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Chancellor Fromm heads nationwide working group to reduce bureaucracy at universities
Image: Sonja Rode.Fromm was delighted with the election and the increased scope for shaping the company. He had previously held the position of Deputy Head. "Too much bureaucracy is not just an issue for companies. Universities also have to devote more and more capacity to the administration of personnel processes, infrastructural measures and, above all, the administration of third-party funding for dozens of project sponsors. The growing bureaucracy is restricting science and at the same time slowing down the potential for innovation that our society urgently needs. Especially in times of declining budgets, it is imperative that we tackle this issue and streamline, standardize or simply do away with it where it makes sense," says Fromm.
Fromm now wants to expand on the experience he gained in Kassel with the "Simplify and Omit" project in a nationwide conference with colleagues and experts. "Our aim is to bring our demands for the simplification of administrative processes and reporting to the attention of politicians and to push for their implementation." The conference entitled "Simplify and omit: Reducing bureaucracy for more freedom in science" is being jointly organized by the Association of Chancellors of German Universities with the Stifterverband and the Volkswagen Foundation. It will take place on 13/14 October 2025 in Berlin. Dr. Oliver Fromm has already written a position paper on the topic together with his fellow chancellor Dr. Christina Reinhardt from the University of Bochum. https://www.uni-kanzler.de/fileadmin/user_upload/AK_Entbuero_Jan_2025/20250313_Positionspapier_Verwaltungsvereinfachung.pdf
About the person:
Dr. Oliver Fromm has been Chancellor of the University of Kassel since 2015. He was born in 1964 and received his doctorate in economics from the University of Marburg in 1997. Before joining the Presidential Board, Dr. Fromm gained extensive experience in science and science management. From 2003, he built up the central transfer organization UniKasselTransfer, was Managing Director of the UNIKIMS GmbH Management School and from 2009 was responsible for the creation of the Science Park Kassel, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. He took office as Chancellor on July 15, 2015; his contract was extended for a further six years in 2021. In his role, he is committed to innovation, digitalization and administrative modernization, including projects aimed at efficient and service-oriented administration.
Further links
https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/kjt-2567