of Church Music were changed to the beginning of the winter term 2008/09 and until the winter term of 2010/2011 all programs have to be adapted to the Bologna process. Orchestra The school has its own symphony orchestra under the conduction of Ulrich Windfuhr until 2013 and Matthias Foremny since 2014. Departments Faculty I Wind instruments and percussion instruments Conducting and correpetition Singing and musical theatre (e.g. opera) String instruments and harp Faculty II Early music Piano Musical composition and music texture Musicology, music education and languages School music education Church Music Institute Faculty III Dramaturgy Jazz, pop music and musical theater ("musical") Acting Students A total of 813 students were enrolled at the college in 2007 (375 males and 438 females). There were 260 (32%) international students enrolled at the time. They come above all from Poland, Russia, South Korea and China. Thirteen of them are scholarship holders of the German Academic Exchange Service, this makes the school the best one on the scholarship holders list out of every German Music Colleges. Contests The Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre organizes many music contests. The Lions-Club Leipzig hosts the Albert-Lortzing-Förderpreis Singing Contest with a €2,500 prize. Furthermore, the college organizes a contest for ensembles