| Verena Metze-Mangold | |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Kassel, Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Occupation: | Political scientist |
Verena Metze-Mangold (born 7 October 1946) is a German political scientist,.[1] journalist,[2] and the former president of the German Commission for UNESCO.
Verena Metze-Mangold was born in Kassel on 7 October 1946.[3] Verena Metze-Mangold holds a PhD in political science, sociology and history.
Metze-Mangold is an expert in intercultural communication who specialises in the freedom of the press and information, media and network policy, international law and WTO.[4]
Metze-Mangold headed the Protestant Media Academy (cpa) at the Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik (GEP) in Frankfurt from 1976 to 1987.[5]
From 1987 to 2011, Metze-Mangold working in the directorate of Hessischer Rundfunk, where she was head of press and public relations until 1993[6]
From 1997 to 2014, Metze-Mangold was the vice president of the German Commission for UNESCO, which she had been a member of since 1982.[7] Between 2014 and 2018, Metze-Mangold was the president of the German Commission for UNESCO.
On 19 October 2019, Metze-Mangold was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her voluntary work.[8] In 2019, Metze-Mangold joined the advisory board of Candid Foundation[9]