The Center was founded in 1997. Its executive organ consists of the members of the Coordinating Committee.
ZIS Directors
- Director: Prof. Dr. Dilek Dizdar
 - Deputy Director: Prof. Dr. Matthias Krings
 
Members of the participating Departments:
- FB 05 - Philosophy and Philology: Prof. Dr. Winfried Eckel, Prof. Dr. Alexandra Schneider
 - FB 06 - Linguistics, Translation and Cultural Studies: Prof. Dr. Dilek Dizdar, Prof. Dr. Lavinia Heller
 - FB 07 - History and Cultural Studies: Prof. Dr. Matthias Krings
 - FB 09 - Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, and Geoscience: Prof. Dr. Veronika Cummings
 
Consultant
- Research Coordinator: Heike C. Spickermann, M.A.
 - Office for Planning and Research: Dr. Nikolaus Bourdos
 - University Vice-President: Prof. Dr. Stefan Müller-Stach
 
