Insa Theesfeld: New President of CAU Kiel with big plans!

Insa Theesfeld: New President of CAU Kiel with big plans!

Kiel. A new star in the academic sky: Prof. Insa Theesfeld is the freshly elected president of Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel (CAU)! She prevailed against her competitor with an overwhelming majority after the previous president, Prof. Simone Fulda, had resigned in February. Theesfeld, which has been teaching at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg since 2014, presented itself in the Frederik-Paulsen-Hörsaal on Monday afternoon and shared their visions for the future of the university.

The finding commission, consisting of members of the Senate and the University Council, had selected Theesfeld as the only candidate after another applicant canceled at short notice. The choice was originally planned for the first quarter of 2025, but the Commission acted quickly to make the decision quickly. Theesfeld, who was born in Koblenz and studied at renowned universities, brings an impressive academic career, which makes it a perfect choice for the management of the CAU.

Insa Theesfeld sees Baltic Sea region as great potential

Theesfeld has big plans for the CAU! It sees enormous potential for synergies and networking in the Baltic Sea area. Your vision includes the development of existing focus and the creation of new possibilities. "The CAU could play a key role in a national university network," she said. In addition, it would like to form the university into an “interactively communicating, democratic university” that promotes the exchange between students and professors.

When exactly Theesfeld will take up your office, is still in the stars. The exact time depends on the contract negotiations. Until then, the tasks are performed by the Vice President and Chancellor Claudia Ricarda Meyer. Meyer was positive about the choice and the challenges that the university must now approach. Meanwhile, internal applications had no chance of what questions about fairness in the selection process. Fulda's reasons for withdrawal, which are connected with allegations of data manipulation, also throw a shadow on the situation on the CAU.

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Ort	Kiel, Deutschland