Siegbert Wuttig

Before retiring in 2014, Siegbert Wuttig was Director of the National Agency for EU higher education cooperation at the DAAD and Director of the international ASEM Education Secretariat. Prior to these functions, Siegbert was National Secretary and member of the International Advisory Board of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience. Additionally, he was Head of the National Erasmus Agency, Head of Division for Western Europe at the DAAD and Assistant to the President of the University of Würzburg. During the last 25 years, he has taken part in many international working groups and organised numerous international, national and regional conferences on internationalisation and cross-border mobility. Moreover, he has contributed to the political discussions on the development of EU education programmes and the European Higher Education Area, and published widely on topics related to higher education. Siegbert graduated in French and Italian Philology, History and Psychology and holds a number of academic degrees. 

Siegbert won the Constance Meldrum Award for Vision and Leadership in 2015 for being one of the outstanding figures in European and international higher education cooperation for a quarter of a century. With his bold vision and his ability to rally the support of universities, academics, students and political and administrative decision-makers alike, he has shaped the development of European education and training cooperation like few others.