
Prof. Dr. Holger Sommerfeldt
Rector
Professorship for Service Management

The university leadership team at IU International University of Applied Sciences is here for you – whether you have questions, academic concerns, or need guidance on strategic matters. The Rector, Vice-Rectors, and the Chancellor work together to ensure academic excellence, innovation, and continuous development at IU.
The Rectorate is responsible for university management and is the highest arbitration body in all matters of academic self-administration. The Rectorate consists of: the Rector, the Vice-Rectors and the Chancellor.
Other bodies and committees of the university in addition to the Executive Board are the Senate, the Heads of Departments and the Advisory Board.

Rector
Professorship for Service Management

Chancellor
Professorship for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Vice Rector Research and Transfer
Professorship for IT Management & Data Analytics

Vice Rector International Affairs
Professorship for Personnel & Organisation

Vice Rector Quality of Teaching
Professorship for Human Resources Management

Vice Rector Campus Studies
Professorship for International Service Sector Management

Vice Rector Teaching and Continuing Education
Professorship for Aviation Management

Vice Rector Distance Learning
Professorship for Human Resources Management
The Senate is responsible for matters of academic self-administration. It advises on issues of university development, is involved in appointments to governing bodies and adopts regulations that govern the orderly running of study programmes.
See § 12 of the Basic Regulations of the IU International University of Applied Sciences.
Prof. Dr. Kamal Bhattacharya
(Vice Rector Research and Transfer, Chair of IT Management & Data Analytics)
Prof. Dr. Regina Cordes
(Vice Rector for International Affairs, Chair of Human Resources & Organisation)
Prof. Dr. Anastasia Hermann
(Vice Rector for Teaching Quality, Chair of Human Resources Management)
Prof. Dr. Florian Hummel
(Vice Rector Campus Studies, Chair of International Service Sector Management)
Prof. Dr. Karsten Leibold
(Vice Rector Teaching and Continuing Education, Chair of Aviation Management)
Prof. Dr. Michaela Moser
(Vice Rector Distance Learning, Chair of Human Resources Management)
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Wuttig
(Chancellor, Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
Prof. Dr. Sabine Bährer-Kohler (Professur für Soziale Arbeit, Fachgebiet Sozialwissenschaften, Duales Studium, Karlsruhe)
Prof. Dr. Michele Dilenge (Professur für Wirtschaftsrecht, Fachgebiet Wirtschaft & Management, Duales Studium, München)
Prof. Dr. Marc-André Heidelmann (Professur für Soziale Arbeit, Fachgebiet Sozialwissenschaften, Fernstudium, Bremen)
Prof. Dr. Silko Pfeil (Professur für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Fachgebiet Wirtschaft, Duales Studium, Leipzig)
Prof. Dr. Carsten Skerra (Professur für Computer Science, Fachgebiet IT & Technik, Duales Studium, Stuttgart)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Winner (Professur für Bauingenieurwesen, Fachgebiet Design, Architektur & Bau, Duales Studium, Berlin)
Bettina Maucher (Academic Lecturer IT & Creative)
Dr. Simone Borkenhagen (Academic Lecturer Psychologie)
Dr. Florian Perst (Academic Lecturer Business)
Ulrike Wunder (Director Library & Information Service)
Denise Mensing (Teamleitung Prüfungsrecht)
Dr. Lisa Schenk (Leitung zentrales Prüfungsamt Duales Studium)
Tülin Esmeli (B.A. Immobilienwirtschaft)
Nina Keller (B.A. Pflegepädagogik)
Julia Müller (B.A. Soziale Arbeit)
The Advisory Board consists of high-calibre representatives from companies and scientific institutions. It advises the IU International University on fundamental practical issues relating to research and teaching. The close connection between IU International University and its partners in practice and academia plays a decisive role in ensuring that the teaching content of the individual degree programmes is always geared towards the current needs and developments in the various sectors.
Ex CEO Bundesagentur für Arbeit
NGO | Public Administration
Gründer & CEO BridgeU
Digital Business | Education
Gründer Wikipedia
International | NGO
Director Max-Planck-Institut für Neurobiologie
Science | NGO
Founder Career Foundry
Digital Business | Education
Journalist, Bestseller-Autor und KI-Experte
Artificial Intelligence | Digital Business
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