After graduating from KIBI, Rolf Scheuermann obtained a Mag. Phil. and a PhD in Tibetan Buddhist Studies from the University of Vienna. After working as a researcher and lecturer at the University of Vienna, he is now coordinating the research projects of the International Consortium for Research in the Humanities at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. His currentstudies are focused on the early Tibetan Bka’ brgyud tradition, the Jo nang tradition and general Tibetan and Buddhist strategies for coping with the future.He is also a member of the academic committee of the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute and the president of the Karmapa International Buddhist Society Europe e.V.