HfG elects new Chancellor
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The Rectorate of the University of Art and Design is complete again: The University Council and Senate elected Norbert Käthler as Chancellor by a large majority on 24th April 2024.
From a total field of 17 candidates, the selection committee put forward three candidates for election. At the end of the election day, Norbert Käthler prevailed against the other candidates. Norbert Käthler has many years of experience as a manager at the interface between the private and public sectors, including as Managing Director of the Stadtmarketing und Tourismus GmbHs in Esslingen, Karlsruhe and Trier. In Karlsruhe, he set up the science office and realized numerous projects with universities.
„I’m really looking forward to getting involved with the HfG,“ says Norbert Käthler, „because it’s a meaningful and creative task in an academic and creative environment. Furthermore, I have already learned to appreciate the region in my previous activities and therefore enjoy coming to Schwäbisch Gmünd.“
The Chairperson of the University Council, Stefanie Brum, congratulated Mr Käthler and wished him every success in his new role. Norbert Käthler succeeds Matthias Schall, who retired at the end of his term of office.