Gitte Zschoch appointed as Goethe-Institut's new Secretary-General
The Goethe-Institut has appointed a new Secretary-General. The institute announced on Monday afternoon that Gitte Zschoch will take up the post on July 18. She previously served as Secretary-General of the ifa (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations) since October 2021. The decision was made by the Goethe-Institut's executive board in a special session. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has officially confirmed Zschoch's appointment as the new Secretary-General, which followed an open application process.
From 2018 to 2021, Zschoch led Eunic—European Union National Institutes for Culture—in Brussels, the network of national European cultural institutes. Before that, she held various positions at the Goethe-Institut from 2009 onward, working in Seoul, Tokyo, and Johannesburg, as well as at the Munich headquarters, where she served as deputy head of communications. From 2015 to 2018, she was the founding director of the Goethe-Institut in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Zschoch succeeds Johannes Ebert, who has chosen to take over as head of the Goethe-Institut's regional office in Athens.
New Editors
On Monday, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik also announced personnel changes. To mark its 70th anniversary, the monthly journal is expanding its editorial board with eight new members described as figures who "significantly shape key future debates in Germany and internationally." The new editors include peace researcher Nicole Deitelhoff, sociologist Steffen Mau, educator Meron Mendel, sociologist Oliver Nachtwey, climate scientist Friederike Otto, philosopher Lea Ypi, and political scientist Daniel Ziblatt. Historian Christina Morina will join the board of editors in October.
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