Excitement in Hanover: Two university presidents voted out within two weeks!

Excitement in Hanover: Two university presidents voted out within two weeks!

In Lower Saxony there is currently an excitement after the surprising deselection of two university presidents, whereby the Ministry of Science vehemently rejects allegations of loss of control. A ministry spokesman said that there are currently intensive discussions about the incidents and was prepared for various scenarios. So far, only the University of Music, Theater and Media Hanover was without president. A state commissioner was deployed here who regulates the business on site.

In early October, the unrest at the University of Göttingen began when the Senate decided to vote on President Metin Tolan. Rumors about his deselection had caused excitement weeks earlier. Problems with regard to trust and leadership style were discussed. The University of Vechta was similar, where the President Verena Pietzner was voted out due to controversial austerity measures by the Senate. In both cases, however, confirmation by other bodies is still required before the deselection comes into force.

criticism from the CDU: "Highly unusual and worrying"

The CDU parliamentary group has already called for comprehensive information in the state parliament's science committee. MP Cindy Lutz expressed concerns about the unusual accumulation of the elections in such a short time and called for a detailed information by the state government. This must explain which conclusions she draws from the two incidents.

concern also expressed the student association RCD's Lower Saxony, which describes the situation at universities as chaotic and unexpected. The state chair Felix Büning expressed concerns about the control of the Minister of Science Falko Mohr (SPD) about the situation at the universities and called for an immediate intervention.

Ministry refers to university development contract

In response to the criticism and the demand for measures, the ministry stated that the requests for "tidying up" were misunderstood. A spokeswoman reminded that extensive steps to improve the university landscape in Lower Saxony were planned with the university development contract. This contract guarantees the signing universities by 2029 and affects essential areas such as the development of skilled workers and research funding.

The current situation raises questions and causes discussions about the management structures at Lower Saxony's universities. The coming weeks will show how the political bodies react to developments and whether further measures are necessary to bring stability back to university. For detailed information on the background and the reactions on it, interested readers can href = "https://www.goettinger-tigagelatt.de/lokales/goettingen-lk/goettingen/uni-praesidenten-in-goettingen-und -Vechta-abhmewaehlt-Ministry-Weist-Vorwuerfe-Zurueck-Rc44zltdgjgti7kewpqx7x3ya.html? target = "_ blank" rel = "nofollow noopener noreferer"> The reporting at www.goettinger-tablatt.de read.