PresidentProf. Dr. Axel Schölmerich
Professor Axel Schölmerich has been President of the University of Göttingen since March 2025. He was appointed by the Senate to fulfil the duties of a President in order to bridge the period until a new President takes up office. The psychologist was previously Rector of Ruhr-Universität Bochum from 2015 to 2021.
Academic self-administration
| 2015 - 2021 | Rector of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| 2012 - 2014 | Chairman of the Academic Senate, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| 2009 - 2011 | Deputy Chairman of the Academic Senate, Ruhr University Bochum |
| 2006 - 2007 | Dean, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum |
Academic development
| 2006 | W3-Professorship "Developmental Psychology", Ruhr-University Bochum |
| 1997 | C3-Professorship "Developmental Psychology", Ruhr-University Bochum |
| 1995 | C3-Professorship "Developmental Psychology", Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg |
| 1995 | Habilitation in Psychology (Univ. Mainz) |
| 1990 | Dr. rer. nat. Department of Psychology, (Univ. Osnabrück) |
| 1980 | Diploma in Psychology (Univ. Mainz) |
| 1977 | Diploma in Educational Science (Univ. Mainz) |
President's Office
Katina Schmeißer
President's Office
Tel. +49 551 39-21001
Fax +49 551 39-21046
president@uni-goettingen.de