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Christoph Meyer was born in 1966 in the Münsterland region of Oldenburg. He took his Abitur there in 1984 and completed his community service as a paramedic from 1984 to 1986.
From 1986 to 1997, he studied history, politics and German language and literature in Cologne. In 1993, he graduated with a Master of Arts degree ā his Masterās thesis was on 17 June as a national day of demonstration in the former Federal Republic of Germany. He subsequently obtained a Dr. (Dr. phil.), supported by a scholarship from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. His doctoral thesis was published in 1997 under the title āThe Dual Strategy on German Policy ā Wilhelm Wolfgang Schütz and the Board of Trustees for an Undivided Germany 1954ā1972ā (Landsberg am Lech, Olzog Verlag).
During his studies, Christoph Meyer was active in university politics, including as a member of the Student Parliament, the AStA at the University of Cologne and the Political Science Studentsā Council. He has been a member of the SPD since 1987, where he has undertaken a wide range of voluntary work, most recently serving as a local councillor in Dresden-Neustadt from 2004 to 2019. Christoph Meyer has been Chairman of the Herbert and Greta Wehner Foundation in Dresden since its foundation by Greta Wehner in 2003.
In 1997, Christoph Meyer worked full-time for seven months as head of the āStudent Support and Alumni Relationsā department at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Bonn. From 1998 to 2011, he was the full-time Educational Director and Managing Director of the Herbert-Wehner-Bildungswerk e.V. in Dresden. In 2006, he published the biography āHerbert Wehnerā (dtv-Verlag). From 2012 to 2020, he was Chair of the Commission on Adult Education at the Arbeitskreis deutscher BildungsstƤtten e.V.
Christoph Meyer has been teaching at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences since 2011. From 2013 to 2021, he was Dean of Studies for the Bachelorās degree programmes. He has been a member of the Friedrich Ebert Foundationās Selection Committee since 2013. At Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. phil. Christoph Meyer was a member of the University Council from 2018 to 2023. He has been Director of the Institute for Competence, Communication and Languages (IKKS) since 2022, and has served as Vice-Rector for Education at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences since 2023.
To mark Greta Wehnerās 100th birthday in 2024, Christoph Meyerās biography āGreta Wehner. A Woman Steps Out of the Shadowsā (Munich, LMV) was published.
Further information on the work of and within the Dresden Foundation can be found at www.hgwst.de.
- Contemporary and Social History, Historical and Political Dimensions of Society
- Media literacy, rhetoric, communication skills
- Methods of educational work, youth and adult education
- Social and cultural change
Publication
Integraler Sozialdemokrat. Hans-Jochen Vogel zum 100. Geburtstag
Ein Politiker im PortrƤt. Das Bild von Herbert Wehner
Die Ćra Wehner. Messlatte und Mythos.
Greta Wehner. Eine Frau tritt aus dem SChatten
Das Archiv der Herbert-und-Greta-Wehner-Stiftung
Member of the University Council at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences
Member of the Senate of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences
Dean of Studies for the Bachelorās Degree in Social Work
Publication of the biography *Herbert Wehner*, more
Full-time Educational Director and Managing Director of the Herbert-Wehner-Bildungswerk e.V. in Dresden (adult education, political education, more
Head of the Department for Support During Studies and Alumni Relations at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Bonn (organisation of seminars during studies, alumni relations)
Studied history, politics and German language and literature in Cologne; obtained a PhD in medieval and modern history with a thesis on Wilhelm Wolfgang Schütz and the āUndivided Germanyā Trust
Committees
- Herbert and Greta Wehner Foundation (Chair, more)
- Friedrich Ebert Foundation e.V. (Member of the Selection Committee)
- SoPro ā Social Projects in the New Federal States e.V. (Chair)