Question & Answer with Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren (English)

Question & Answer with Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren
President of Universität Hamburg



0:00 Intro
0:58 How do you take your coffee?
1:14 What does “participative leadership” mean to you?
Are ideas for exchange formats already being developed?
2:47 What most surprised you at Universität Hamburg?
3:52 What do you think remains underestimated at Universität Hamburg?
4:21 Where do you see serious room for improvement at Universität Hamburg?
4:57 How do you want to take us so that excellence is not just a management issue?
5:59 What exactly makes the University sustainable?
7:07 How come buildings are not being renovated or made climate-friendly?
8:02 When are we going to get a proper student ID?
8:28 When will the University become more digital?
9:32 Will scholars in the humanities finally enjoy greater funding instead of being destroyed by funding cuts?
10:21 When can we move from Überseering back into the Philturm?
11:05 Are there future development goals for our University?
12:02 Why is there still in-person teaching at all?
13:04 What is your favorite series?
13:38 How were your first 100 days at Universität Hamburg?
14:29 When will the University become climate-neutral?
15:25 What exactly do you understand by a “culture of communication”?
16:27 How do you intend to maintain excellence?
17:17 Will you be bringing this coffee hour to other campus locations?
17:39 Are there plans for the winter semester in case of a new corona wave?
18:26 When will the ducks on the Von-Melle-Campus finally get suitable housing?
18:48 What has been your best decision thus far?
19:25 What are you currently reading?
19:49 How tidy is your office?
20:04 Opera or pub session?
20:10 Mountains or the coast?
20:16 Cafeteria or paper-bag lunch?
20:24 End