Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft separates from board member Prof. Dr. Alexander Short
06.09.2023 16:40
At a special meeting on Friday, September 1, 2023, the Senate of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV decided to appoint board member Prof. Dr. Alexander Kurz to be removed from the board with immediate effect.
Hildegard Müller, Chairwoman of the Senate of the Fraunhofer Society:
»After the cancellation of Prof. Dr.'s contract has already taken place. Reimund Neugebauer, the further examinations initiated by the Senate led to facts becoming known which, on the basis of a comprehensive legal examination, the Senate described as serious breaches of duty by Prof. Dr. Briefly assessed at the expense of the Fraunhofer Society. As a result of these findings, the Fraunhofer Senate appointed Prof. Dr. Briefly dismissed as board member with immediate effect.”
The Senate of the Fraunhofer Society also decided to file claims for damages against Prof. Dr. Alexander Kurz and also against the former president, Prof. Dr. Reimund Neugebauer, to examine, if necessary assert and, if necessary, enforce it in court.