Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerd Förch
E-Mail: gerd.foerch@uni-siegen.de |
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curriculum vitae |
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30.05.1943 | Born in Bremen | |
1963 | “Abitur“ in Bremen (Gymnasium am Leibnizplatz) | |
1970 | Diploma degree in Construction Engineering at Hannover Technical University | |
1973 | Doctorate degree (Dr.-Ing) in Groundwater Hydrology at Hannover Technical University | |
1967/1968 | Chairman of General Students' Committee at Hannover Technical University; further activities: member of senate as student representative (two years), member of senate as representative of research assistants (three years) | |
1973 | First lectureship ”Environment and Society” at Hannover Technical University | |
1978 | Shift into private sector | |
1978 | First employment as expert witness for GTZ in Nepal | |
1981 - 1988 |
GAES (DAAD) long-term lecturer for Water Management, Water Engineering and Urban Water Management in Jordan and Egypt | |
1991 | Appointment as chair in Water Management and Pedology at Siegen University | |
1993 - 1996 |
Vice Rector for Teaching and Continuing Education | |
1995 | Foundation of Research Site for Water and Environment (today: Research Institute for Water and Environment) | |
1996 - 2001 | On leave of absence for heading the GTZ project “Water supply Oromia” in Ethiopia | |
since 1990 | Employments as expert witness for different organisations of development cooperation (GTZ, RODECO, AHT, Caritas etc.) in India, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania; organisation of conferences, head of research projects; development of international university collaborations (Ethiopia, East Africa, Laos, Zambia) by means of summer schools, alumni projects, master’s programmes and technical networks | |
2009 - 2012 |
Managing Director of the Centre for International Capacity Development (CICD) |
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Since 2009 |
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