Next general meeting
Mon. | December 2, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Next meeting of the Board of Trustees
Mon. | May 15, 2024 at 11.00 a.m.
Executive Board
The members of the GWZ Berlin e. V. Board of Directors are
Prof. Dr. Eva Geulen
Spokeswoman/Member of the Executive Committee
Director of ZfL
Director of ZfL
Dr. Kerstin Germer
Member of the Executive Committee
Geschäftsführerin der GWZ
Geschäftsführerin der GWZ
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Artemis Alexiadou
Deputy Spokesperson of the Executive Board
Director of ZAS
Director of ZAS
Prof. Dr. Urike Freitag
Member of the Executive Board
Director of ZMO
Director of ZMO
General meeting
Members of the General Meeting - with voting rights:
Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, Mannheim (Chair)
represented by its scholarly director,
Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin
Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin
Freie Universität Berlin
represented by its Vice President for Teaching and Studies,
Prof. Dr. Sven Chojnacki
Prof. Dr. Sven Chojnacki
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
represented by its Vice President for Academic Affairs
Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart
Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart
Technische Universität Berlin
represented by the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education,
Prof. Dr. Beate Krickel
Prof. Dr. Beate Krickel
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
represented by its President,
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Christoph Markschies
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Christoph Markschies
Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz
represented by its General Secretary,
Prof. Dr. jur. Claudius Geisler
Prof. Dr. jur. Claudius Geisler
Current and former directors of the Berlin Humanities Centers
Members of the Board of Trustees also take part in the General Meeting in an advisory capacity.
Board of Trustees
The members of the Board of Trustees of GWZ Berlin e. V. are
a) the grantors
State of Berlin (Chair)
Kerstin Schneider
Senate Department for Higher Education and Research
Health and Long-Term Care
Head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division,
Supraregional research funding
Senate Department for Higher Education and Research
Health and Long-Term Care
Head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division,
Supraregional research funding
Federal Government (Deputy Chair)
Dr. Grit Beck
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
b) Representatives of the Berlin universities connected to the GWZ through joint appointments:
Freie Universität Berlin
represented by its Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Prof. Dr. Sven Chojnacki
Prof. Dr. Sven Chojnacki
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
represented by its Vice President for Studies and Teaching,
Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart
Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart
c) The Chairman of the General Meeting
Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS), Mannheim
represented by its Scientific Director, Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin
represented by its Scientific Director, Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin
d) Persons from science, business or public life
Prof. Dr. Regine Eckardt
University of Constance
Prof. Dr. Birgit Meyer
Universiteit Utrecht
Dr. jur. Alexander Schmid-Lossberg
Partner SKW Schwarz Attorneys at Law
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Vedder
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
The members of the GWZ Executive Board and the chairpersons of the advisory boards also attend the meetings of the Board of Trustees in an advisory capacity.