Boards
Board of Trustees, General Meeting, Advisory Boards
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees elects the president of the Goethe-Institut for the duration of four years. The tasks of the Board of Trustees include adopting resolutions for guidelines on the work of the institute and long-term conceptual planning.
Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V.
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, President ifa, Stuttgart/Berlin
Prof. Dr. Joachim Rogall, former President and CEO, Board of Management Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, President ifa, Stuttgart/Berlin
Prof. Dr. Joachim Rogall, former President and CEO, Board of Management Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Federal Foreign Office, MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Federal Finance Ministry, MR Jürgen Rinne, Head of Division II C 5, Berlin
Federal Finance Ministry, MR Jürgen Rinne, Head of Division II C 5, Berlin
Mikko Fritze, Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Mathias Adelhoefer, Goethe-Institut Berlin
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Zentrale
Mathias Adelhoefer, Goethe-Institut Berlin
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Zentrale
Petra Drexler, Federal Foreign Office, Head of Division 606, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee, President of the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service), Bonn
Prof. Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee, President of the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service), Bonn
General Meeting
Members of the Goethe-Institut are selected personages involved in the cultural and social life of the Federal Republic of Germany. At the biannual General Meetings, they discuss conceptual issues of the work of the Goethe-Institut.
Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
Prof. Jutta Allmendinger Ph.D., President of the Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Foreign Office, MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Jenny Erpenbeck, writer, Berlin
Olga Grjasnowa, Writer, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Herwig Guratzsch, former Chair of the Board and Principal Director of the Foundation of Schleswig-Holstein State Museums Schloss Gottorf, Hamburg
Dr. Ingrid Hamm, Co-Founder & CEO Global Perspectives Initiative, Berlin
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Gesche Joost, Professor at the University of the Arts Berlin; Design Research, Berlin
Prof. Regine Keller, Landscape Architecture and Public Space Technische Universität Munich
Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board E.ON SE, Essen
Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz MOCCA, Cape Town
Michael Krüger, former President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, former President of the German Bundestag, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V.
Alexander Liebreich, Principal conductor, Music Director of the Radio Symphony Orchestra Prague
Matthias Lilienthal, Curator, Berlin
Dr. Ulrike Lorenz, President of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Weimar
Martina de Maizière, Executive Director Stiftung Kunst und Musik für Dresden, Social Education Worker, Dresden
Jagoda Marinić, Author, Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Susan Neiman, Director of Einstein Forum, Potsdam
Dr. Thomas Oberender, Artistic & Managing Director of the Berliner Festspiele
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, President ifa, Stuttgart/Berlin
Prof. Dr. Sandra Richter, Literary scholar and director of the German Literary Archive Marbach
Prof. Dr. Joachim Rogall, former Chairman of the Management Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus G. Saur, Senator e.h., former Chair of the Management of Walter de Gruyter Verlag, K.G. Saur Verlag and Max Niemeyer Verlag, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Michael Schwarz, Executive Director of Stiftung Mercator GmbH, Essen
Arila Siegert, dancer, choreographer and opera director, Berlin
Karl Ernst Tielebier-Langenscheidt, publisher, Munich
Prof. Jutta Allmendinger Ph.D., President of the Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Foreign Office, MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Jenny Erpenbeck, writer, Berlin
Olga Grjasnowa, Writer, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Herwig Guratzsch, former Chair of the Board and Principal Director of the Foundation of Schleswig-Holstein State Museums Schloss Gottorf, Hamburg
Dr. Ingrid Hamm, Co-Founder & CEO Global Perspectives Initiative, Berlin
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Gesche Joost, Professor at the University of the Arts Berlin; Design Research, Berlin
Prof. Regine Keller, Landscape Architecture and Public Space Technische Universität Munich
Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board E.ON SE, Essen
Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz MOCCA, Cape Town
Michael Krüger, former President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, former President of the German Bundestag, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V.
Alexander Liebreich, Principal conductor, Music Director of the Radio Symphony Orchestra Prague
Matthias Lilienthal, Curator, Berlin
Dr. Ulrike Lorenz, President of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Weimar
Martina de Maizière, Executive Director Stiftung Kunst und Musik für Dresden, Social Education Worker, Dresden
Jagoda Marinić, Author, Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Susan Neiman, Director of Einstein Forum, Potsdam
Dr. Thomas Oberender, Artistic & Managing Director of the Berliner Festspiele
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, President ifa, Stuttgart/Berlin
Prof. Dr. Sandra Richter, Literary scholar and director of the German Literary Archive Marbach
Prof. Dr. Joachim Rogall, former Chairman of the Management Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus G. Saur, Senator e.h., former Chair of the Management of Walter de Gruyter Verlag, K.G. Saur Verlag and Max Niemeyer Verlag, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Michael Schwarz, Executive Director of Stiftung Mercator GmbH, Essen
Arila Siegert, dancer, choreographer and opera director, Berlin
Karl Ernst Tielebier-Langenscheidt, publisher, Munich
Mikko Fritze, Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Mathias Adelhoefer, Goethe-Institut Berlin
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Zentrale
Dr. Gesine Lötzsch, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party DIE LINKE. in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Elisabeth Motschmann, MdB, nominated by the parliamentary party CDU/CSU in the German Bundestag, Berlin
Frank Müller-Rosentritt, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party FDP in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Claudia Roth, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party Bündnis 90/ die Grünen in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Ulla Schmidt, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party SPD in the German Bundestag, Berlin
not yet nominated / nominated by the parliamentary party AfD in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
MD Stefan Graf, representative of the State Governments nominated by the Permanent Conference of the Education Ministers of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian State Ministry of Tuition and Cultural Affairs, Munich
State Council Rainer Schulz, nominated by the Permanent Conference of the Education Ministers of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany, Division for Education and Vocational Training, Hamburg
Elisabeth Motschmann, MdB, nominated by the parliamentary party CDU/CSU in the German Bundestag, Berlin
Frank Müller-Rosentritt, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party FDP in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Claudia Roth, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party Bündnis 90/ die Grünen in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Ulla Schmidt, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party SPD in the German Bundestag, Berlin
not yet nominated / nominated by the parliamentary party AfD in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
MD Stefan Graf, representative of the State Governments nominated by the Permanent Conference of the Education Ministers of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian State Ministry of Tuition and Cultural Affairs, Munich
State Council Rainer Schulz, nominated by the Permanent Conference of the Education Ministers of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany, Division for Education and Vocational Training, Hamburg
Federal Foreign Office, Petra Drexler, Head of Division 606, Berlin
Federal Finance Ministry, MR Jürgen Rinne, Head of Division II C 5, Berlin
Federal Finance Ministry, MR Jürgen Rinne, Head of Division II C 5, Berlin
Advisory Boards
The task of the Advisory Boards is to provide expert advice to the Goethe-Institut in questions of principles and individual projects.
Specialized Advisory Boards
Ten specialized Advisory Boards meet for this purpose once a year.
Business and Industry Advisory Board
The Business and Industry Advisory Board is made up of leading representatives of German industry and the German Foreign Office. Project and events designed in collaboration aim to present Germany internationally with its interaction between politics, industry and culture.
Committee to the Goethe Medal
Once a year, the Goethe-Institut awards the Goethe Medal, an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Committee to the Goethe-Medal consisting of persons from the fields of science, literature, art and theatre pre-selects the awardees which have to be affirmed by the Board of Trustees.
Prof. Ayzit Bostan, designer, Munich and Professor of Textile Product Design, Kunsthochschule Kassel
Prof. Dr. Inés de Castro, Director Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Susanne Gaensheimer, Director of the K20 K21 Art Collection North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf
Gabriele Horn, Director Berlin Biennale, Berlin
Dr. Matthias Mühling, Director Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich
Prof. Dr. Olaf Nicolai, artist, Berlin, and Professor of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Stakemeier, Professor for Art Education at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg
Dr. Ellen Strittmatter, Head of the Art Department of the ifa, Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Ines Weizman, Professor of Architectural Theory at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Representative of the German Federal Government
VLR Dirk Schulz, Deputy Head of Division 606, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Representative of the Presidium
Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of the State Art Collections, Dresden
As guest
Christiane Mennicke-Schwarz, Artistic Director Kunsthaus Dresden, City Gallery for Contemporary Art, Dresde
Prof. Dr. Inés de Castro, Director Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Susanne Gaensheimer, Director of the K20 K21 Art Collection North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf
Gabriele Horn, Director Berlin Biennale, Berlin
Dr. Matthias Mühling, Director Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich
Prof. Dr. Olaf Nicolai, artist, Berlin, and Professor of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Stakemeier, Professor for Art Education at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg
Dr. Ellen Strittmatter, Head of the Art Department of the ifa, Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Ines Weizman, Professor of Architectural Theory at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Representative of the German Federal Government
VLR Dirk Schulz, Deputy Head of Division 606, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Representative of the Presidium
Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of the State Art Collections, Dresden
As guest
Christiane Mennicke-Schwarz, Artistic Director Kunsthaus Dresden, City Gallery for Contemporary Art, Dresde
Claudia Bremer, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Nikita Dhawan, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Dr. Marta Doehler-Behzadi, Internationale Bauausstellung Thüringen
Jürgen Enninger, Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft der Landeshauptstadt München
Dr. Patrick Föhl, Netzwerk Kulturberatung
PD Dr. Thomas Hüsken, Universität Bayreuth
Dr. Lorena Jaume-Palasi, The Ethical Tech Society
Prof. Dr. Patrizia Nanz, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
Prof. Dr. Claudia Weber, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
Representing the Federal Government
Petra Drexler, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Prof. Dr. Nikita Dhawan, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Dr. Marta Doehler-Behzadi, Internationale Bauausstellung Thüringen
Jürgen Enninger, Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft der Landeshauptstadt München
Dr. Patrick Föhl, Netzwerk Kulturberatung
PD Dr. Thomas Hüsken, Universität Bayreuth
Dr. Lorena Jaume-Palasi, The Ethical Tech Society
Prof. Dr. Patrizia Nanz, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
Prof. Dr. Claudia Weber, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
Representing the Federal Government
Petra Drexler, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Dr. Catherine Colas, Editor for short and medium-length films at ZDF/ARTE, Mainz
Ellen Harrington, Director of Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Frankfurt/Main
Prof. Andreas Hykade, Director of the Institut for animated movies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg
Janine Jackowski, Film producer and founder of Komplizen Film, Berlin
Anne Leppin, Manager of the German Film Academy, Berlin
Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, producer, lecturer, member of the German and European Film Academy, group leader of EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), Berlin
Thorsten Schaumann, Director of film festival Hofer Filmtage, Hof
Georg Seeßlen, Movie critic, cultural theorist, Kaufbeuren
Prof. Nathalie Singer, Professor of Experimental Radio at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar
Representing the Federal Government
Clemens Stolzenberg, Federal Foreign Office, Department 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 2nd Vice President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., cultural scientist, author, filmmaker, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Guests
Simone Baumann, Head of German Films, Munich
Ellen Harrington, Director of Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Frankfurt/Main
Prof. Andreas Hykade, Director of the Institut for animated movies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg
Janine Jackowski, Film producer and founder of Komplizen Film, Berlin
Anne Leppin, Manager of the German Film Academy, Berlin
Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, producer, lecturer, member of the German and European Film Academy, group leader of EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), Berlin
Thorsten Schaumann, Director of film festival Hofer Filmtage, Hof
Georg Seeßlen, Movie critic, cultural theorist, Kaufbeuren
Prof. Nathalie Singer, Professor of Experimental Radio at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar
Representing the Federal Government
Clemens Stolzenberg, Federal Foreign Office, Department 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 2nd Vice President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., cultural scientist, author, filmmaker, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Guests
Simone Baumann, Head of German Films, Munich
Dr. Klaus Ceynowa, Deputy Director General of the Bavarian State Library
Jutta Croll, Ceo of the Digital Opportunities Foundation / Project Leader Child Protection and Children's Rights in the Digital World
Anja Flicker, Director of City Library Essen
Ute Hachmann, Head of City Library Brilon
Volker Heller, Director and General Manager of the Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB)
Dr. Sabine Homilius, Head of City Library Frankfurt am Main
Sven Instinske, Head of Digital Services Bücherhallen Hamburg
Christian Rickerts, Permanent secretary at the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises Berlin
Frank Seeliger, Head of Library of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau
Prof. Cornelia Vonhof, Vice Dean, Faculty of Information and Communication at the Stuttgart Media University
Representing the Federal Government
Petra Drexler, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Raulff, President of ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen)
Dr. Franziska Augstein, journalist, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun (chairwoman to the committee and Representative of the Board of Trustees), cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Dr. Meret Forster, Editorial director "music", BR-Klassik, Munich
Olga Grjasnowa, author, Berlin
Matthias Lilienthal, dramaturge and artistic director, Munich/Berlin
Cristina Nord, Head of the Berlinale Forum, Berlin
Insa Wilke, literary critic, Berlin
Moritz Müller-Wirth, journalist Die Zeit, Hamburg
Representative of the Federal Foreign Office
MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Representatives of the Goethe-Institut
Johannes Ebert, Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut
Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V.
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun (chairwoman to the committee and Representative of the Board of Trustees), cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Dr. Meret Forster, Editorial director "music", BR-Klassik, Munich
Olga Grjasnowa, author, Berlin
Matthias Lilienthal, dramaturge and artistic director, Munich/Berlin
Cristina Nord, Head of the Berlinale Forum, Berlin
Insa Wilke, literary critic, Berlin
Moritz Müller-Wirth, journalist Die Zeit, Hamburg
Representative of the Federal Foreign Office
MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Representatives of the Goethe-Institut
Johannes Ebert, Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut
Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V.
Friederike Barakat: Foreign Rights Director, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich
Katy Derbyshire: Translator, V&Q Books
Prof. Dr. Sven Hanuschek: Publicist, Professor at the Institute of German Philology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Dr. Florian Höllerer: Director Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
Dr. Kathrin Kunkel-Razum: Dudenverlag
Georg M. Oswald: Publisher, Berlin Verlag and Author
Prof. Dr. Annette Pehnt: Foundation University Hildesheim, Author
Prof. Dr. Stephan Porombka: University of Arts Berlin
Dr. Christiane Raabe: Director International Youth Library
Dr. Michael Schmitt: 3sat Kulturzeit, Literary Critic
Representing the Board of Trustees of the Goethe-Institut: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff: Director of the German Literature Archive Marbach
Representing the Federal Government, Division 606: Dr. Jens Schüring
Dr. Elizabeth Beloe, Deputy Chairwoman of the Federal Association of Networks of Migrant Organizations
Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan, Director, Head of the Department "Integration Research and Social Policy", Project Director of JUNITED
Isabell Halletz, Managing Director, Employer Association Care, Berlin
Rainer Ohliger, Board of Directors and founding member of the Network Migration in Europe e.V., Berlin
Christina Ramb, Chair of the Administrative Board of the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Prof. Dr. Hannes Schammann, Professor of Migration Policy at the University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim
Dr. Cornelia Schu, Managing Director of the Expert Council on Integration and Migration, Berlin
Andrea Schumacher, Vice President of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Berlin
Dr. Erik Nils Voigt, Head of the Integration Working Group at the Federal Ministry of the Interior Bau und Heimat (BMI)
Marko Walde, Chief Representative Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi Office
Representing the Board of Trustees
Sophie Engel, Head of Language Department and Deputy Director Goethe-Institute Serbia
Representing the Federal Government
Claudia Spahl, deputy head of division, dpt. 610, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan, Director, Head of the Department "Integration Research and Social Policy", Project Director of JUNITED
Isabell Halletz, Managing Director, Employer Association Care, Berlin
Rainer Ohliger, Board of Directors and founding member of the Network Migration in Europe e.V., Berlin
Christina Ramb, Chair of the Administrative Board of the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Prof. Dr. Hannes Schammann, Professor of Migration Policy at the University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim
Dr. Cornelia Schu, Managing Director of the Expert Council on Integration and Migration, Berlin
Andrea Schumacher, Vice President of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Berlin
Dr. Erik Nils Voigt, Head of the Integration Working Group at the Federal Ministry of the Interior Bau und Heimat (BMI)
Marko Walde, Chief Representative Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi Office
Representing the Board of Trustees
Sophie Engel, Head of Language Department and Deputy Director Goethe-Institute Serbia
Representing the Federal Government
Claudia Spahl, deputy head of division, dpt. 610, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Dr. Thomas Burkhalter, music ethnologist, music journalist, director of the Norient Plattform
Sonja Eismann, chief editor of the "Missy Magazine"
Prof. Lucas Fels, cellist and professor for chamber music, Musikhochschule Frankfurt
Dr. Meret Forster, editorial staff leader for serious music BR-KLASSIK
Reiner Michalke, Artistic Director of the Kölner Stadtgarten
Cathy Milliken, musician, composer, script editor
Arno Raffeiner, journalist
Prof. Johannes Schöllhorn, composer, maestro, Head of the Institute for New Music Freiburg
Julia Spinola, journalist
Dr. Margarete Zander, broadcasting company author, journalist
Representing the Federal Government
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Department 35
Guest
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V., Bonn
Sonja Eismann, chief editor of the "Missy Magazine"
Prof. Lucas Fels, cellist and professor for chamber music, Musikhochschule Frankfurt
Dr. Meret Forster, editorial staff leader for serious music BR-KLASSIK
Reiner Michalke, Artistic Director of the Kölner Stadtgarten
Cathy Milliken, musician, composer, script editor
Arno Raffeiner, journalist
Prof. Johannes Schöllhorn, composer, maestro, Head of the Institute for New Music Freiburg
Julia Spinola, journalist
Dr. Margarete Zander, broadcasting company author, journalist
Representing the Federal Government
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Department 35
Guest
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V., Bonn
Prof. Dr. Hans Jaskulsky, president of Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Chorverbände
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V.
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke, chairwoman of the federal music council conference
Lorenz Overbeck, managing director of Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Orchesterverbände
Stefan Piendl, Managing Director of the German Music Council
Representing the Board of Trustees:
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Department 35
Representing the Federal Government:
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V.
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke, chairwoman of the federal music council conference
Lorenz Overbeck, managing director of Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Orchesterverbände
Stefan Piendl, Managing Director of the German Music Council
Representing the Board of Trustees:
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Department 35
Representing the Federal Government:
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Prof. Karin Aguado Padilla
Line Manager German as foreign and second language, University Kassel
Prof. Dr. Olaf Bärenfänger
Head of the language center University Leipzig
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard de Haan
Head of the Institute Futur
PD Dr. habil Marion Grein
Head of the Master Program German as foreign language, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
Dr. Sarah Henkelmann
Network digital education
Dr. Alfred Kotter
Director academy for teacher training and human resources management
Prof. Dr. Mandy Schiefner-Rohs
Professor for Education, Technical University Kaiserslautern
Prof. Dr. Torben Schmidt
Professor of English Didactics at the Institute of English Studies at Leuphana University Lüneburg
Prof. Dr. Christoph Schroeder
Professor of German as foreign and second language, Institute of German studies, University Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Erwin Tschirner
Executive Director Herder Institute Leipzig, Philological Department, University Leipzig
Representing the Board of Trustees
Anja Geissel
Section Language Courses German as a Foreign Language Goethe-Intitute
Representing the Federal Government:
Matthias Kiesler
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Guests
Dr. Hans-Joachim Althaus
Director of Society for Academic study preperation and test development and Head of the TestDaF Institute
Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin
Director and Chairman of the of the Executive Board, Leibniz Institute for the German Language
Thomas Mayer
Assistant head of government department/ Bavarian state ministry of education and cult, science and art, Munich
Christiane Schmeken
Manager of the department of strategy, German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn
Justine Reichel-Jelić
Federal Administration Office Cologne, Cologne
Sonja Anders, Director of Schauspiel Hannover
Till Briegleb, Free author, e.g. „Süddeutsche Zeitung“, „Theater heute“, „Art“, Hamburg
Barbara Burckhardt, Theatre critic and journalist at the magazine "Theater Heute"
Meike Fechner, Manager of ASSITEJ Germany, Frankfurt a.M.
Stefan Hilterhaus, Director of PACT Zollverein, Essen
Florian Malzacher, Freelance curator and author, Berlin
Marc Schäfers, Publishing director schaefersphilippen, Cologne
Katja Spiess, Artistic director of the Figurentheaterzentrum FITZ in Stuttgart and artistic director of the International Festival for puppet theatre IMAGINALE and journalist of the magazine "double"
Kay Voges, Director and manager at the theatre Dortmund, from the season 2020/2021 director of the Vienna Volkstheater
Christiane Winter, Artistic director of the Festival TANZtheater INTERNATIONAL, Hanover
Representing the Federal Government
VLR Petra Drexler, Federal Foreign Office, Director of the Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Mikko Fritze, Director of the Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Till Briegleb, Free author, e.g. „Süddeutsche Zeitung“, „Theater heute“, „Art“, Hamburg
Barbara Burckhardt, Theatre critic and journalist at the magazine "Theater Heute"
Meike Fechner, Manager of ASSITEJ Germany, Frankfurt a.M.
Stefan Hilterhaus, Director of PACT Zollverein, Essen
Florian Malzacher, Freelance curator and author, Berlin
Marc Schäfers, Publishing director schaefersphilippen, Cologne
Katja Spiess, Artistic director of the Figurentheaterzentrum FITZ in Stuttgart and artistic director of the International Festival for puppet theatre IMAGINALE and journalist of the magazine "double"
Kay Voges, Director and manager at the theatre Dortmund, from the season 2020/2021 director of the Vienna Volkstheater
Christiane Winter, Artistic director of the Festival TANZtheater INTERNATIONAL, Hanover
Representing the Federal Government
VLR Petra Drexler, Federal Foreign Office, Director of the Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Mikko Fritze, Director of the Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Dr. Frank Appel, Chairman of the Executive Board, Deutsche Post AG
Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger, Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Roland Berger GmbH
Christina Foerster, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Dr. Immanuel Hermreck, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, E.ON SE and Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Christian Kullmann, Chairman of the Executive Board, Evonik Industries AG
Dr. Nicolas Peter, Member of the Executive Board, BMW AG
Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Member of the Executive Board, Continental AG
Dr. Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Chief Executive Officer, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck
Karl von Rohr, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bank AG
Dr. Martin Wansleben, Managing Director, Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
Hiltrud D. Werner, Member of the Executive Board, Volkswagen AG
Judith Wiese, Member of the Executive Board, Siemens AG
Bettina Würth, Chair Woman of the Advisory Board, Würth Group
Dr. Reinhard Zinkann, Managing Director, Miele & Cie. KG
Representing the Federal Government
MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Federal Foreign Office
Representing the Board of Trustees
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG