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07/15/2015 | Pressemitteilung

Dr. Oliver Fromm new Chancellor of the University of Kassel

Dr. Oliver Fromm is the new Chancellor of the University of Kassel. The six-year term of office begins on (today) July 15, 2015. In its meeting in April, the Senate had approved the candidate proposed by President Prof. Dr. Rolf-Dieter Postlep with a large majority. Now Dr. Fromm (51) officially appointed by the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts (HMWK). Dr. Fromm has been with the university since 1996 and has been responsible for its cooperation with partners from business and society. He is managing director of UniKasselTransfer, UNIKIMS Management School GmbH and Science Park Kassel GmbH, a joint institution of the city and the university. An economist by training, he was largely responsible for the university's successful application to become an EXIST Gründerhochschule.

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Dr. Oliver Fromm

The Chancellor is appointed by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art to a temporary civil service position for his six-year term of office. In accordance with the Hessian Higher Education Act, this is done on the proposal of the President and in consultation with the Senate and with the approval of the University Council. The filling of the position was preceded by a multi-stage selection process. The President had selected the candidates together with a selection committee, which also included members of the University Council, the Senate, the Main Staff Council, and a representative of the HMWK. The incoming president of the University of Kassel, Prof. Dr. Reiner Finkeldey, had also participated in the process in an advisory capacity after his election in January.

"Filling the chancellor position with Dr. Fromm ensures both high competence and continuity. I am very pleased that the appointment is being made with broad support from the University Senate and Council," said Prof. Postlep. His successor, Prof. Dr. Reiner Finkeldey, adds: "In recent years, Dr. Fromm has successfully implemented new concepts and processes in the areas of start-up support, continuing education and knowledge transfer and has made a significant contribution to the university's profile in this field. He will also bring this experience to bear for the benefit of the University of Kassel as Chancellor. I am very much looking forward to working with him in the new presidium." The chancellor heads the university administration. He is responsible for the budget and takes care of the university's personnel and legal affairs; he is also a member of the Presidential Board.

Oliver Fromm studied economics at the University of Marburg and English Language and Related Studies at Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK. He received his doctorate from the University of Marburg in 1997. In 1996, he joined the University of Kassel after working at the GSF Research Center for Environment and Health and the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). From 1996 to 2000, he was a research assistant in the Department of General Economic Policy. He then worked as a research and teaching officer in the university administration and, from 2003, built up the UniKasselTransfer department. Since 2004 he has headed the UNIKIMS GmbH Management School and since 2009 he has been managing director of Science Park Kassel GmbH. Oliver Fromm lives in Kassel, is married and has three children.

 

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