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KU President celebrates successes: Vice President re-elected!
By re-electing its vice presidents, the KU Ingolstadt is strengthening its university management and relying on successful cooperation.
KU President celebrates successes: Vice President re-elected!
On May 14, 2025, personnel continuity at the top of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) was confirmed. In an official announcement, Prof. Dr. Gabriele Gien, President of the KU, was extremely positive about the re-election of the vice presidents. She highlighted the successful collaboration within the university management team and emphasized the importance of personnel stability for the further development of the university.
The KU has achieved several important milestones in recent years. These include acceptance into the German Research Foundation (DFG), the adoption of a development plan and numerous awards for teaching quality. Barbara Loos, chairwoman of the electoral committee, thanked the re-elected vice presidents for their dedicated efforts. The university management is elected by an electoral committee consisting of 16 members of the university council, 8 senate representatives and 4 board members.
Scientific priorities of the Vice Presidents
Among the re-elected vice presidents is Prof. Dr. Jens Hogreve, who holds the chair for service management. His research focus is on the analysis of industrial services, complaint management and technological service innovations. He also deals with the topic of future mobility and smart services. Hogreve studied at the University of Bonn and received his doctorate at the Open University of Hagen. Before coming to KU in 2011, he was a junior professor at the University of Paderborn.
Another vice president is Prof. Dr. Klaus Meier, who heads the chair for journalism. Meier deals with cross-media developments, innovations in editorial departments as well as the ethics and quality of journalism. He completed his studies and doctorate at the KU before returning to the university in 2011. Previously, he was a professor at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and the Technical University of Dortmund.
Prof. Dr. Klaus Stüwe completes the team of vice presidents. With a chair in comparative politics, Stüwe researches democratic government systems, constitutional jurisprudence and parliamentary opposition. He also heads the Central Institute for Marriage and Family at the KU. Stüwe completed his academic career at KU and the Catholic University of America and has been a professor since 2015.
Relevance of the German Research Foundation
The confirmation of the vice presidents comes in a context in which the German Research Foundation (DFG) plays a central role in the German research landscape. The DFG committee election for the 2024 to 2028 term of office was recently completed. The election period extended from October 23 to November 20, 2023 and had around 150,000 scientists eligible to vote, of whom 54,068 cast their votes. The election resulted in 649 places in 49 review boards that are responsible for quality assurance of funding applications.
DFG President Prof. Dr. Katja Becker thanked the voters and pointed out that the voting deadline on the last voting day had to be extended due to technical problems. While the votes were distributed among 1,631 candidates, the proportion of women among those elected was 37.9%, an increase compared to 32.1% in 2019. The new specialist colleges will be constituted in spring 2024.
Funding large scientific organizations
As part of scientific funding, the financing of large non-university scientific organizations is also of great importance. The most important organizations, including the Max Planck Society, the Fraunhofer Society and the Helmholtz Association, receive their funding from the federal and state governments according to a percentage key. These organizations conduct both basic and applied research, with the Max Planck Society, for example, offering honored research in the natural sciences and humanities. The Fraunhofer Society, on the other hand, focuses on application-oriented research with the aim of transferring results to industry.
With solid recruitment and the commitment of its managers, the KU not only positions itself strongly at the national level, but also contributes to the quality and innovative strength of the German scientific landscape. The upcoming research projects and the management structure should help ensure that the university can continue to operate successfully and in a future-oriented manner.