Michael Köhler

Visiting professor, European General Studies

Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Günther H. Oettinger, European Commission, Brussels, Senior Fellow, Zentrum für Europäische Integrationsforschung, Universität Bonn.

Professor at the College of Europe, Department for General Studies since 1997. Since 1993 lecturer at the University of Bonn, Department of Oriental Studies, since 1993. Official of the European Commission, Directorate General External Relations, Directorate "Middle East and South Mediterranean" 1994-2001, Deputy Head of Unit in the Directorate CFSP - Policy Coordination 2001-2004, Deputy Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Joe Borg and then Head of Unit for international relations and law of the sea, DG MARE (2004-2008), Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Joe Borg 2008-2010. Studied Medieval and Modern History, Oriental Studies, Comparative Religion, Theology and International Law Bonn, Tübingen and Hamburg Universities. Dr. phil. in 1987. Representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Morocco 1987-1990 and Tunisia 1990-1993. Served in the Policy Planning Division of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development 1993-1994. Held various posts in the European Commission since 1994, with responsibilities for the Middle East, the Mediterranean, CFSP, the EU Integrated Maritime Policy and multilateral cooperation. 1997-1999 Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London. Various teaching commitments at the Centre des Etudes et Recherches Economiques et Sociales (CERES), Tunis, and the Centre des études européennes de Strasbourg (CEES). Published more than 30 books; articles and studies on the political, security economic and cultural development of the Muslim World, on the Arab League and on regional integration in the Maghreb. Various scholarships, memberships in research societies.