Prof. Dr. Jan-Hendrik Olbertz
Address
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin
Office
Room 2032
Contact
Phone: +49 (0)30 2093-2100
Fax: +49 (0)30 2093-2729
e-mail: praesident@uv.hu-berlin.de
Curriculum vitae
Education and Research Career
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1954 |
born 2nd October in Berlin grew up in Rostock as the second of six children of Prof. Dr. agr. Manfred Olbertz and Dr. med. Sabine Olbertz |
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1961 - 1973 |
School attendance in Rostock, final secondary school examinations (Abitur) in 1973 |
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1973 - 1974 |
Practical year as an educator in an after school care club at a secondary school in Rostock |
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1974 - 1978 |
Degree course and Teacher Training at the universities of Greifswald and Halle |
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1978 |
Diploma (Diploma in Teaching German and Music, for 5th-12th grade) |
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1978 - 1981 |
Research student at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) |
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1981 |
Doctorate in higher education pedagogics (Dr. paed.) |
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1981 - 1992 |
Post-doctoral research assistant, from 1985 assistant professor at the department of Education Science of Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg |
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1983 / 1984 |
Research semester at the Leningrad State University (St. Petersburg) |
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1989 |
Post-docatoral research qualification (Habilitation „Promotion B“) at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg |
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1990 |
Guest professor at Bielefeld University (Kolleg for Secondary Schools and Interdisciplinary Center for Higher Education Didactics) |
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1992 |
Professor for Education Science, with particular focus on adult education, scientific futher education and advanced training (C4) at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg |
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2010 |
Professor for Education Science (W3) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
Research Focal Points
- General and Historical Education Research (focussing on higher education in particular)
- Higher Education Pedagogics
- Adult Education
- Cultural Education
Publication of 13 books, author of about 60 articles in scientific journals and volumes of collected papers
Official Functions and Committee Work
| 1991 - 1993 | Director of the Department Pedagogics at the Faculty of Education Science of Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) |
| 1991 - 1993 | Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Education Science of MLU |
| 1992 - 1996 | Member of the Academic Senat of MLU |
| 1992 - 2003 | Member of the University Council of MLU |
| 1993 - 1996 | Dean of the Faculty for Education Science of MLU |
| 1993 - 2002 |
Member of the state school board of Saxony-Anhalt (for the German State Rector’s Conference) |
| 1993 - 1996 | Member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Research into Schooling and Questions on Teacher Training at MLU |
| 1994 - 2002 |
Member of the board of the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE), 1998-2002 Deputy Chairperson |
| 1994 - 1997 | Chairing the Enquête-Commission “Education Science in the New Federal States) of DGfE (jointly with Prof. Dr. A. Kell, Universität Siegen) |
| 1995 - 1997 | Member of the Enquête-Commission "Schools for the Future" of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt |
| 1995 - 2000 | Member of the "Blue List" commission of the Science Council |
| 1996 - 2000 | Founding Director of the Institute for Higher Education Research Wittenberg e.V. |
| 2000 - 2002 | Director of the Franckeschen Stiftungen zu Halle |
| seit 2005 | Member of the Member of the Executive Committee of the German Protestant Church Convention (DEKT) |
| 2002 - 2010 | Minister of Education of the federal state Saxony-Anhalt |
| since 18. 10. 2010 | President of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
