Sabine Kunst Explained
| Sabine Kunst |
| Children: | 3 |
| Office: | President of Humboldt University |
| Term Start: | 19 January 2016 |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Wesselburen, Germany |
| Occupation: | Academic |
Sabine Kunst (born 30 December 1954) is a German engineer, academic and politician who has been serving as chairwoman of the Joachim Herz Foundation since 2022.[1] [2]
Kunst served as president of Humboldt University from 2016[3] [4] [5] until 2021, when she announced her resignation over the reform of the Berlin university law.[6] Since 2014, she has been a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).[7]
Education
Political career
From 2010 to 2011, Kunst served as president of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); she was the first woman to hold that office.[8] She unsuccessfully applied for the position as president of the University of Leipzig in 2010; instead, the position went to Beate Schücking.[9]
From 2011 to 2016, Kunst served as State Minister of Science, Research and Culture in the government of Brandenburg, in the governments of successive Ministers-President Matthias Platzeck and Dietmar Woidke.[10]
Other activities
- Hasso Plattner Foundation, Member of the Foundation Council (since 2023)[11]
- German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Member of the Council (since 2022)[12]
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Member of the Supervisory Board[13]
- Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Member of the Board of Trustees[14]
- Foundation for the Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace, Member of the Council[15]
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP), Member of the Advisory Board[16]
- German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Member of the Board of Trustees[17]
- German-Polish Science Foundation (DPWS), Member of the Board[18]
- Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History, Member of the Board of Trustees[19]
- Leo Baeck Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[20]
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Member of the Supervisory Board[21]
- Max Planck Society, Member of the Senate[22]
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Member of the Board of Trustees[23]
- Natural History Museum, Berlin, Member of the Board of Trustees[24]
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Board of Trustees[25]
- Stiftung St. Matthäus, Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia, Member of the Board of Trustees[26]
- Stephanus-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees[27]
- University of Lübeck, Member of the Board of Trustees[28]
- Urania Berlin, Member of the Board of Trustees[29]
- Weizenbaum Institute, Member of the Board of Trustees[30]
- Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), Member of the Board of Trustees[31]
Recognition
Personal life
Kunst is married and has three children. The family has been living in Werder, Havel since 2007.[33] Her sister is Kirsten Fehrs.
Notes and References
- https://www.joachim-herz-stiftung.de/service/aktuelles/sabine-kunst-uebernimmt-vorstandsvorsitz-der-joachim-herz-stiftung/ Sabine Kunst übernimmt Vorstandsvorsitz der Joachim Herz Stiftung
- Amory Burchard (19 January 2022) Eine neue Aufgabe für Sabine Kunst Der Tagesspiegel.
- Web site: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst Präsidentin der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Sabine Kunst Foto: Matthias Heyde Anschrift . . 22 September 2019.
- Web site: Sabine Kunst . forschung-und-lehre . 22 September 2019.
- Web site: Sabine Kunst is the new HU president . . 22 September 2019.
- News: . 26 October 2021. Präsidentin der Humboldt-Universität tritt zurück. Berliner Zeitung. 2021-11-02.
- Jan Kixmüller (18 January 2016), Weggang von Ministerin Sabine Kunst: Unterschätzt und beharrlich Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten.
- Jan-Martin Wiarda (8 July 2010), Neue DAAD-Präsidentin: Lächelnde Strategin Die Zeit.
- Jan Kixmüller (17 November 2010), Sabine Kunst bleibt Präsidentin der Universität Potsdam Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten.
- Jan Kixmüller (18 January 2016), Weggang von Ministerin Sabine Kunst: Unterschätzt und beharrlich Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten.
- https://plattnerfoundation.org/governance/ Foundation Council
- https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/swp/about-us/organization/legal-status/organs-of-the-trust Organization
- https://www.bihealth.org/en/institute/organization/supervisory-board/ Supervisory Board
- https://www.dhzb.de/unternehmen/stiftungsratvorstand/ Board of Trustees
- https://www.humboldtforum.com/en/pages/foundation-council Council
- https://www.iap.fraunhofer.de/en/about_us/advisory_board.html Advisory Board
- https://www.diw.de/en/diw_01.c.598978.en/pages/organization.html#ab_605317 Board of Trustees
- http://www.dpws.de/de/445.php Board
- https://zzf-potsdam.de/en/institution/board-trustees Board of Trustees
- https://www.leo-baeck-foundation.org/en/board-of-trustees/ Board of Trustees
- https://www.mdc-berlin.de/supervisory-board Supervisory Board
- https://www.mpg.de/1235658/MPS_Senate.pdf Senate, as of December 2020
- https://www.aei.mpg.de/90097/5-Board_of_Trustees Board of Trustees
- https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/about/the-museum/organisation Board of Trustees
- https://www.pik-potsdam.de/institute/organization/board-of-trustees Board of Trustees
- https://www.stiftung-stmatthaeus.de/die-stiftung/kuratorium/ Board of Trustees
- https://www.stephanus.org/stiftung/organisation/kuratorium/ Board of Trustees
- https://www.uni-luebeck.de/structure/stiftungskuratorium.html Board of Trustees
- https://www.urania.de/kuratorium Board of Trustees
- https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/the-institute/committees/ Board of Trustees
- https://www.wzb.eu/en/about-the-wzb/organization/boards/board-of-trustees Board of Trustees
- Gudrun Mallwitz (16 November 2013), In Potsdam wird erstmals jüdische Theologie unterrichtet Berliner Morgenpost.
- https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/berliner-staatssekretaer-mit-stasi-vergangenheit-das-dilemma-der-hu-praesidentin-im-fall-holm/19229684.html Berliner Staatssekretär mit Stasi-Vergangenheit: Das Dilemma der HU-Präsidentin im Fall Holm
