Prof Georg MEIN

Since March 2006, Georg Mein has been Full Professor of Modern German Literature and Theory at the University of Luxembourg, where he has also been elected President of the University Council since November 2023.

Since January 2025, he has been appointed Director of the University of Luxembourg Institute for Digital Ethics (ULIDE).

Georg Mein studied Philosophy, German Language and Literature and Educational Science at the University of Bonn, obtaining his PhD in Modern German Literature in 1999 and his Habilitation at the University of Bielefeld in 2006. In the same year, he joined the University of Luxembourg as Full Professor of Modern German Literature and Theory. Over the years, he has held various leadership positions, including Director of the Master in Secondary Education and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (2013-2023).

Throughout his career, Georg Mein has been actively involved in international academic exchange. He has held visiting positions and research fellowships at institutions such as Duke University, KU Leuven and the Morphomata Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Cologne. He has also contributed to the development of higher education policy as the National Bologna Delegate for the Humanities at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

His research covers the full range of modern German literature, with a particular focus on cultural and theoretical issues that intersect with sociology, anthropology and media studies.

In recent years, his work has increasingly focused on the cultural and societal implications of digitalisation and artificial intelligence, especially their impact on democracy, governance and public discourse. Drawing on both historical perspectives and contemporary developments, his research explores how emerging technologies are reshaping democracy, knowledge systems and social structures.