Dr. Julia von Blumenthal
Current/ previous positions: President, Humboldt University
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Julia von Blumenthal has served as President of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin since October 1st 2022 and has been a Professor of German Politics at the Department of Social Sciences of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin since 2009. As a political scientist, she has conducted research on German politics, especially on federalism and parliaments and on the role of higher education institutions for the integration of refugees. In 2014, she became Founding Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. From October 2018 to October 2022, she was President of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). In May 2024, she was elected as president of the European university alliance Circle U.