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  • 4/14/2014

Professor Manfred Prenzel to lead German Council of Science and Humanities

Founding Dean of TUM School of Education elected Chairman of Wissenschaftsrat

Professor Manfred Prenzel of the Technische Universität München (TUM) has been tapped to lead one of Germany's most influential advisory boards, the Wissenschaftsrat or Council of Science and Humanities. Prenzel holds the Susanne Klatten Endowed Professorship for Empirical Education Research and is the founding Dean of the TUM School of Education. A member of the Council since 2011, he was elected during its plenary meeting on April 11 to serve as Chairman beginning on July 1, 2014. <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:DE;mso-fareast-language:DE;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">

[Translate to en:] Prof. Dr. Manfred Prenzel (Foto: Faces by Frank / TUM)
Prof. Manfred Prenzel (Photo: Faces by Frank / TUM)

The TUM School of Education, which Prenzel has led since it was established in 2009, is unique in Germany. It coordinates teacher education at TUM and links this training with innovative methods and insights from pedagogical research. A special emphasis is placed on training qualified teachers for the so-called STEM curriculum: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

Prenzel's own research focuses on questions of quality assurance and quality development in education systems, educational processes, and international comparisons of school performance. For more than a decade, he has served in leadership roles in initiatives for educational research, assessment, and reform on both the national and European levels.

The Council of Science and Humanities advises the German federal and state governments on university development, science, and research. It also plays a leading role in efforts to secure the international competitiveness of science in Germany. This includes the Excellence Initiative, a multi-year, multibillion-euro investment in boosting both the quality and visibility of research in Germany's top universities.

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