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Finally everything went pretty fast. Even last week, it looked as give-Kurtz Monika Auweter again a probation period in order for a semi-peaceful coexistence at the University of Hamburg to provide. Thus, it is on the lecture-free period in the winter semester can save. But after the turmoil of recent days is clear: The Uni-President is not in their office, can be maintained.
DPA
Monika-Auweter Kurtz: End of an unusual dispute in sight
Auweter-Kurtz, 58, graduated from the University of virtually no more backing after deans, professors, academic staff and students for months openly rebelled against them. The physicist, the university in a structural reform to keep trying, but it resulted mainly in a severe crisis, as the University of Hamburg in its history has not yet experienced. At the end of science is also Senator Herlind Gundelach (CDU) by Kurtz-Auweter away.
The most recent events: On Thursday afternoon from 16 clock brought together representatives of Higher Education and the Faculties. The University Council consists of nine members, four each by the senate of the university and determined by the Senate, the Presidency of the ninth member Albrecht Wagner, the former head of the research center DESY. It is a crucial body - to his duties include selecting and deselecting the university president.
Senator withdraws support
At the meeting on Thursday made Deans and Dean of Faculties - certainly
Not for the first time - well, that they are a collaboration with Auweter-Kurtz no longer able to imagine. Of the six deans of faculties, five were in the process, only the medical dean did not participate. As participants report was the general picture is as clear as in the weeks and months before: Solo Grän Henry, dean of mathematics and science, voted for the Uni-President - all the other participating deans against them. The University subsequently advised chairman Herlind Gundelach on the results.
The science senator had on Wednesday afternoon in a recent hour of citizenship hardly words to defend Auweter-Kurtz found, but said that their "culture of leadership and quality" in question - in a break from the "many perceived as a crisis" be. Gundelach also said: "It's not about individuals but about the welfare of the university." And: From the university now must come a sign of whether you Auweter-Kurtz wish to continue working.
This signal knew the senator at that time, however, already. Already on the previous day that had deans and dean, the heads of five major departments (excluding medicine), a crisis summit held for several hours. Temporarily were also the three vice-presidents and the Chancellor there. Tuesday-The result was a No to Auweter-Kurtz - with an overwhelming majority. It was the President himself, the University Council and Senator Gundelach on Wednesday morning. And on Wednesday afternoon in the citizenship then went alongside politicians from Greens, the SPD and the Left also Gundelach at a distance.
"We hope it goes fast"
"The characters from the university are clear," said Timo Friedrich, spokesman for the authority of science, on Friday morning. There were discussions with the President and the University Council on the further procedure and still a lot to negotiate. In an interview with blogs ONLINE Friedrichs be expressed more clearly on the future of Auweter-Kurtz: "We hope that they do not need too much cooling and that it goes quickly."
According to information from blogs, the University ONLINE Auweter-Kurtz, which is currently not located in Hamburg, where cooling over the weekend. But this is manifestly not the farewell to himself, only to the arrangements - could be cancellation, suspension or contract (in the toughest and most improbable case) dismissal. The six-year contract with Uni-President runs until 2012.
It is probable that Auweter-Kurtz now with lawyers legal and monetary issues, and probably also explains the possibilities of a return to Stuttgart, where they were before the inauguration in the North as head of the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Space Plasma and technology worked. For an opinion on the outstanding issues could ONLINE blogs can not reach - her spokesman Alexander Luckow confirmed only vague: "There are negotiations with senior members of the university and the academic authority to the leadership of the university."
Even before taking office in autumn 2006, there was criticism of Auweter-Kurtz Monika - students threw her tuition per occurrence and too close to the defense industry, which it the nickname "rocket-Moni" eintrug. You should university reforms vigorously push forward, was brought as a powerful maker - a
Break with tradition in German universities. Even after a few months ago there were arguments about their harsh treatment of university members. Professors and students criticized an authoritarian leadership style and brusque tone of Auweter-Kurtz, the discussions sometimes with "I want it but it" should have ended - what debattierfreudigen universities seldom sufficed as an argument.
Because of alleged transgression and expertise in finance official arrogance and appellate matters developed the faculties of Law, Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences in March 2008 with a 42-page lawsuit against the president. In tears should Auweter-Kurtz praised improvements have nobody whereupon the courts decided. "Has changed the behavior of the President but not," is now a law professor disappointed.
In the last two weeks, when the backing rapidly disappeared, had Auweter-Kurtz in the creep mode and humility rehearsed gestures, including publicly demonstrated remorse by press conference and with a
open letter to all members of the university. Your key messages is that the communication was "shortly to come" and they even have the university with their pace too much to accept.
"She has forgiven us ..."
Professors and scientific staff, the signatures collected against the president had responded, however, suspicious and hostile - they bought Auweter the new-Kurtz
Kuschel course simply does not. And the majority of deans saw no perspective anymore. From a student was left-Auweter Kurtz for their repentance letter mocks: "She has forgiven us," they wrote on a flyer and rejoiced sarcastically, "that we are the President, blind, deaf and numb can trust." And further, in allusion to the soft Schwäbeln the boss: You could but now "a big reconciliation Fescht organize on campus, where we burn the University of Mission."
Had become increasingly loud demands for the resignation in early May, Auweter-Kurtz increasingly lost ground - partly because of her vote for a billion dollar university building in the port instead of a renovation and expansion in the traditional district Eimsbüttel. Exactly, but there are significant educational policy of the major parties anchored Town Hall, the Auweter against Kurtz-up with Wolfgang Beuß (CDU), Dorothee Stapelfeldt (SPD), Krista Sager (Green).
A direct political defeat saw the President, as the black-green coalition government, the adoption of a new "Science Promotion Act" in mid-June from the agenda adopted. Now, once the viability of the existing law to be reviewed. In the planned amendment was - against the protest of the professors - provided the university management to large departments to be strengthened. The President should be the sole right to submit proposals for the election of deans, which previously elected by the faculty, with the university management subsequent refusal right.
Sun refuses to Auweter-Kurtz since 6 May constant, the professors and students unanimously selected humanities dean to put into office. The theologian was a decisive 'yes' to collegial leadership and a clear no to presidential leadership in position. University Intern Auweter-Kurtz is also compatible with its structure and development plan for the future of the University of stuck. They wanted to in June in the Academic Senate, the highest government body, have durchgeboxt. But since this week is only once he has the insight for all.
If Auweter-Kurtz now, the new body president and internationally. Presumably, the acting vice president take the lead, depending on how fast the place farewell. By the end of the month would be the first deputy Holger Fischer in the series, from 1 July would then Gabriele Löschper replace.
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