EAMT Key Figures 2024

Students and staff 2024

Students 2024

  • As of 10.11.2024, the total number of students at the Academy was 554, of which 301 were studying for a bachelor’s degree, 216 for a master’s degree and 27 for a doctorate. In total, students were enrolled in 24 study programmes.
  • In terms of gender, almost ⅔ (65%) of students are female – a gender predominance that has remained relatively unchanged over the last 5 years. A contrary trend is evident in doctoral studies, where there has been an annual increase in the proportion of male students, accounted for more than half of all doctoral students in both 2023 and 2024. (Table 1).
  • International students accounted for a quarter (25.7%) of all students at the end of 2024. The highest proportion of foreign students is 52% at Master’s level, followed by 41% at Bachelor’s level and 7% at Doctoral level. Compared to previous years, the proportion of foreign students has fallen slightly.(Table 2).

For a more detailed review, please refer to the EAMT yearbooks.

 

Staff 2024

  • As of 31.12.2024, the total number of staff was 268, of which 64% (183) were academic staff and 36% (85) support staff.
  • Of all employees, 43% were men (114) and 57% women (154).
  • The mean gender balance of academic staff was 50% male and 50% female, with a total of 91 men and 92 women. The distribution varies considerably according to department (Table 3) and academic occupation (Table 4).
  • Among support staff, 29% (25) were men and 71% (60) were women.
  • Gender representation in the management and decision-making bodies was slightly skewed towards women – 51% women vs 49% men (Table 5).

Table 3_number and gender distribution of staff in academic departments (31.12.2024)

DEPARTMENT Men (%) Women (%)
Classical Music Performance 40 (47%) 46 (53%)
Composition and Improvisational Music 23 (74%) 8 (26%)
Musicology, Music Pedagogy and Cultural Management 14 (38%) 23 (62%)
Theatre 6 (35%) 11 (65%)
Doctoral Studies 8 (67%) 4 (33%)
TOTAL 91 (50%) 92 (50%)

Table 4_number and gender distribution of staff by academic occupations (31.12.2024)

Occupation Men (%) Women (%)
Professor 25 (66%) 13 (34%)
Senior lecturer, senior researcher 28 (52%) 26 (48%)
Lecturer, researcher 25 (43%) 33 (57%)
Teacher 5 (24%) 16 (76%)
Junior reseacher 8 (67%) 4 (33%)
TOTAL 91 (50%) 92 (50%)

Table 5_governance and decision-making bodies_gender distribution 2024

2024 Total Men (%) Women (%)
Rector’s office 4 3 (75%) 1 (25%)
Heads of support units 13 5 (38%) 8 (62%)
Heads of departments 5 3 (60%) 2 (40%)
Scientific committee 13 4 (31%) 9 (69%)
Committee for research ethics 4 1 (25%) 3 (75%)
Senate 25 14 (56%) 11(44%)
Council 7 5 (71%) 2 (29%)
TOTAL 71 (100%) 35 (49%) 36 (51%)