Overview

• The Cottbus public prosecutor is examining whether mayor Tobias Schick misstated his Verwaltungs-Betriebswirt designation on his campaign résumé.
• On June 28, Schick acknowledged a typo that omitted three letters from the formal title parenthesis on his personal campaign website.
• He submitted his diploma from the Technische Akademie Wuppertal to confirm that he legitimately earned the VWA qualification.
• Schick has asked the public for forgiveness and vowed to accept responsibility for any legal fallout from the error.
• German law requires precise use of academic titles by public officials and allows for criminal proceedings in cases of misrepresentation.