Prof Dr Norbert Otto Eke, scientist at Paderborn University, has been elected Chairman of the NRW state government's advisory committee for the award of the title ‘Professor’ until the end of March 2026. Members of this committee are ‘personalities from scientific, artistic or cultural life who have distinguished themselves through special achievements in their field’. His appointment was made on the recommendation of the state rectors' conferences of universities, universities of applied sciences and universities of art and music.
At Paderborn University, Eke heads the ‘Centre for German-Language Contemporary Literature’, an interdisciplinary research institution that focuses on German-language literatures in media and intercultural contexts. Among other things, the academic is a member of the board of the Westphalia-Lippe Literature Commission, one of six permanent academic commissions of the Landschaftsverband Westfalen Lippe. Eke's research focuses on the interface between philology, theatre, cultural and media studies.
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