Curriculum Vitae

Current position:

• Full Professor of Sinology, Institute of Chinese Studies, University of Heidelberg
• Director of the Institute of Chinese Studies (2014-2015; 2019-2020)
• Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy (2006-2012; 2018-2020)

University level education and degrees:

• 2002 Habilitation in Sinology at the University of Freiburg and appointment to the status of "Privatdozentin" (habilitation scholarship by the Dr. Meyer-Struckmann-Foundation; mothering women's scholarship by the University of Freiburg)
• 1994-1995 Additional studies of Russian and classical Greek at the University of Freiburg
• 1992-1993 Additional studies of classical Tibetan and Sanskrit at the department of Tibetology and Indology at the University of Bonn
• July 1992 PhD (Dr. phil.) at the LMU University of Munich (summa cum laude) (PhD scholarship by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes 1989-1992)
• 1989-1990 Additional studies of Sanskrit at the department of Indogerman Studies, LMU University of Munich
• 1988-1992 PhD program at the LMU University of Munich
• 1988 Magister Artium at the LMU University of Munich ("mit Auszeichnung") (scholarship by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes 1984-1988)
• 1985-1988 Sinology / Japanology / Ethnology at the LMU University of Munich
• 1984-1985 Chinese language (modern and classical) at Fu-Jen-University Taipei, Taiwan
• 1982-1984 Sinology / Japanology / Ethnology at the University of Freiburg

Teaching experience:

• 2004- Full Professor of Sinology at the University of Heidelberg
• 2003-2004 Teaching as "Privatdozentin" of Sinology at the University of Freiburg
• 2003 Deputy chair of "Modern Sinology" at the University of Heidelberg, Germany
• 1996-1999 Lecturer at the Department of International Business Administration of Furtwangen University, Germany, specialization on East Asia, on "Chinese History and Culture", "Non-European Cultures" and (since spring 1998) on "Japan: Culture, Society, Economy"
• 1994-1995 Lecturer in Sinology at the University of Freiburg

Research stays and guest professorships:

• 2017 Guest professor, Beijing Normal University, Peking
• 2015 Guest professor, Kyoto University
• 2011 Guest professor, East China Normal University, Shanghai
• 2010 Guest professor, Beijing Normal University, Peking
• 2008 Research stays in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan
• 2003 Research stays in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan
• 1994 Research fellow at Qinghua University, Peking
• 1994 Research stay in the context of the habilitation project in Taiwan
• 1993-1994 Research fellow at Kyoto University and Tokyo University (Japanese state scholarship)
• 1991 Research stays in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China in the context of preparing the PhD thesis
• 1990-1991 Research fellow at Kyoto University and Bukkyo University, Kyoto, Japan (DAAD scholarship)
• 1989 Research stay in the US in the context of preparing the PhD thesis (special funding provided by the Studienstiftung)
• 1986 Member of a delegation of German, British and Dutch professors and students of Sinology to China on invitation of the Chinese government

Further qualifications and activities:

• 1992 Study tour to Russia with a group of students of the Studienstiftung, directed by Prof. Dr. Hans Maier, Munich
• 1992 "Intensive Italian", Rome (funded by the Studienstiftung)
• 1991 "Intensive Spanish", Salamanca, Spain (funded by the Studienstiftung)
• 1990 Practical training at Siemens / Munich, working on descriptions of Chinese computer platforms
• 1989-1990 Program "Students and the Labour Market" of the University of Munich (including basics of business administration, general electronic data processing, business electronic data processing etc.)
• 1988 "Intensive Italian", Rome, Italy
• 1987 "English culture and language", Southampton, UK, (funded by the Studienstiftung)
• 1985-1990 Member of the honorary committee of the Adam-Schall-Society, section Munich, for assisting Chinese scholars and students in Germany

Language certificates:

• Modern: Chinese, Japanese, English, French, Italian, some Spanish and Russian; Esperanto (no certificate)
• Classical: Classical Chinese, basic classical Japanese, basic classical Tibetan, basic Sanksrit and Latin; some classical Greek (no certificate)

Personal status:

• Married, two sons