The Board of Curators according to the bylaws decides on all fundamental matters within the foundation’s field of activity and exercises its supervisory rights over the Director. It appoints the Director for management of the institute, decides on the research program and verifies compliance and its implementation.
Currently, the following persons are members of the Board of Curators:
Chair Person
Ministry for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and the Environment of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Department 3 – Agriculture and rural areas, Director of Department 360
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Director of Department 725 - Animals and technology, digitalisation in Division 7
Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Department 3 – Science and research, Higher education institutions, Dep. 340 – Research funding, research policy
Director of the Climate Service Center Germany (GERIS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Hamburg
University of Rostock
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Professorship of Hydrology and Applied Meteorology
Freie Universität Berlin
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Animal Nutrition
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Director of Department 123 - Research and innovation, coordination of the research area