Prof. Dr. Evelin Witruk
E-Mail: witruk@rz.uni-leipzig.de
 

Nächste Sprechzeit:

Montag, 27.02.2012, 14.00 - 16.00 Uhr

   
Curriculum Vitae
 
 
Education
1956 - 1968 Primary School, Secondary School and Gymnasium:

GCE and a skilled worker's certificate in the field of telecommunication
1968 - 1973 Study of Psychology at the Jena Friedrich Schiller University: certificated psychologist degree (Diploma degree)
1973 - 1976 Scholar for a research study at Leipzig's Karl Marx University: Doctoral Dissertation (Dr. phil. degree).
1984 Habilitation (second doctorate): Dr. habil. phil. degree at Leipzig's Karl Marx University.
 
Positions
1976 - 1984 Research assistant at the "Wilhelm Wundt" Department of Psychology at Leipzig's Karl Marx University.
1984 - 1989 Psychotherapist at the Altscherbitz Hospital for Neurology and Psychiatry
1985 - 1993 Lecturer in Educational Psychology at the Martin - Luther - University of Halle - Wittenberg
1993 Full Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Leipzig.
 
Administrative Positions
1985 - 1993 Head of the research team "Differential learning psychology" at the Martin - Luther - University of Halle - Wittenberg
1993 - Head of the "Educational Psychology" research group at the "Wilhelm Wundt" Department of the University of Leipzig
1993 - 1997 Director of the Institute of Applied Psychology at the University of Leipzig.
1996 - 1998 Head of Departmental Council
1996 - Member of the Council of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pharmacy and Psychology
1993 - Member of the Leipzig University Council
2002 - Dean of Study of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pharmacy and Psychology
 
Memberships and awards
1990 - Member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie e.V.
1991 - 1994 Member of the New York Academy of Sciences
1993 - Member of the Deutscher Hochschulverband
1995 - Member of the Society for Scientific Study of Reading
2003 Founding member of the Centre of Prevention and Remediation at the University of Leipzig
 
Grants for research projects
1993 - 1996 3 Divisions of the DFG-Sonderforschungsbereich 333 "Social Identity in Macro Structural Changes"
1994 - 1997 SMWK-Project (Saxonian Ministry of Science and Art) "Psychical Dimensions of Social Changes in Saxonia"
1995 University of Michigan "Mathematic Achievement of German, American and Japanese High School Students"
1997 - 1998 DFG-Project "Social Identity of Young Adults"
1998 - 2001 EU-Project "Integrated Multimedia Applications Generating Innovative Networks in European Digital Towns"
2001 SMWK-Project (Saxonian Ministry of Science and Art) for the preparation of an EU project "Functional Illiteracy in Europe"
2003 SMWK-Project (Saxonian Ministry of Science and Art) "Development and evaluation of an e-learning programme about Script - History and instruction methods" for the Education Portal Saxony
 
Grants of international exchange programs
1997 and 2000 Grants of the DAAD and the Hong Kong Research Council for project related exchange with Hong Kong
1998 Grant of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Tokyo, Kyoto, Chiba)
1998 Grant of the Korean Society for the Promotion of Science (Seoul, Mokpo, Chunchan)
1998 ERASMUS grant Glasgow
1998 Partnership contract with the Ohio University Athens
2001 ERASMUS grants for La Laguna, Brüssel, Sunderland and Glasgow
2002 DAAD grant for Hangzhou, ERASMUS grant for Castellon
2003 ERASMUS grant for La Laguna and Salamanka
2004 ERASMUS grant for Castellon and Grenoble
2005 ERASMUS grant for Grenoble and Jaen