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Anchorage in the Praesidia

The ProFiL Programme for the promotion of high-performing women researchers pursuing a professorship was initiated in 2003 by Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin and is anchored in the praesidia of the three cooperating universities. The praesidia decide on the continuation and development prospects of the programme. Since 2020, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the joint medical department of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, has also been involved as part of the Berlin University Alliance (BUA).

Responsible Vice Presidents

  • Prof. Dr. Verena Blechinger-Talcott, First Vice President, Freie Universität Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider, Vice President for Research, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Stephan Völker, Vice President for Research and Appointments, Technische Universität Berlin

Scientific Advisory Board

Since 2003, the ProFiL Programme has been supported by a scientific advisory board made up of three professors from each of the three partner universities. With their expertise, the members of the advisory board support the further development and quality assurance of the programme and carry out the selection process together with the head of ProFiL and the two ProFiL coordinators.

Advisory Board Chair: Prof. Dr. Sabine Schülting, Institute for English Language and Literature, Freie Universität Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Christine Knaevelsrud, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Martin Lücke, Friedrich Meinecke Institute, Freie Universität Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Sabine Schülting, Institute for English Language and Literature, Freie Universität Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Rasha Abdel Rahman, Department of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Oliver Benson, Department of Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Petra Stanat, Department of Education Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Sabine Klapp, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Technische Universität Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Maria Andrea Mroginski, Institute of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Nestmann, Institute of Software Engineering and Theoretical Computer Science, Technische Universität Berlin

Steering Committee Diversity and Gender Equality

The Steering Committee Diversity and Gender Equality was appointed in 2020 to oversee the goals defined in the BUA application. The Steering Committee is made up of one professor as well as the gender equality officers of each of the network partner universities.

Scientific Members

  • Prof. Kathrin Zippel, PhD, Institute of Sociology, Freie Universität Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Aileen Edele, Institute of Educational Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Hanna Meißner, Center for Interdisciplinary Women's and Gender Studies, Technische Universität Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Gertraud (Turu) Stadler, Gender Research in Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Members qua Office

  • Dr. Corinna Tomberger, Chief Gender Equality Officer, Freie Universität Berlin

  • Dr. Ursula Fuhrich Grubert, Central Women's Representative, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  • Antje Bahnik, Main Women and Gender Equality Officer, Technische Universität Berlin

  • Dr. Christine Kurmeyer, Central Counsellor for Women's Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Head and Office of the ProFiL Programme

The head of ProFiL is responsible for concept development, conceptual enhancements and the implementation of the ProFiL programme. She is supported by the two coordinators of the English ProFiL line. In addition, a project assistant is responsible for financial administration and event management tasks and two other employees support the organizational tasks and the implementation of the internal evaluation.

  • Dorothea Jansen, head of the ProFiL Programme

  • Dr. Antje Dallmann, coordinator of the English ProFiL line

  • Dr. Sarah Risse, coordinator of the English ProFiL line

  • Christoph Schur, project assistant of the ProFiL Programme

  • Antonia Dreistadt, staff member of the ProFiL Programme

  • Nastassja Bleyer, staff member of the ProFiL Programme