TVU appoints four Honorary Professorships 4
TVU appoints four Honorary Professorships 2
TVU appoints four Honorary Professorships 3
TVU Appoints Four Honorary Professorships
On September 8th, 2019. Tehran, Iran, to expand the academic collaboration between Technical Vocational University (TVU), and University of Applied Sciences (FHM), Bielefeld, Germany, and also because of very similar academic missions of both parties, TVU in recognition of its contribution to the international exchange of technical, vocational and engineering training management know-how, do-how and the development of technical, vocational, practical, and scientific knowledge in the field of international technology management and entrepreneurship, in particular in technical & vocational training, sustainability management, global SMEs and combination of management, technics and engineering has appointed four FHM Professors:
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anne Dreier (Rector and CEO),
- Prof. Dr. habil. Dr. h.c. Richard Merk (Board Member of SBH Vocational Training Foundation and Head of the Institute for Business Foundation and Business Succession (IUG,
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Volker Wittberg (Vice Rector Research & Development) and
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hamid Doost Mohammadian (FHM Director for International Management, Iran Representative and Head of FHM German Institute of SME for Iran (F-GISI
as Honorary Professors, for associate’s, and bachelor’s students and for short-term training programmes. A brief biography of these professors is as follows:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anne Dreier is President and CEO at University of Applied Sciences-Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM) Germany. FHM became a very successful private University in organizational excellency and great Global SME during her supervision. For more than almost 20 years she has been Professor for Management. Prior to her academic life she has been in high level board managerial sector.
Prof. Dr. habil. Dr. h.c Richard Merk is Head of School of Start-up & Succession of the FHM. In 2000 he has founded the Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM). He is retired CEO and was Prorector for Business and Administration the FHM till 2018. He was always teaching as Professor in Business plan development and Business models, especially for global SME's. The new fields are Digital Business Models and Future Skills.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Volker Wittberg is Vice-President for Research and Development at University of Applied Sciences-Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM) Germany. For almost 20 years he has been Professor for SME Management and focuses on Global SMEs, Sustainability and regulatory cost assessment. Beside this he has been external Professor at two British Universes. Prior to his academic life he has been management consultant in the industrial SME sector.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hamid Doost Mohammadian is Director for International Management, Consultant of President/CEO and Head of FHM German Institute of SMEs for Iran (F-GISI) at University of Applied Sciences-Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM) Germany. He is an expert in International Management, Cultural Dimensions, Blue-Green Sustainability and Technology Management. Beside this since April 2017, he is an External Professor at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Belin) in the field of Sustainable Mobility, Energy Management and Global SMEs. Prior to his academic life for almost 20 years he has been management consultant in the international industrial management sector.
TVU and FHM are going to offer some joint academic, technical & vocational, and professional programs in Iran soon very soon.