Göttingen University Senate elects new Vice-Presidents

The Presidential Board of Göttingen University as of 1 April 2021: Dr Valérie Schüller, Bernhard Brümmer, Metin Tolan, Anke Holler and Norbert Lossau ( from left to right ) - Photo: Peter Heller Photo: University of Göttingen/Peter Heller Professor Anke Holler and Professor Bernard Brümmer strengthen University management The Senate of the University of Göttingen elected Professor Anke Holler and Professor Bernhard Brümmer as Vice-Presidents of the University on 1 April 2021. The University Foundation Committee has already approved the Senate's decisions, and both will begin their two-year terms of office immediately. Holler, whose academic specialism is German Linguistics, is responsible for the newly created area of - Berufungen und Chancengleichheit " in the Presidential Board. Brümmer, whose specialism is agricultural economics, will take over the area of "Research". "I am pleased that the Senate has followed my staffing proposals," said University President Professor Metin Tolan, who also took office on 1 April 2021. "In order to manage the strategic development of the University of Göttingen in the long term, we plan to oversee academic appointments as a separate area of responsibility in the future. Considering the reorganised responsibilities of our University management, we are now well positioned for the future." Anke Holler, born in 1967, has held a Chair in German Linguistics at Göttingen University since 2008.