| 2023 | Petra Stipetić succeeds Dennis Stein-Schomburg as an artistic assistant. |
| 2021 | Kathrin Albers assumes her position as professor and teaches together with Prof. Martina Bramkamp. |
| 2019 | Thomas Meyer-Hermann leaves the art school. |
| 2015 | Dennis Stein-Schomburg becomes the new artistic assistant, succeeding Martin Schmidt. |
| 2011 | Franka Sachse assumes her position as a teacher for special tasks. |
| 2010 | Andreas Hykade leaves the art school. Martin Schmidt becomes the new artistic-scientific assistant, succeeding Philip Gutjahr. Kazimierz Bendkowski retires. Prof. Martina Bramkamp succeeds Andreas Hykade. |
| 2005 | Paul Driessen leaves the art school. Andreas Hykade (animated film director) teaches together with Thomas Meyer-Hermann. The student and professors are supported by the artistic-scientific assistants Kazimierz Bendkowski and Philip Gutjahr. |
| 2000 | Paul Driessen shares the animated film professorship with Thomas Meyer-Hermann (director, producer, and founder of Studio FILM BILDER). |
| 1999 | With “Rendezvous” by Peter Lemken, the first computer-animated film in Kassel is created. It receives the Murnau Short Film Award. |
| 1996 | “The Quest” by Thomas Stellmach and Tyron Montgomery is awarded an Oscar for the best animated short film. |
| 1989 | Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein, students at the time, win an Oscar for the best animated short film with “Balance.” |
| 1985 | Jan Lenica leaves the art school. He is succeeded by Paul Driessen (Dutch animation filmmaker, previously a guest lecturer). |
| 1979 | Establishment of the animation class at the Kunsthochschule Kassel. Professor: Jan Lenica (Polish animation filmmaker and poster artist) Approximately 20 students work on animated films, mainly using stop-motion animation techniques. |