University of Excellence external expert panel
Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence takes advice from experts in the fields of science, economics, and culture. For this purpose, it has established 5 central panels for the corresponding dimensions (Research, Knowledge Exchange, Research Infrastructure, and Internationalization). The Excellence Advisory Board is responsible for overarching topics.
Overview of panel members
The panels further develop projects in the Excellence Strategy and evaluate progress. They generally meet biannually.
Excellence Advisory Board
- Prof. Dr. Karen Avraham, Tel Aviv University
- Prof. Dr. Guido Bünstorf, Member of Executive Board, INCHER Kassel
- Prof. Claudia de Rham, Imperial College, London
- Prof. Dr. med. Agnes Flöel, Director of the Department of Neurology, Vice dean for research, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
- Prof. Dr. Detlef Günther, ETH Zürich
- Hannah Helmke, Co-Founder & CEO von right°, Frankfurt am Main
- Prof. Dr. Kristian Kersting, Co-Director of the Hessian Center for AI (hessian.AI), TU Darmstadt
- Dr. Sebastian Matzner, King's College, London
- Prof. Markus Perkmann, Vice-Dean (Research & Faculty), Imperial College Business School London
- Prof. Dr. Jörg Rüpke, Max Weber Kollege, Universität Erfurt
- Prof. Dr. Caroline Ruiner, Vice president for Digital Transformation, Universität Hohenheim
- Anna Mareike Schlinkert, Gründerin & COO Katulu, Hamburg
- Prof. Dr. Bill Sherman, Director of the Warburg Institut, London
- Prof. Dr. Gyburg Uhlmann, TU Nürnberg
Research Advisory Board
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Leena Bruckner-Tuderman, medical director of the Department of Dermatology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Prof. Dr. Christian Büchel, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
- Prof. Dr. Ralph Eichler, president of ETH Zurich (2007–2015), ETH Zurich
- Prof. Dr. Anita Engels, spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS), Universität Hamburg
- Prof. Dr. Erika Garutti, spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe, Universität Hamburg
- Prof. Dr. Konrad Hirschler, spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts, Universität Hamburg
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. Klaus J. Hopt, former director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg
- Prof. Dr. Otfried Jarren, University of Zurich
- Prof. Dr. Kristian Kersting, Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe, chair of the university consortium UniWiND, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Prof. Dr. Luise Schorn-Schütte, vice president of the German Research Foundation (2004–2010), Goethe University Frankfurt
- Prof. Dr. Winfried Schulze, chair of the German Science Council (1998–2001), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Prof. Dr. Jonas Schreyögg, Universität Hamburg
- Prof. Dr. Blanche Schwappach-Pignataro, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Universität Hamburg
- Prof. Dr. Klaus Sengstock, spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter, Universität Hamburg Hamburg
Teaching Advisory Board
- Dr. Maxime Cordy, research scientist at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Prof. Dr. Martin R. Fischer, dean of academic affairs and director of the Institute for Didactics and Training Research in Medicine (DAM), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Prof. Dr. Stephan Jolie, vice president for learning and teaching, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Prof. Dr. Evelyn Korn, vice president for university culture and quality, Philipps University of Marburg
- Nicolás Linero, student and member of the EUGLOH Student Board, University of Szeged, Hungary
- Prof. Dr. Rob F. Mudde, vice-rector magnificus and vice-rector education, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
- Prof. Dr. Philipp M. Reuß, professor of civil law, civil procedure law, international private law and comparative law, University of Göttingen
- Prof. Dr. Achim Rettinger, professor of computational linguistics and digital humanities, Trier University
- Prof. Dr. Elke Schüßler, professor of business administration, in particular entrepreneurship, Leuphana University Lüneburg
- Prof. Dr. Gabriele Siegert, deputy president and vice president education and student affairs, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Internationalization Advisory Board
- Prof. Dr. Manuel Barcia Paz, Dean Global Development, University of Leeds
- Prof. Dr. Dévora Grynspan, Vice President for International Relations, Northwestern University
- Dr. Ulrike Hillemann-Delaney, Head of International Affairs, TU Berlin
- Jodien Houwers, Senior Policy Advisor International Cooperation, University of Groningen
- Dr. Axel Karpenstein, Branch Manager DAAD-Tokio and DWIH-Tokio, DAAD: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
- Charlotte Malle, Student, Member of the EUGLOH Student Board, Université Paris-Saclay
- Dr. Dorothea Rüland, Secretary General, HIAS – Hamburg Institut for Advanced Study
- Marijke Wahlers, Deputy Secretary General, German Rectors' Conference (HRK)
- Dr. Jan Wöpking, Managing Director, German U15 e.V.
Knowledge Exchange Advisory Board
- Dr. Jörg Freudenberger, Head of Technology Innovation for Power and Vacuum Products at Siemens Healthcare
- Kathrin Haug, Serial Entrepreneur (including Media Consultant GmbH) and Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce
- Dr. Sabine Kossak, Patent Attorney at Olbricht Patent Attorneys
- Alois Krtil, CEO Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg (ARIC) e.V.
- Prof. Dr. Kathrin Möslein, Vice President Outreach at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Ph.D. Bernd Schmitt, Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business an der Columbia Business School
- Prof. Dr. Jelena Spanjol, Director of the Institute for Innovation Management at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
- Kristina Tröger, President of the Club europäischer Unternehmerinnen (CeU) e.V.
- Achim Twardy, Member of the Supervisory Board of dpa, NDR Media, Studio Hamburg and Mediengruppe Madsack
- Prof. Dr. Christine Volkmann, holder of the UNESCO Chair for Entrepreneurship and Intercultural Management at the University of Wuppertal