Boards & Assembly
The Institute is steered by a governance board, an international advisory board, and the general assembly.
The governance board is constituted by a maximum of seven full members if the Institute. They are meeting frequently to manage the day-to-day business of the Institute. They are elected or re-elected for a two year term by the general assembly. The current governance board is composed by:
Elke Fein, Dr., University of Freiburg, Germany (Managing Director)
Iris Kunze, Dr., University of Life Sciences, Center for Global Change, Vienna, Austria
Markus Molz, Dr., Alliance for the Future, Luxembourg
The international advisory board oversees the scientific quality of the activities of the Institute. Its members provide feedback and support based on their leading-edge expertise in integral studies. They are contributing to the developmenent of the institute according to emerging requirements. The current members of the scientific board are:
Wilfried Belschner, Dr., Prof. emeritus, University of Oldenburg, Germany
Hans-Christoph Binswanger, Dr., Professor emeritus, University of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Mark Edwards, PhD, Professor, International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden
Traugott Elsässer, Prof., Pädagogische Hochschule Sankt Gallen
Claus Eurich, Prof. Dr., University of Dortmund Germany
Jennifer Gidley, PhD, Research Fellow, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, as well President of the World Futures Studies Federation
Linda Groff, Dr., Professor, University of California (UCLA), Director, Global Options & Evolutionary Futures Consulting
Wendelin Küpers, Dr., Professor, Karlshochschule, Karlsruhe
Jonathan Reams, PhD, Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway and Editor-in-Chief of Integral Review
Helmut Reich, Dr. Dr. PhD, Professor emeritus, Senior Research Fellow emeritus, Fribourg University, Switzerland
Alec Schaerer, Dr., University of Basel, Switzerland
Harald Walach, Dr., Prof., University of Frankfort (Oder), Germany
The general assembly takes place once a year under normal conditions. It is constituted by all members of the Institute regardless their membership type. Only full members, however, have the right to vote on formal decisions.The general assemblies are generally linked to an academic event (presentations, workshop …) focusing on a specific topic.
