The IdGL (Institute for Danube Swabian History and Regional Studies) is advised by an Academic Advisory Board composed of scholars who are recognized experts in the fields of international Southeast European studies, library and archival science, and knowledge transfer. The Advisory Board plays a central role in ensuring the quality of the institute’s work. Its members are appointed for a term of four years by the Ministry of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg upon the institute’s recommendation and may serve a maximum of two terms. According to the institute’s statutes, the chairmanship of the board is always held by a member of the Rectorate of the University of Tübingen.
At the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Board for the 2026–2029 term, the following members were appointed:
- Prof. Dr. Florian Bieber (University of Graz)
- Prof. Dr. Ewald Frie (University of Tübingen), Executive Chair of the Advisory Board
- Prof. Dr. Sabine Holtz (Universität Stuttgart)
- Dr. Regina Keyler (University of Tübingen)
- Dr. James Koranyi (Universität Durham)
- Prof. Dr. Ségolène Plyer (Universität Straßburg)
- Prof. Dr. Máté Rigó (Universität München)
- Prof. Dr. Schamma Schahadat (University of Tübingen)
- Prof. Dr. Monique Scheer (University of Tübingen), Chair of the Advisory Board
- Prof. Dr. István Szijártó (ELTE Budapest)
- Tillmann Tegeler, M.A. (Universität Regensburg)
- Prof. Dr. Daniela Vladu (Universität Cluj-Napoca)