Ex-BaZ editor-in-chief becomes head of communications at the University of Basel
Matthias Geering, Editor-in-Chief of the Basler Zeitung (BaZ) until August, will become Head of Communications and Marketing at the University of Basel, the university announced on Tuesday. The position, which reports directly to the Rector, will be created at the beginning of 2011.
Before the replacement by Markus Somm Geering had headed the BaZ editorial team since 2007; before that, the 50-year-old had already been a member of the BaZ editorial team for twelve years. He was also a lecturer in PR/Communications at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland from 2003 to 2008. He studied mechanical engineering and architecture at ETHZ.
Geering will now help the University of Basel to develop a communication strategy that strengthens its position in politics and society, both nationally and internationally. His responsibilities will also include internal communication with staff and students as well as "student marketing" and the website, the statement continued.
