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05/11/2023 | Campus-Meldung

The University of Kassel mourns the death of Klaus-Peter Haupt

Klaus-Peter Haupt was founder of the Schülerforschungszentrum Nordhessen (SFN) and honorary managing director of Future Space, Hessian ambassador for "Jugend forscht" and chairman of the Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Kassel e. V. (AAK).

The photo shows Klaus-Peter Haupt — Klaus-Peter Haupt (Photo: University of Kassel/Soremski)

"The University of Kassel was closely associated with Klaus-Peter Haupt through the university's Student Research Center. It was impressive to see his commitment here, what he drove forward and how he rendered outstanding services in particular to getting young people excited about STEM subjects. That is also very important to us. The entire region will miss a charismatic personality with a bright mind," said University President Prof. Dr. Ute Clement.

The SFN was opened in 2012. For this purpose, the university had signed a cooperation agreement with the state of Hesse, the city of Kassel and the district of Kassel. Since then, student teachers from the University of Kassel have also been accompanying student projects at this extracurricular learning site in order to expand their pedagogical skills.

Klaus-Peter Haupt died unexpectedly on May 7. We will remember him fondly.