A graduate of the University of Marburg, Klaas is currently working on his doctoral dissertation. In addition to his role as the Abroadco Marburg Resident Director, Klaas teaches political science courses and helps with the academic coordination of the IUSP program. He is the Erasmus Coordinator for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy.

Klaas studied abroad in South Africa for a year, taking courses at the Universities of Stellenbosch and Cape Town. He has taught courses at Philipps-University, both in German and in English. He has held leadership roles in both the International Association for Political Science Students and the German Political Science Students Association. In 2007, he published Africa – Continent of Crises, Conflicts and Wars.

Klaas wants students to take full advantage of what Marburg has to offer. “The cozy atmosphere makes it easy to get in contact also with Germans which is one of the main aims of the IUSP. In the program I hope that in addition to learning German and getting to know Germans and Germany in the ‘culture course’, the students learn a lot in the university’s regular courses they choose and that they intermingle lots with Germans and use their contacts.”