Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich

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Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich (born July 17, 1952 in Bodenwerder ) is a German political scientist. He has been President of the University of Hildesheim since 2002 .

Life

After studying history, political science and Slavic studies, Friedrich received his doctorate in history at the University of Göttingen in 1982 . Stays abroad took him to the St. Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia and the University of Istanbul . He later spent research stays in historical archives in Bonn, Vienna, Paris, London, Oxford, Washington DC, Boston, Atlanta, Stanford and Simi Valley. In 1992 he completed his habilitation in political science at the University of Hildesheim . 1982–1983 he was a John F. Kennedy Fellow at Harvard University , 1985 Visiting Professor at Arizona State University . He also worked as a teacher at the University of Göttingen, the University of Hanover and the University of Greifswald . Since 1996 he has been a professor of political science at the University of Hildesheim.

Friedrich has been active in university management since 2001: from 2001 to 2002 as Vice President of the University of Hildesheim and since 2002 as its President. From 2005 to 2008 he was a member of the board of the Lower Saxony State University Conference. He has been its chairman since January 1, 2015. The current term of office ends on December 31, 2020.

On December 7, 2013, Friedrich was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Yaroslav the Wise State University of Novgorod .

The University of Hildesheim offers a compilation of his speeches and a press review about him.

Memberships (selection)

  • Arwed Löseke University Foundation (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)
  • Atlantic bridge
  • German Association for Political Science
  • Museumsverein Hildesheim eV
  • Rotary Club Hildesheim eV
  • Universitätsgesellschaft Hildesheim eV (advisory board member)
  • ARTE program advisory board

Publications (selection)

  • Bulgaria and the Powers 1913–1915. A contribution to the history of world war and imperialism. Sources and studies on the history of Eastern Europe 21. Steiner-Verlag-Wiesbaden-GmbH, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-515-04050-1 .
  • GDR - Germany between the Elbe and the Oder. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-17-010758-5 .
  • The USA and the German Question 1945–1990. Campus, Frankfurt 1991, ISBN 3-593-34460-2 .
  • The totalitarian rule of the SED. Reality and aftermath. In: CH Beck. Perspectives and orientations. Series of publications by the Federal Chancellery. Munich 1998, ISBN 3-406-43660-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Board confirmed for next term of office ; accessed: May 9, 2017
  2. ↑ State Rectors' Conference Lower Saxony 2019 . Retrieved September 4, 2019
  3. ↑ Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich at the University of Hildesheim . Retrieved September 4, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Friedrich, Wolfgang-Uwe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German political scientist
DATE OF BIRTH 17th July 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Bodenwerder