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University of Konstanz to elect new rector

The candidates for the rector election are: Professor Kerstin Krieglstein and Professor Martin Scheffner – Election on 3 July 2018

The new Rector of the University of Konstanz will be elected during a joint meeting of the Senate and University Council on Tuesday, 3 July 2018. The meeting will begin at 9:00 in room V 1001 (Senatssaal). All university members are welcome to attend. The incumbent rector, Professor Ulrich Rüdiger, whose term of office ends after a nine-year tenure in Konstanz, was selected on 5 March 2018 to become the new rector of RWTH Aachen University. His successor will take office on 1 August 2018.

A Search Committee headed by Professor Ute Frevert, chair of the University Council, was tasked with submitting nominations of suitable candidates for the election of the rector. Following a public call for applications, a total of 21 individuals applied for the position. Six applicants - four women and two men - were invited to interview with the Search Committee. Two candidates were then nominated for election. Both have been approved by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg (MWK). Both candidates introduced themselves during a public consultation on 18 June 2018 that was open to all university members.

The nominees are (in alphabetic order):

  • Professor Kerstin Krieglstein, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg
  • Professor Martin Scheffner, Professor of Cellular Biochemistry, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz

The election will take place during a joint meeting of the Senate and University Council. The successful candidate will then be appointed by Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of the State of Baden-Württemberg.

Please be advised that the event is only open to university members.

Facts:

  • New Rector of the University of Konstanz to be elected on Tuesday, 3 July 2018 starting at 9:00 in room V 1001 (Senatssaal). All university members are welcome to attend.
  • Joint election by the Senate and University Council.
  • The Search Committee has nominated the following candidates: Professor Kerstin Krieglstein, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg and Professor Martin Scheffner, Professor of Cellular Biochemistry at the University of Konstanz