New Board of Trustees of the Ku Eichstätt: Horst Seehofer at the top!

New Board of Trustees of the Ku Eichstätt: Horst Seehofer at the top!

On Tuesday afternoon, December 10, 2024, the constituent meeting of the board of trustees of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) took place in Ingolstadt. The prominent guests included Bavaria's Minister of Science Markus Blume and the Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the Great Chancellor of KU. The former Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer is the chairman of the new foundation council. Together they will be managed by the Foundation of the Foundation, which is chosen by the Freising Bishops' Conference, as ku.de reported.

The reorganization brings with it significant personalities, including Egon Endres, the former president of the Catholic Foundation University in Munich, as well as Ministerial Councilor Monika Hoebbel and Audi HR board Xavier Ros. In addition, Heinz Weitner, Managing Director of Werner Weitner GmbH from Eichstätt, was newly appointed to the board of trustees. The Board of Trustees has an term of four years, as the structure of the foundation in accordance with Article 4 of the Foundation Constitution specified. The board of trustees includes a total of ten members, including the Eichstätter Bishop Gregor Maria Hanke, who, according to the constitution, reported, reported Donauurier.de .

Horst Seehofer, who worked in various ministerial functions from health to internal affairs in the course of his political career, brings an abundance of experience into his new position. The foundation of the Board of Trustees is considered a decisive step for the strategic orientation and development of the Catholic University.