Memberships

Selection as honory member of the Heritage Observatory
Selection as member of the International Board of Directors for the Asian Urban Research Association (AURA)
Selection as member of Scientific Advisory Council for the Region Southeast Asia and as regular peer of the German Journal on Contemporary Asia (ASIEN) by the Board of Directors of the German Association for Asian Studies (DGA), 2011-2016
Member of the Geographical Society of Hamburg (GGH), 2013-2022
DGA, German Association for Asian Studies, 2005-2020
Member of the Alumni Association of Goettingen University, 2009-2019
Member of the Advisory Board of Irmgard Coninx Foundation, 2009-2011
President of the APSA, Association for Pacific Studies e.V, since 2008
Urban Affairs Association, 2007-2010
Scientific Research Group on East Asia within the German Geographical Society (DGfG), 2007-2013
VGDH, Association of Geographers at German Colleges, 2005-2016
Scientific Research Group on Southeast Asia within the German Geographical Society (DGfG), 1997-2014
Les ANCIENS (Oldie-Organisation of AEGEE), since 1995
Deutscher Verband für Angewandte Geographie (DVAG), 1994-2011
Co-Founder & editor-in-chief of the AEGEE-publication OneEurope Magazine, 1993-1996 (Wikipedia-Link to OneEurope Magazine)
AEGEE (Association des Etats Generaux des l’Etudiants de l’Europe), 1991-1996
Member of the editorial board of the school newspaper CUPREX at the secondary school (Hegau-Gymnasium) in Singen/Hohentwiel, 1987-1989