Jörg Dräger Explained

Jörg Dräger
Birth Date:1 January 1968
Birth Place:Darmstadt, Hesse, West Germany
(now Germany)
Nationality:German
Occupation:Member of the bertelsmann stiftung executive board
Known For:Senator in the Hamburg state government

Jörg Dräger (born 1 January 1968 in Darmstadt) is a German physicist, non-partisan economic conservative politician and manager.[1] From 2001 to 2008 he served as a senator in the Hamburg state government.[2] From 2008 to 2021 he has been a member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board where he is responsible for the areas of education and integration.[3] [4] Dräger is considered a leading education expert[5] [6] and is the author of numerous books on education policy,[7] [8] including the impacts of digitization.[9]

Life

Dräger completed his secondary education (Abitur) in 1987 at the Christianeum in Hamburg before doing community service in lieu of military service (Zivildienst).[10] [11] He then attended the University of Hamburg, studying physics with a minor in business.[12] After receiving his undergraduate degree (Vordiplom) he transferred to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where he was awarded a Master of Science in theoretical physics in 1993.[13] Three years later he received a PhD for his work in the area of mathematical crystallography. While studying and completing his doctorate he worked as a research assistant.

Dräger is married and has two children.[14] [15]

Career

In 1996, he joined Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Frankfurt am Main as a corporate consultant.[16] [17] He then returned to Hamburg in 1999 to lead the newly established Northern Institute of Technology as its CEO.[18] The institute is one of the first public-private partnerships in the area of German higher education and is known for its interdisciplinary approach.[19] [20] [21] [22]

Public Office

In 2001, Dräger was appointed senator of science and research in Hamburg's state government led by Ole von Beust, a position he held as a political independent.[23] [24] He called for the introduction of tuition fees and more competition among higher education institutions to secure the institutions' long-term funding.[25] [26] These recommendations were greeted with criticism, especially by student representatives.[27]

After early elections in 2004, Dräger was appointed senator of science and health in the second von Beust government.[28] Continuing to advocate for reform, he succeeded in introducing tuition fees.[29] His goal was a fundamental reform of Hamburg's university system.[30] He promoted the establishment of new institutions and the consolidation of existing ones as a way of modernizing Hamburg's higher education structures and making them more flexible. In retrospect these measures have proven controversial:[31] While supporters praised his expertise and determination, critics opposed cutbacks made in the humanities, among other changes.[32] In 2008, Dräger placed last in the ranking of ministers published by the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers; one year later he again placed sixth.[33] [34]

In 2006, he turned over his responsibilities in the area of health to Senator Birgit Schnieber-Jastram.[35] Following elections in 2008 he announced that he would not serve another term.[36] His announcement was met with regret by a number of public figures, including former Hamburg Mayor Klaus von Dohnanyi, who wrote in a commentary in the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper that the city had lost presumably its "most effective science senator since 1945."[37] Other members of the media, conversely, were relieved that the "bulldozer in the three-piece suit" (taz) was leaving politics.[38]

Bertelsmann Stiftung

In 2008, Dräger became a member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board, where he is responsible for the areas of education and integration.[39] [13] In addition, he joined Frank Ziegele as a co-executive director of the nonprofit CHE Centre for Higher Education.[40] [41] In both positions Dräger has advocated for a number of reforms, including more autonomous colleges and universities.[42] He has called for providing schools in troubled neighborhoods with better equipment and resources, and ensuring that educational systems in rural areas adapt to reflect demographic change.[43] [44] He is in favor of all-day schools and views digital media as a helpful tool for improving education.[45] [46]

Dräger serves as the deputy chair of the Board of Trustees of the Expert Council of the German Foundations on Integration and Migration.[47] He has called for increased immigration from non-EU countries to ensure Germany does not lose out in the international competition for skilled workers.[48] [49] [50]

Dräger advises young entrepreneurs at the nonprofit Founders Foundation and teaches public management at the Hertie School of Governance.[51] [52]

Other activities

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Zukunft entscheidet sich im Klassenzimmer. 29 August 2011. de. Bernhard Hänel. Neue Westfälische.
  2. News: Wege aus der Bildungskrise. 29 August 2011. de. Elisabeth Jessen. Hamburger Abendblatt.
  3. News: Hamburgs Wissenschaftssenator wechselt zu Bertelsmann. 5 March 2008. de. Der Tagesspiegel.
  4. Web site: Bertelsmann: Dräger geht zur Stiftung. 4 March 2008. Manager Magazin. de. 30 June 2017.
  5. News: Das wird ein Angriff auf die Eliten. 27 September 2015. de. Jörn Lauterbach. Welt am Sonntag.
  6. Web site: Bildungsexperte Dräger: Das Abitur wird zum Normalfall. 22 March 2017. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. de. 30 June 2017.
  7. News: Wieder ein Schulbuch: Spät, aber wichtig. 31 August 2011. de. Michael Okrob. Die Tageszeitung.
  8. News: Debatte über das Lernen der Zukunft. 1 April 2016. de. Die Welt.
  9. News: Digitalisierung: Humboldt gegen Orwell. 8 October 2015. Die Zeit. de. 5 July 2017. Jörg Dräger, Ralph Müller-Eiselt.
  10. News: Ich brauche kein Lob. 31 August 2004. de. Renate Pinzke. Hamburger Morgenpost.
  11. Web site: Jörg Dräger. 9 September 2008. Internationales Biographisches Archiv. Munzinger. de. 30 June 2017.
  12. News: Reformer mit kühlem Kopf. 21 August 2005. de. Florian Hanauer. Welt am Sonntag.
  13. News: Bildung ist die Basis. 2 July 2008. de. Neue Westfälische.
  14. News: Dräger-Nachwuchs. 9 June 2005. de. Hamburger Abendblatt.
  15. News: Guter Unterricht nimmt alle mit. 20 January 2012. de. Bernd Eyermann. Bonner General-Anzeiger.
  16. Book: Hochschulen, Studienreform und Arbeitsmärkte: Voraussetzungen erfolgreicher Beschäftigungs- und Hochschulpolitik. 2003. W. Bertelsmann Verlag. 3-7639-3168-6. Bielefeld. 286. Norbert Bensel.
  17. News: Unis: Wer baut aus, wer baut ab?. 21 March 2002. de. Peter Meyer, Christoph Rind. Hamburger Abendblatt.
  18. Web site: Der Laptop-Senator. 26 January 2003. Welt am Sonntag. de. 30 June 2017. Nicola Sieverling.
  19. News: Ausruhen gibt es hier nicht. 15 August 1999. de. Wolfgang Ehemann. Welt am Sonntag.
  20. News: Die Besten der Besten studieren jetzt in Harburg. 17 August 1999. de. Deborah Knür. Die Welt.
  21. News: Northern Institute of Technology: Wirtschaft zieht voll mit. 17 December 1999. de. Hamburger Abendblatt.
  22. News: Jenseits der Technik. 31 August 2000. Die Zeit. de. 30 June 2017. Petra Kipphoff.
  23. News: An die Arbeit, Herr Senator!. 20 November 2001. de. Christoph Rind. Hamburger Abendblatt.
  24. News: Der Quereinsteiger. 21 October 2004. 30 June 2017. de. Arnfrid Schenk. Die Zeit.
  25. News: Gebühren und mehr Wettbewerb. 13 November 2001. de. Christoph Rind. Hamburger Abendblatt.
  26. News: Drägers Uni-Modell. 24 October 2001. de. Kaija Kutter. Die Tageszeitung.
  27. News: Unerwünschter Auftritt. 15 November 2001. Hamburg. de. Kaija Kutter. Die Tageszeitung.
  28. News: Das sind Oles neue Senatoren. 16 March 2004. de. Hamburger Morgenpost.
  29. News: An der Problemlage hat sich nichts geändert. 25 March 2004. de. Ira von Mellenthin. Die Welt.
  30. News: Blaupause für deutsche Universitäten. 6 February 2003. 30 June 2017. de. Martin Spiewak. Die Zeit.
  31. News: Umkrempeln um jeden Preis. 16 January 2006. de. Parlament.
  32. News: Tortenschlacht um den Überzeugungstäter. 23 March 2005. 30 June 2017. de. Martin Spiewak. Die Zeit.
  33. Web site: Die Professoren keilen aus. 21 February 2008. Spiegel Online. de. 30 June 2017. Jochen Leffers.
  34. Web site: Ein bisschen Spaß muss sein. 28 January 2009. Spiegel Online. de. 30 June 2017. Jochen Leffers.
  35. News: Neue Senatorin für Gesundheit in Hamburg. 24 March 2006. de. Ärzte Zeitung.
  36. Web site: Jörg Dräger verlässt die Politik. 4 March 2008. Spiegel Online. de. 30 June 2017.
  37. News: Wegweisende Entscheidungen. 5 March 2008. de. Hamburger Abendblatt.
  38. News: Bulldozer im Dreiteiler: Jörg Dräger, Wissenschaftsenator auf Abruf. 5 March 2008. de. Die Tageszeitung.
  39. News: Senator Dräger wechselt zu Bertelsmann. 5 March 2008. Hamburg. de. Insa Gall. Die Welt.
  40. News: Der stolze Schlachter der heiligen Kühe. 21 June 2008. de. Wolf Schmidt. Die Tageszeitung.
  41. News: Ein radikaler Reformer. 23 June 2008. de. Der Tagesspiegel.
  42. News: Rankings ausbauen, Autonomie stärken. 1 April 2008. de. Dorothee Fricke. Junge Karriere.
  43. News: Ein Sofortprogramm für Brennpunktschulen ist überfällig!. 8 December 2010. de. Jeannette Goddar. Frankfurter Rundschau.
  44. News: Investieren statt reparieren. 20 February 2013. de. Westfalen-Blatt.
  45. News: Ganztagsschule wird Normalität. 30 January 2014. de. Michael Nichau. Westfalen-Blatt.
  46. News: Digitale Medien sind Hilfsmittel. 22 June 2017. de. Neue Westfälische (Zeitung für das Lübbecker Land).
  47. Web site: Kuratorium. Sachverständigenrat deutscher Stiftungen für Integration und Migration. de. 30 June 2017.
  48. News: Willkommen im Kanzleramt. 29 May 2013. de. Daniel Bax. Die Tageszeitung.
  49. News: Ausländer rein!. 1 September 2014. de. Handelsblatt. Barbara Gillmann.
  50. Web site: Punkte für Deutschland. 22 March 2012. Der Tagesspiegel. de. 4 July 2017. Jörg Dräger.
  51. News: Bertelsmann gibt Millionen für Firmengründer in OWL. 17 February 2016. de. Martin Krause. Neue Westfälische.
  52. Web site: Jörg Dräger. Hertie School of Governance. de. 30 June 2017.
  53. https://www.jacobs-university.de/governance Governance

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