Academic Advisory Board (AAB)

The Academic Advisory Board (AAB) is the scientific advisory body of Zeppelin University composed of renowned external experts. In its current form, it consists of seven members and generally meets once a year. 


The AAB advises the academic board of the university on important academic issues, in particular in the areas of research, teaching, transfer, young academics, internationalisation and the general academic strategic orientation of the University. This includes, among other things, supporting the preparation of academic strategy papers, the further development the Zeppelin University Graduate School (ZUGS) and the evaluation of research clusters as well as critical monitoring of accreditation processes at regular intervals.

Members of the Academic Advisory Board (alphabetical)

  • Professor Tanja Börzel | Free University of Berlin
  • Prof. em. Dr. Michael Hutter | Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
  • Professor Peter Kenning | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
  • Professor Thomas Poguntke | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
  • Professor Andreas Scherer | University of Zurich
  • Professor Klaus Schönbach | University of Amsterdam
  • Professor Stefanie Walter | University of Zurich



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