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ORAlthough Federal Minister for Family Affairs Franziska Giffey decided not to use her doctorate following discussions of her dissertation, the Free University of Berlin is once again reviewing the controversial scientific work. The university announced Wednesday night. It must now be examined whether the correct decision was made after the conclusion of the first test procedure. In the fall of 2019, the university decided not to withdraw the PhD, but issued a reprimand to Giffey.
Now, the doctoral commission responsible for the department of political and social sciences is going to create a new examination board. However, this should not include a member of the old commission. This means that Giffey’s supervisor, Tanja Börzel, is not there either. The FU announced that it would make the names of the members public. The rector of the university, Günter M. Ziegler, said: “The members will all be members with a backbone.” The university wishes to conclude the procedure, regardless of the complexity, if possible during the conference period of the winter semester, that is, at the end of February of the year. 2021. The university reacted to several critical reports about its approach.
The family minister, however, had already announced on Friday that she would refrain from using her doctorate. Background to this step: The Free University (FU) had announced that it wanted to reopen the examination procedure for its doctoral thesis. Giffey had ruled out further consequences. He wants to maintain his candidacy for the state presidency of the Berlin SPD on November 27. She is also expected to be the main candidate for the House of Representatives elections in the fall of 2021. So her goal: to become the supreme mayor of Berlin.
A spokesman for the FU announced on Friday that they had taken note of Giffey’s letter and the FU was examining the possible effects of the procedure.
After the SPD minister gave up her doctorate, the CDU leadership insisted on continuing the examination procedure. “In the case of Giffey, a final review and evaluation is essential in the interests of the integrity of our scientific system,” said the chair of the Federal Committee on Education, Research and Innovation of the CDU, Karin Prien, on Saturday at the Agency of German Press (dpa) in Berlin.
