Johann Gottfried Herder Initiative

Professor Emeritus: Idealists with Experience

In its fourth program phase, the foundation’s initiative is intended to support - for the first time - colleges and universities around the world in the adaptation of their teaching content to meet international developments. The initiative is financed through the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD), the Hertie Foundation, the Stifterverband (an association of foundations supporting German science), and the Robert Bosch Stiftung. This collaboration is aimed at emeritus or retired German professors and university lecturers from all fields. In exceptional cases, it is even geared toward retired managers from business and administration, who are interested in a long-term (at least one semester) teaching experience at a guest university, and who are willing to lend their experience to the improvement of university education and the development of a cooperation with foreign universities. Within the framework of the foundation’s initiative, the Robert Bosch Stiftung funds in its fourth program phase guest lectureships in Central Asia and China.