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