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Leadership Across Borders

Whitecliffe University of Applied Sciences is led by a small team of academics and administrators who combine deep regional expertise with a global outlook. Many of our leaders have themselves studied or taught across the global network — from Istanbul to Auckland to Washington D.C. — and bring that breadth into the classroom every day.

Leadership Team

President

Prof. Yüksel Pöğün-Zander, PhD.

President

Yüksel Pöğün-Zander was born in Izmir. She started her undergraduate training at the Catholic Un ...
Chancellor

Dr. Peter Mathias Konhäusner

Chancellor

Dr. Peter Konhäusner has extensive experience in academic leadership and entrepreneurship. Before j ...
Vice President for Research

Prof. Dr. Barış Ülker

Vice President for Research

Barış Ülker received his PhD in Sociology and Social Anthropology from the Central European Unive ...
Vice President for International Affairs

Prof. Javier Martín

Vice President for International Affairs

Javier Martín was born in Valencia, Spain. He studied architecture (UP Valencia, 2009) and holds a ...
Jens-Florian Krieg
CFO

Jens-Florian Krieg

CFO

Jens-Florian Krieg is an experienced Chief Financial Officer specialising in building and scaling fi ...
Feroz Ali
Managing Director (Whitecliffe Higher Education Services)

Feroz Ali

Managing Director (Whitecliffe Higher Education Services)

Administration Team

Eugene Angulov, Head of Admissions
Head of Admissions

Eugene Angulov

Head of Admissions

Eugene is Head of Admissions at Whitecliffe University of Applied Sciences. He brings extensive expe ...
International Recruitment - Lead

Dipankaj Thapa

International Recruitment - Lead

Originally from India. Dipankaj Thapa holds Bachelor degree in Commerce – Computer Science f ...
Admission Specialist

Hussein Fadel

Admission Specialist

Originally from Lebanon. Hussein Fadel holds a Bachelor degree in International business Manageme ...
Specialist for Student Admissions

Anna Di Giacomo

Specialist for Student Admissions

Anna is originally from Italy and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages and Literatur ...
Head of Examinations Office

Farah Khneijer

Head of Examinations Office

Farah Khneijer holds an MBA from the University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Germany and a Bach ...
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Head of Student Affairs

Stefanie Pradel

Head of Student Affairs

As Head of Student Affairs, Stefanie is responsible for advising students and processing and decidin ...
Director of the International Office

David Harris, B.A.

Director of the International Office

David Harris was born in the USA and raised in Germany and Canada. After studying Philosophy at Quee ...
Senior Marketing Specialist

Viviana Galeano-Maya, M.A

Senior Marketing Specialist

Viviana was born in Bogota, Colombia. After gaining work & travel experience in the United State ...
Sales and Marketing Specialist

Ava Dabbaghi, M.A

Sales and Marketing Specialist

Ava Dabbaghi is originally from Iran. Her career spans diverse fields, including professional athlet ...
IT-& Facility Management

Sinan Sarıçınar B.A.

IT-& Facility Management

Sinan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He has ...
Executive Assistant to the Presidency

Dr. Fabian Eggers

Executive Assistant to the Presidency

Fabian Eggers has a background in literary and cultural studies. He holds a BA in German philology a ...
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor's Office

Esra Altuntabak, LL.M.

Executive Assistant to the Chancellor's Office

Esra Altuntabak completed her Master’s degree in European Business Law with a focus on Data Pr ...
Assistant to the Presidency

Maria de los Angeles Sanchez Muneton

Assistant to the Presidency

Originally from Venezuela, Maria has lived in Germany for six years. She worked as an au pair and th ...
Assistant to the Presidency

Veronika Rau

Assistant to the Presidency

Veronika joined our team shortly after graduating from high school in Charlottenburg/Wilmersdorf. Wh ...
Academic Coordinator - Faculty of Architecture & Design

Silja Hillmann, Dipl.-Des.

Academic Coordinator - Faculty of Architecture & Design

In her role as Academic Administrator for the Faculty of Architecture and Design, Silja Hillmann is ...
Academic Coordinator

Shahrzad Karbasi

Academic Coordinator

Shahrzad Karbasi is the Academic Coordinator for the Faculty of Business Administration, where she s ...
Librarian

J. Robertson McIlwain, MLIS, M.A.

Librarian

Originally from the US, Robertson moved to Berlin more than 10 years ago by way of Vancouver Canada ...
Administrative Staff Member, Examinations Office

Nur Aydin, BA

Administrative Staff Member, Examinations Office

Nur currently works in the Examinations Office at Berlin International University of Applied Science ...
Financial Accountant

Renata Podbiol-Gassal, Mag.

Financial Accountant

Renata Podbiol-Gassal grew up in Poland, where she graduated with a degree in ethnology from Wroclaw ...
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Front Desk Receptionist

Ia Latsabidze, M.A

Front Desk Receptionist

Our Advisory Board

Honorary President

Prof. Dr. Dr. hc mult. Hans-Dieter Klingemann

Honorary President

Hans-Dieter Klingemann earned his academic degrees from the University of Cologne and the Universit ...
2022-2026

Dipl.-Ing. Christine Edmaier

2022-2026

Christine Edmaier was chair of the BDA Berlin (Association of German Architects) from 2002 to 2009. ...

Dipl.-Ing. May-Britt Frank-Grosse

May-Britt Frank-Grosse studied architecture at BTU Cottbus and TU Stuttgart and holds a certificate ...

Prof. Dr. Manfred Lieb

Manfred Lieb is a longstanding member of the BI community. From 2014 to 2021, he served as an exter ...

Dr. h.c. Kristin Freireiss

Kristin Feireiss was an internationally renowned architectural and design curator, writer, and edit ...

Dr. Thorsten Freiberger

Thorsten Freiberger is currently working as a divisional manager at Berliner Sparkasse. He is resp ...

Dipl.-Vw. Wolfgang G. Gibowski

Wolfgang G. Gibowski studied Economics and Political Science at the Universities of Heidelberg and ...

Prof. Wolfgang Hünnekens

Wolfgang Hünnekens is the initiator and founder of the Institute of Electronic Business (IEB) at t ...
2014-2022

Prof. Dr. h.c. Jutta Allmendinger, Ph.D.

2014-2022

Jutta Allmendinger has served as President of the WZB Social Science Center Berlin since 2007. She ...

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Max Kaase

Max Kaase was Founded Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and vice president of th ...

Dipl.-Ing. Özcan Mutlu

Özcan Mutlu is a Turkish-German Green Party politician in charge of the educational policies of hi ...

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Jan Sadlak

Jan Sadlak is an internationally recognized and highly qualified scholar in higher education and sc ...
2014-2018

Prof. Dr. Yasemin Karakasoglu

2014-2018

Yasemin Karakasoglu is a Professor of Intercultural Education at the Department of Pedagogy, Univer ...

Dieter Kosslick

Dieter Kosslick has been the Director of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) since M ...

Prof. Dr. E. Jürgen Zöllner

E. Jürgen Zöllner is the Executive Director of Stiftung Charité. He has served as the Senator f ...

Whitecliffe University of Applied Science’s Advisory Board brings together leaders from architecture, design, business, and academia across our global network. They guide our strategic direction, advocate for our mission, and challenge us to stay ahead of where higher education is heading.

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