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The Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration

The Expert Council

Expert Advice on Migration and Integration

 

Berlin Office

The staff members of the Berlin office

Dr. Cornelia Schu

Managing Director of the SVR and Director of the Expert Council’s Research Unit

Cornelia Schu serves as the SVR’s Managing Director as well as the Director of the SVR’s Research Unit. Before joining the SVR, Dr. Schu led Stiftung Mercator’s thematic cluster on integration, where she gained extensive expertise in integration policy. Dr. Schu also worked as Personal Assistant to the Secretary General and the Chairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities. Dr. Schu holds a PhD in German studies.

Tel.: +49 30. 288 86 59 – 0
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Professional background (excerpt):

Managing Director of the SVR and Director of the SVR’s Research Unit, since 1June 2014

Stiftung Mercator
2011–2014 Head of Stiftung Mercator’s thematic cluster on integration
2010–2011 Project Manager at Stiftung Mercator’s Centre for Science and Humanities
German Council of Science and Humanities
2006–2010 Research Consultant in the Research department
2005–2008 Personal Assistant to the General Secretary and the Chairman
2003–2005 Research Consultant in the Higher Education Governance department
University of Bonn
2000–2003 Researcher (German studies)
Education
1995–2000 PhD at the University of Bonn
1988–1995 Magister Artium (M.A.) degree, University of Bonn
  • Member of the University Council, University of Heidelberg, since 2015
  • Member of the specialized Advisory Board "Mobility and Migration" of the Goethe-Institut, since 2017
  • Member of the expert group on immigration to advise the immigration agency, since 2015
  • Member of the group of advisors "Bildung als nationale Aufgabe" of the Minister President of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, 2014
  • Mentor in the mentoring programme of Deutschlandstiftung Integration, since 2016
  • Mentor in the mentoring programme for doctoral students at the University of Osnabrück, 2014–2015
  • Member of the integration committee of the Arnsberg district government, 2012–2014