Jacco Pekelder appointed endowed professor at Universität des Saarlandes

President van de Universiteit van het Saarand, prof. Volker Linneweber, overhandigd de oorkonde aan prof. Jacco Pekelder.
The university president, Prof. Volker Linneweber, handed Prof. Jacco Pekelder the certificate confirming the appointment.

Historian Dr Jacco Pekelder (International and Political History) has been appointed Honorarprofessor Neueste Geschichte Westeuropas (endowed professor Newest History of Western Europe) at the Universität des Saarlandes in Saarbrücken (Germany). On 28 September the university president, Prof. Volker Linneweber, handed him the certificate confirming the appointment.

In Saarbrücken, Pekelder will give research seminars within the Master's programmes of the Europäische Zeitgeschichte and Kultur- und Mediengeschichte departments. In addition to contributing to research programmes, Pekelder will also strive to stimulate international exchange between students and scholars, notably from the Universität des Saarlandes and Utrecht University.

The honorable appointment follows from Pekelder's earlier guest professorship in Saarbrücken as Gastprofessor 'Europaicum' 2013-14. He will continue to work at Utrecht University as Assistent Professor of History of International Relations.