Profile: Ulrich Kober

Director of the Center of Excellence for Democracy and Integration

Focus Areas

Immigration and Integration Policy

Promoting Social Cohesion

Education and Training (in the Age of Immigration)

Promoting Democracy and Civic Engagement


Media Experience

Interviews for radio and print media


Background

Born in 1964; university studies in Theology and Philosophy in Frankfurt/Main and Bogota, and Social Sciences in Munich and at the London School of Economics; assistant at the Jesuit European Office (OCIPE) in Brussels; member of the Jesuit order active in school-based and out-of-school educational activities in Dresden, Berlin and Medellin; since 2000, member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung project "Education for Social Cohesion and Social-Mindedness," the national integration competition launched together with German President Johannes Rau and the "Semi-Autonomous School" project; as of 2006/07, director of the Center of Excellence for Democracy and Integration