Wilfried Hartmann

Professor Hartmann is a German educationalist, Emeritus Professor of Comparative and International Education at the University of Hamburg, and President of the General Synod of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD). He is a former Director of the Institute of Language Teaching and the Institute for Comparative Education at the University of Hamburg and was the university’s Vice President for seven years. He was the vice-chair of the governing board and the executive committee of the UNESCO-Institute of Education for nine years. Professor Hartmann represents the University of Hamburg in the European University Foundation in Luxembourg and holds visiting professorships in Riga, Kaunas, and Luxembourg.