Jörg Dräger

Jörg Dräger (born 1 January 1968 in Darmstadt) is a German physicist, politician and manager.[1][2] From 2001 to 2008 he served as a senator in the Hamburg state government.[3] Since 2008 he has been a member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board where he is responsible for the areas of education and integration.[4][5] He is considered a leading education expert[6][7] and is the author of numerous books on education policy,[8][9] including the impacts of digitization.[10]

Jörg Dräger
Jörg Dräger (2017)
Born (1968-01-01) 1 January 1968
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma mater
OccupationMember of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board
Known forSenator in the Hamburg state government
Websitewww.joergdraeger.de

Life

Dräger completed his secondary education (Abitur) in 1987 at the Christianeum in Hamburg before doing community service in lieu of military service (Zivildienst).[11][12] He then attended the University of Hamburg, studying physics with a minor in business.[2] After receiving his undergraduate degree (Vordiplom) he transferred to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where he was awarded a Master of Science in theoretical physics in 1993.[13] Three years later he received a PhD for his work in the area of mathematical crystallography.[12] While studying and completing his doctorate he worked as a research assistant.[13]

Dräger is married and has two children.[14][15]

Career

In 1996, he joined Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Frankfurt am Main as a corporate consultant.[16][17] He then returned to Hamburg in 1999 to lead the newly established Northern Institute of Technology as its CEO.[12][18] The institute is one of the first public-private partnerships in the area of German higher education and is known for its interdisciplinary approach.[19][20][21][22]

Public Office

In 2001, Dräger was appointed senator of science and research in Hamburg's state government led by Ole von Beust, a position he held as a political independent.[23][24] He called for the introduction of tuition fees and more competition among higher education institutions in order to secure the institutions' long-term funding.[25][26] These recommendations were greeted with criticism, especially by student representatives.[27]

After early elections in 2004, Dräger was appointed senator of science and health in the second von Beust government.[12][28] Continuing to advocate for reform, he succeeded in introducing tuition fees.[29] His goal was a fundamental reform of Hamburg's university system.[30] He promoted the establishment of new institutions and the consolidation of existing ones as a way of modernizing Hamburg's higher education structures and making them more flexible.[12] In retrospect these measures have proven controversial:[31] While supporters praised his expertise and determination, critics opposed cutbacks made in the humanities, among other changes.[32] In 2008, Dräger placed last in the ranking of ministers published by the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers; one year later he again placed sixth.[33][34]

In 2006, he turned over his responsibilities in the area of health to Senator Birgit Schnieber-Jastram.[35] Following elections in 2008 he announced that he would not serve another term.[36] His announcement was met with regret by a number of public figures, including former Hamburg Mayor Klaus von Dohnanyi, who wrote in a commentary in the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper that the city had lost presumably its "most effective science senator since 1945."[37] Other members of the media, conversely, were relieved that the "bulldozer in the three-piece suit" (taz) was leaving politics.[38]

Bertelsmann Stiftung

In 2008, Dräger became a member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board, where he is responsible for the areas of education and integration.[39][13] In addition, he joined Frank Ziegele as a co-executive director of the nonprofit CHE Centre for Higher Education.[40][41] In both positions Dräger has advocated for a number of reforms, including more autonomous colleges and universities.[42] He has called for providing schools in troubled neighborhoods with better equipment and resources, and ensuring that educational systems in rural areas adapt to reflect demographic change.[43][44] He is in favor of all-day schools and views digital media as a helpful tool for improving education.[45][46]

Dräger serves as the deputy chair of the Board of Trustees of the Expert Council of the German Foundations on Integration and Migration.[47] He has called for increased immigration from non-EU countries to ensure Germany does not lose out in the international competition for skilled workers.[48][49][50]

Dräger advises young entrepreneurs at the nonprofit Founders Foundation and teaches public management at the Hertie School of Governance.[51][52]

Other activities

Publications
  • Jörg Dräger; Robert H. Silsbee (1997). Simulations for Solid State Physics. An Interactive Resource for Students and Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-59094-5.
  • Jörg Dräger (2011). Dichter, Denker, Schulversager: Gute Schulen sind machbar – Wege aus der Bildungskrise (in German). Munich: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. ISBN 978-3-421-04529-4.
  • Jörg Dräger; Christina Tillmann; Frank Frick (2014). Wie politische Ideen Wirklichkeit werden – Ein Lehr- und Praxisbuch (in German). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8487-1613-5.
  • Jörg Dräger; Ralph Müller-Eiselt (2015). Die digitale Bildungsrevolution: Der radikale Wandel des Lernens und wie wir ihn gestalten können (in German). Munich: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. ISBN 978-3-421-04709-0.

References
  1. Bernhard Hänel (August 29, 2011). "Zukunft entscheidet sich im Klassenzimmer". Neue Westfälische (in German).
  2. Florian Hanauer (August 21, 2005). "Reformer mit kühlem Kopf". Welt am Sonntag (in German).
  3. Elisabeth Jessen (August 29, 2011). "Wege aus der Bildungskrise". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German).
  4. "Hamburgs Wissenschaftssenator wechselt zu Bertelsmann". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). March 5, 2008.
  5. "Bertelsmann: Dräger geht zur Stiftung". Manager Magazin (in German). March 4, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  6. Jörn Lauterbach (September 27, 2015). "Das wird ein Angriff auf die Eliten". Welt am Sonntag (in German).
  7. "Bildungsexperte Dräger: Das Abitur wird zum Normalfall". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). March 22, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  8. Michael Okrob (August 31, 2011). "Wieder ein Schulbuch: Spät, aber wichtig". Die Tageszeitung (in German).
  9. "Debatte über das Lernen der Zukunft". Die Welt (in German). April 1, 2016.
  10. Jörg Dräger, Ralph Müller-Eiselt (October 8, 2015). "Digitalisierung: Humboldt gegen Orwell". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  11. Renate Pinzke (August 31, 2004). "Ich brauche kein Lob". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German).
  12. "Jörg Dräger". Internationales Biographisches Archiv (in German). Munzinger. September 9, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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  14. "Dräger-Nachwuchs". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). June 9, 2005.
  15. Bernd Eyermann (January 20, 2012). "Guter Unterricht nimmt alle mit". Bonner General-Anzeiger (in German).
  16. Norbert Bensel, ed. (2003). Hochschulen, Studienreform und Arbeitsmärkte: Voraussetzungen erfolgreicher Beschäftigungs- und Hochschulpolitik. Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann Verlag. p. 286. ISBN 3-7639-3168-6.
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  18. Nicola Sieverling (January 26, 2003). "Der Laptop-Senator". Welt am Sonntag (in German). Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  19. Wolfgang Ehemann (August 15, 1999). "Ausruhen gibt es hier nicht". Welt am Sonntag (in German).
  20. Deborah Knür (August 17, 1999). "Die Besten der Besten studieren jetzt in Harburg". Die Welt (in German).
  21. "Northern Institute of Technology: Wirtschaft zieht voll mit". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). December 17, 1999.
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  25. Christoph Rind (November 13, 2001). "Gebühren und mehr Wettbewerb". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German).
  26. Kaija Kutter (October 24, 2001). "Drägers Uni-Modell". Die Tageszeitung (in German).
  27. Kaija Kutter (November 15, 2001). "Unerwünschter Auftritt". Die Tageszeitung (in German) (Hamburg ed.).
  28. "Das sind Oles neue Senatoren". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). March 16, 2004.
  29. Ira von Mellenthin (March 25, 2004). "An der Problemlage hat sich nichts geändert". Die Welt (in German).
  30. Martin Spiewak (February 6, 2003). "Blaupause für deutsche Universitäten". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  31. "Umkrempeln um jeden Preis". Parlament (in German). January 16, 2006.
  32. Martin Spiewak (March 23, 2005). "Tortenschlacht um den Überzeugungstäter". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  33. Jochen Leffers (February 21, 2008). "Die Professoren keilen aus". Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  34. Jochen Leffers (January 28, 2009). "Ein bisschen Spaß muss sein". Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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  40. Wolf Schmidt (June 21, 2008). "Der stolze Schlachter der heiligen Kühe". Die Tageszeitung (in German).
  41. "Ein radikaler Reformer". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). June 23, 2008.
  42. Dorothee Fricke (April 1, 2008). "Rankings ausbauen, Autonomie stärken". Junge Karriere (in German).
  43. Jeannette Goddar (December 8, 2010). "Ein Sofortprogramm für Brennpunktschulen ist überfällig!". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German).
  44. "Investieren statt reparieren". Westfalen-Blatt (in German). February 20, 2013.
  45. Michael Nichau (January 30, 2014). "Ganztagsschule wird Normalität". Westfalen-Blatt (in German).
  46. "Digitale Medien sind Hilfsmittel". Neue Westfälische (Zeitung für das Lübbecker Land) (in German). June 22, 2017.
  47. "Kuratorium" (in German). Sachverständigenrat deutscher Stiftungen für Integration und Migration. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  48. Daniel Bax (May 29, 2013). "Willkommen im Kanzleramt". Die Tageszeitung (in German).
  49. Barbara Gillmann (September 1, 2014). "Ausländer rein!". Handelsblatt (in German).
  50. Jörg Dräger (March 22, 2012). "Punkte für Deutschland". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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  53. Governance Jacobs University Bremen.
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