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HDBW PROFESSORS AND EXTERNAL LECTURER
The appointed chair holders at a university of applied sciences, such as HDBW, must have completed a doctorate. In addition, at least 5 years of professional experience outside a university or college is mandatory. This was already a prerequisite for teaching authorization in the early days of this form of higher education in Germany, which was then still called 'Fachhochschule'.
This ensures that students not only receive excellent didactic and methodical instruction in theoretical knowledge, but that the theoretical content of the course is also meaningfully linked to practical examples provided by the professors, with their substancial real-world-experience.
Due to the small learning groups at the HDBW, the professors are always available to support the students. They can respond to individual questions, have time for discussions or coach students during group work and presentations.
Also, they are happy to help with career orientation to facilitate entry into the right industry and position after graduation.
Professors of the HDBW
Prof. Dr. Jianmin Chen
Faculty Engineering
Member of the HDBW Senate
Prof. Wolfgang Decker
Faculty Industrial Engineering with Business Studies
Prof. Dr. Florian Egger
Faculty Business Administration
Member of the HDBW Senate
Prof. Dr. Steffen Hermann
Faculty Business Administration
Member of the HDBW Senate
Prof. Dr. Jost Jacoby
Faculty Business Administration
Programme Director & Vice President Study and teaching
Prof. Dr. Markus Kleinschwärzer
Faculty Industrial Engineering with Business Studies
Prof. Dr. Udo Lunz
Faculty Engineering
Chairman of the HDBW Senate
Contact partner study center Bamberg
Prof. Dr. Matthias Pfeffer
Faculty Engineering / Industrial Engineering with Business Studies
Program Director
Prof. Dr. Sabine Rathmayer
Faculty Business Informatics
Programme Director & Vice President Research
Prof. Dr. Oliver Schlick
Faculty Business Administration
Member of the HDBW Senate
Prof. Dr. Christian Schmitt
Faculty Business Administration
Vice-Chairman of the HDBW Senate
Lecturer from corporate practice
In addition to the permanently appointed professors, every university or college employs external lecturer for individual courses. Some of them work at the institution for several semesters, while others only teach a seminar or a block course in their subject area in one semester.
Some of the external lecturer also teach at other universities or colleges, while others hold corresponding positions in a company. What they all have in common is that they are experts in their field, are equipped with corporate practice and are happy to pass on their knowledge to students eager to learn.
The following is a selection of some of the external lecturers working at HDBW.
External University Lecturer
Prof. Michaela Braun
Faculty Business Administration / Engineering / Industrial Engineering with Business Studies
Honorary Professor
Mitglied im HDBW Senat
Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Miesbeck
Faculty Business Administration / Engineering / Industrial Engineering with Business Studies
Andra Riemhofer
Faculty Business Administration / Business Informatics / Industrial Engineering with Business Studies
Dr. Peter Thelen
Faculty Business Administration / Industrial Engineering with Business Studies
External Lecturer for foreign languages at the HDBW
Directly integrated into the course of studies or through the elective Bachelor's courses in StudiumPlus, the HDBW also offers the teaching of foreign languages.
These external lecturer in the field of foreign languages teach at SDI Munich, the Sprachen & Dolmetscher Institut München, with which the HDBW cooperates.
The following foreign languages have been offered so far:
- English
- Business English
- Technical English
- Italian
- Spanish
- Russian
