Matthias Anbuhl

Matthias Anbuhl presides the Board of Deutsches Studierendenwerk, the German National Association for Student Affairs, since October 2021, providing leadership to the 57 public student
service agencies, the Studierendenwerke (STWs), in Germany. A graduate in education at Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, he directed the parliamentary liaison office of the German Education Union (GEW) and the Education Policy and Educational Work Department of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) before joining the student affairs sector. Since 2025, he is also the President of the European Council for Student Affairs (ECStA), an advocacy & lobbying group for student affairs and services in Europe. Mr Anbuhl is an expert in all areas of the education system, from early childhood education to higher education and vocational training.