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For good scientific practice: Ethics committee & ombudsperson

Two pillars of research quality at the IU 

Ethics Committee

The IU International University of Applied Science Ethics Committee is appointed by the Senate and has the task of assessing research projects touching on ethical issues and issuing opinions on them. The committee examines and gives an advisory opinion on fundamental ethical questions in the field of science, in particular on projects involving research on human beings, which are carried out at IU International University of Applied Science or are supervised from within the university. It determines whether such research projects give rise to concerns from an ethical, scientific or legal point of view.  


Due to the quarterly meeting dates of the Ethics Committee, it is advisable to submit an application well in advance of the start of the project.


The official meeting dates of the Ethics Committee for 2024 are as follows:

  • February 28, 2024 (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.)

  • May 22, 2024 (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.)

  • September 11, 2024 (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.)

  • December 4, 2024 (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.)

Applications can be submitted to the Ethics Committee via email up to four weeks before the meeting date. The corresponding application are available on this website:

Members of the ethics committee

The Ethics Committee consists of four permanent members. In concrete cases of decision-making in teaching and research, one expert (as a guest) from among the professors is called in each time, so that decisions can be made on the basis of these five people. 


The Committee work is based on the Committee's Statutes, which were adopted by the Senate of IU International University of Applied Science in January 2021 and are available here in PDF format.

Prof. Dr. Stefanie André

Prof. Dr. Stefanie André

Professur für Gesundheitsmanagement 

Prof. Dr. Clare Hindley

Prof. Dr. Clare Hindley

Professur für Sprache und Kommunikation

Prof. Dr. Thomas Krössin

Professur für Gesundheitsmanagement

Prof. Dr. Holm Thieme

Prof. Dr. Holm Thieme

Professur für Therapiewissenschaften 

Contact to the ethics committee

Please contact the members of the Committee directly.

Scientific practice

Ombudsperson for ensuring good academic practice and dealing with academic misconduct  

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Labor

The Ombudsperson for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice and for Dealing with Scientific Misconduct is appointed from the group of professors by the university management for a period of 4 years and elected by the Senate. National and international research experience should be a prerequisite.  


The ombudsperson is the contact person for all members of the university and advises on questions of good scientific practice and scientific misconduct. The ombudsperson is a person of trust for members of the university who wish to report suspected scientific misconduct or feel exposed to suspicions of scientific misconduct. Reports of scientific misconduct must be made in writing.  


Guidelines for ensuring good scientific practice and dealing with scientific misconduct  

Prof. Dr. Clare Hindley, Ombudswoman for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice and for Dealing with Scientific Misconduct  

Clare.hindley@iu.org 

Contact to the ombudsperson

Do you have questions about compliance with scientific practice or how to deal with scientific misconduct? Then please contact our current ombudsperson directly.

Awards, accreditations and certifications

IU Internationale Hochschule ist seit 1999 eine staatlich anerkannte HochschuleIU Internationale Hochschule ist vom Wissenschaftsrat akkreditiertIU Internationale Hochschule ist zugelassen für FernunterrichtIU Internationale Hochschule erhält beim StudyCheck-Award 2023 die Auszeichnung „Top Hochschule in Deutschland“