Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to a Breakfast Roundtable at the American Council on Germany (ACG) with Professor Dr. Frauke Melchior, Rektorin Universität Heidelberg, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Join us for an engaging discussion on “Germany’s Higher Education Landscape: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities”, where Professor Dr. Melchior will share insights into the evolving landscape of German universities, and particularly Heidelberg University, international collaborations, and key trends in higher education. This will be a unique opportunity to exchange ideas in an informal setting with peers and experts in education, research, policy, and transatlantic relations.

Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Location: American Council on Germany, 60 East 56th Street, 10th Floor

A light breakfast will be served.

Please RSVP by April 9.

Short Bio: Prof. Dr. Frauke Melchior
Frauke Melchior has been Rector of Heidelberg University since October 2023. As Rector, she is responsible for the university’s overall development and strategic orientation, the governance of the Excellence Strategy, as well as appointments to professorships. She is also head of the University Senate and all of its committees.

Frauke Melchior studied chemistry at the University of Marburg and the University of Bristol (UK) and in 1990 earned her doctorate in Marburg on a biochemical topic. As a postdoctoral researcher in the field of molecular cell biology, she first worked at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen and from 1992 at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla (USA). In 1998 Frauke Melchior started the first research group of her own at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich. Six years later she accepted a professorship for biochemistry in the field of human medicine at the University of Göttingen.

In 2008 Frauke Melchior was appointed Professor of Molecular Biology at Heidelberg University. From 2021 to 2023 she was a member of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum Jülich, one of the research centers in the Helmholtz Association, where she was responsible for Scientific Division III – Life Sciences.

Please note:

• Photos will be taken during the event. With your registration, you acknowledge that such images may be published in print or online publications of ACG and/or Heidelberg University & Heidelberg University Association.