Personal details - State Center for Political Education has a new boss
After over a year, the State Central Agency for Political Education has a new leadership. The researcher Franziska Wittau takes over the position starting now, as the Thuringian State Chancellery in Erfurt announced. Her predecessor Franz-Josef Schlichting had already left the State Central Agency in February 2023. For his succession, there was a lengthy selection process.
Born in Thuringia, Wittau studied in Jena and later worked in Bielefeld and Munster. She researched digitalization in social scientific education among other things.
Thuringia's State Chancellor chief Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff (Left) said, there is a "great need for political educational work". The State Central Agency will take on a key role in this regard.
Wittau's background includes studying in Jena and working in Bielefeld and Munster, focusing on digitalization in social scientific education. As the new leader of the State Central Agency for Political Education in Thuringia, she will utilize her expertise in education and politics to contribute significantly to the agency's political educational work, as announced by the Thuringian State Chancellery in Erfurt. Nurturing personal details such as her academic background and professional achievements will help shape her tenure at the State Center for Political Education.
