Professor Günter M. Ziegler Is New President of Freie Universität Berlin

Mathematician Succeeds Long-time President Peter-André Alt. No 185/2018 from Jul 06, 2018 Mathematician Günter M. Ziegler is the new president of Freie Universität Berlin. A mathematics professor at Freie Universität, Ziegler took over the official duties of  Peter-André Alt during a ceremony on Friday in the Max Kade Auditorium of the Henry Ford Building. The literary scholar Alt had headed the university for eight years. As of August 1, he will be the president of the German Rectors' Conference. The president of Freie Universität is appointed by the Berlin Senate; the term of office lasts four years. The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, emphasized in his speech that "from a start-up venture in 1948, Freie Universität has turned into one of the best universities in the world.