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The Secretary General
Dr. phil. Dorothea Rüland
- DAAD Secretary General since October 1st, 2010
- born in 1955, married, four children
Education
- 1974 - 1978 Studies in German Literature, History, and Musicology, University of Freiburg
- 1978, 1979 State Examination, Grade "Excellent" ("sehr gut")
- 1984 Ph.D. in German Studies. Thesis on: "Künstler und Gesellschaft. Zu den Libretti und Schriften des jungen Richard Wagner” (Artist and Society. The librettos and writings of the early Richard Wagner).
Supported by a scholarship of the "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes”
("magna cum laude”)
Working Experience
- 1980 - 1982 Lecturer in German Studies at the Department of German Studies, University of Exeter, UK, sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 1985 - 1990 Lecturer in German Studies at the Department of German Studies, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 1991 - 1994 Head of Section, United Kingdom and Northern Europe, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn
- 1994 - 1999 Director DAAD Jakarta Office
- 2000 - 2001 Head of Division (Asia, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa, Near East) in DAAD
- 2001 - 2004 Director southern hemisphere in DAAD
- 2004 - 2008 Deputy Secretary-General, DAAD, Director for Supraregional Programmes
- 2008 - 2010 Director, Center for International Cooperation, Freie Universität Berlin
Date: 2010-10-01
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