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Today, Prisca Merz takes over as Managing Director of TU9, the Alliance of leading Technical Universities in Germany. The policy manager succeeds Dr. Stephanie Christmann-Budian, who headed the TU9 Alliance’s Berlin Office until May 2026.
Prisca Merz is an experienced policy manager with substantial expertise in science manage-ment. Until recently, she worked as a team leader and policy officer in the area of economic and social policy for the British Embassy in Berlin. At Imperial College London, one of the UK’s leading universities, she was previously responsible for cooperations with Europe and Latin America. Prisca Merz studied European Studies in Passau and Italy and earned a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Maastricht University. She has also worked for the Argentine NGO CADAL and the United Nation`s International Labor Organization (ILO).
“I consider taking on the leadership of the TU9 Office at a time of growing global challenges a great responsibility. Many of the major challenges facing our society can only be overcome through close collaboration between research, industry, and society. With their world-renowned cutting-edge research and teaching, TU9 Universities make an important contribution to Germany’s future as an economic powerhouse. I am very much looking forward to engaging with partners and decision-makers from academia, politics, and industry, and would like to thank my predecessors for their excellent work, as well as the TU9 Executive Board for their trust,” the new Managing Director, Prisca Merz, says.
The TU9 Co-Presidents, Prof. Dr. Angela Ittel, President of Technische Universität Braun-schweig, and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Middendorf, Rector of University of Stuttgart, emphasize: “The TU9 Alliance will strengthen collaboration with our national and international partners as well as with political, social, and economic stakeholders. In Prisca Merz, we have gained a Managing Director who brings European perspectives, strategic thinking, and experience in the field of higher education policy to the table. With her extensive experience in policy management, in collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and in developing sustainable solutions in challenging political contexts, she strengthens the TU9 Alliance’s position as an innovative and trustworthy partner in the national and global academic landscape.”
About TU9
TU9 is the Alliance of leading Universities of Technology in Germany: RWTH Aachen University, Technische Universität Berlin, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Technical University of Darmstadt, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Leibniz University Hannover, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Technical University of Munich, and University of Stuttgart.
TU9 Universities take special responsibility for the productive and innovative strength of our society and econcomy. We help shape the future by contributing to digitization and the energy and sustainability transition, to name a few. To this end, we combine our specific expertise in basic research, especially in the natural sciences and engineering, with applied research and innovation. TU9 Universities enjoy an outstanding reputation around the world as renowned research and teaching institutions. As such, they train exceptional young aca-demics for careers in science, business, and administration and assume social responsibility. TU9 Universities foster top-class international networks and diverse cooperation with industry, making them a key element of Germany as a location of science and innovation.
Prisa Merz, TU9 Managing Director
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TU9 Alliance: New Managing Director
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Prisa Merz, TU9 Managing Director
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