{"id":12485,"date":"2025-10-24T10:31:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T08:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bafid.fau.de\/?p=12485"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:53:11","slug":"kuratorium-des-bafid-engagement-fuer-wissenschaft-dialog-und-gesellschaftlichen-zusammenhalt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bafid.fau.de\/en\/2025\/10\/24\/kuratorium-des-bafid-engagement-fuer-wissenschaft-dialog-und-gesellschaftlichen-zusammenhalt\/","title":{"rendered":"BaFID Board of Trustees: Commitment to science, dialogue and social cohesion"},"content":{"rendered":"

An honorary board of trustees was established in order to effectively support the scientific work of the Bavarian Research Centre for Interreligious Discourse (BaFID) in the service of society. This board aims to further strengthen the centre’s public presence. It is composed of renowned personalities from politics, religious communities, the media, business and science https:\/\/www.bafid.fau.de\/zentrum\/kuratorium\/)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Board of Trustees is chaired by Joachim Herrmann, Bavarian Minister of the Interior, Sport and Integration.<\/p>\n

The Board of Trustees provides advice and support for the work of the BaFID. Its members are regularly informed about current projects and research findings and, in turn, contribute valuable insights\u2014for example, by raising socially relevant questions about the role of religion in integration policy.
\nIn this way, the Board of Trustees plays a key role in raising the profile of scientific findings and promoting social cohesion.<\/p>\n

A closer look at the significance of the Board of Trustees reveals how closely its tasks are linked to the BaFID’s self-image. The term \u2018board of trustees\u2019 is derived from the Latin \u2018cura\u2019\u2014care, nurture or supervision\u2014and thus reflects its core mission: to advise, support and accompany. \u2018For the BaFID, this means that the Board of Trustees strengthens our unique approach of combining basic research with knowledge transfer,\u2019 says the centre’s management. The aim is to explore Jewish-Christian-Islamic discourse in order to promote lasting social cohesion and deepen mutual understanding between people of different religious affiliations. \u2018For true recognition of religious otherness can only succeed if commonalities are appreciated and differences are respected,\u2019 says Prof. Dr. Georges Tamer. This makes it clear that the Board of Trustees plays a decisive role in bringing the scientific work of the BaFID to a broad section of society and strengthening its impact.<\/p>\n

Hybrid board meeting on 2 October 2025<\/h6>\n

Under the leadership of Minister of State Joachim Herrmann, the Board of Trustees meeting took place in hybrid form on 2 October 2025. After welcoming those present on-site and digitally by the founding director of BaFID, Prof. Dr. Georges Tamer, the BaFID team presented the center’s key activities, including<\/p>\n