Uwe Schneidewind

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Uwe Schneidewind (2019)

Uwe Schneidewind (born July 8, 1966 in Porz near Cologne ) is a German economist . Until 2020, Schneidewind, who is counted among the most influential economists in Germany, was President of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy in Wuppertal . Schneidewind is currently running as a candidate from the CDU and Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen for the office of Lord Mayor in Wuppertal.

Education and professional career

Uwe Schneidewind studied business administration at the University of Cologne from 1986 to 1991 . After working for the management consultancy Roland Berger Strategy Consultants , he moved to the University of St. Gallen , where he received his doctorate (1995) and habilitation (1998) at the Institute for Economics and Ecology . In 1998 he was appointed professor for production management and the environment at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg . From 2004 to 2008 he was president of this university.

From March 1, 2010 to April 30, 2020, Schneidewind was President and Scientific Director of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy in Wuppertal . He took over the management as the successor to Peter Hennicke . Schneidewind holds a professorship for "Innovation Management and Sustainability" at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal .

Political and social engagement

Schneidewind has been a member of the Club of Rome since 2011 . He is also a board member of the Association for Ecological Economic Research (VÖW). From 2013 to February 2020 he was a member of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU).

Schneidewind is a member of the scientific advisory board of the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation Germany . Schneidewind is still chairman of the Chamber for Sustainable Development of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) . From 2011 to 2017 he was a member of the Presidium of the German Evangelical Church Congress .

Schneidewind was the Scientific Director of the Johannes Rau Research Foundation (JRF) from 2014 to 2020 .

On February 7, 2020, Schneidewind was nominated by the CDU Wuppertal and Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen Wuppertal for the office of Lord Mayor of Wuppertal. The election will take place on September 13, 2020. Schneidewind is a member of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen.

Prizes and awards

  • Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2020)
  • Cicero ranking of the 500 most important German-speaking intellectuals (2019)
  • FAZ economists ranking of the 100 most influential German economists (2017, 2019)
  • BAUM Environment Prize 2016 (Science Category)
  • Award for good teaching at the University of Oldenburg (2002)
  • University Latsis Prize for the habilitation thesis (1998)

Publications (selection)

  • Uwe Schneidewind: The Great Transformation . An introduction to the art of social change. Fischer-Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 2018. ISBN 978-3-596-70259-6 .
  • Uwe Schneidewind and Mandy Singer-Brodowski: Transformative Science. Climate change in the German science and university system . 2nd edition Metropolis Verlag, Marburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-7316-1057-1 .
  • Uwe Schneidewind and Angelika Zahrnt : So that a good life becomes easier. Perspectives of a sufficiency policy . Oekom Verlag, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-86581-441-8 .
  • Uwe Schneidewind and Anke Truscheit and Gerriet Steingräber (eds.): Sustainable information society. Analysis and design recommendations from management and institutional perspectives. Metropolis Verlag, Marburg 2000, ISBN 978-3-89518-316-4 .
  • Uwe Schneidewind: The company as a structural player. Metropolis Verlag, Marburg 1998, ISBN 978-3-89518-183-2 .
  • Uwe Schneidewind: Chemistry between competition and the environment: Perspectives for a competitive and sustainable chemical industry. Metropolis Verlag, Marburg 1995, ISBN 978-3-89518-042-2 .

Web links

Commons : Uwe Schneidewind  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FAZ.net of September 21, 2019: Who is the most influential economist? ".
  2. ↑ FAZ Economists Ranking 2019.
  3. ↑ " Wuppertal Institute: New President " in: Wuppertaler Rundschau from February 17, 2010.
  4. ↑ New President for the Wuppertal Institute Westdeutsche Zeitung (online) from February 17, 2010.
  5. ↑ Club of Rome ( Memento of the original from May 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 29, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.clubofrome.org
  6. ^ VÖW Board of Directors , accessed on June 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ WBGU: Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneidewind . Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneidewind withdraws from the WBGU - Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
  9. ^ A b Wuppertal Institute: Uwe Schneidewind - Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy. Retrieved August 20, 2018 .
  10. ^ Wuppertal Institute: Advisory committees of the Evangelical Church in Germany appointed - Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy. Retrieved August 20, 2018 .
  11. ↑ JRF: Johannes Rau Research Foundation confirms board in office. April 3, 2019, accessed July 20, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Katharina Rüth: CDU and Greens: 90 percent for Schneidewind as OB candidate in Wuppertal. Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Andreas Boller: Wuppertal: Black-green mayoral candidate receives applause. Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Christin Hasken: Federal Cross of Merit for Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneidewind. Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy, press release from July 15, 2020 from the Science Information Service (idw-online.de), accessed on July 15, 2020.
  15. ↑ Uwe Schneidewind among the 500 most influential intellectuals - Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
  16. ↑ FAZ: FAZ Ranking List of Economists: Germany's Most Influential Economists 2017 . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed March 30, 2020]).
  17. ↑ FAZ: The table: Germany's most influential economists in 2019 . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed March 30, 2020]).
  18. ↑ Awarding of the BAUM Environment Prize - to Uwe Schneidewind, among others - Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Press service January 23, 02: Commitment awarded - "Prize for good teaching" awarded by the University of Oldenburg. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
  20. ^ University of St. Gallen: Latsis Prize for Uwe Schneidewind. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Schneidewind, Uwe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German economist, President of the University of Oldenburg
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Porz / Wahn