President

The President of the HWR Berlin oversees the University's business and administrative affairs and acts as the University's ambassador. In particular, he is responsible for developing the university and its organisation strategically, for structural planning and for ensuring that the university is operated in a proper manner.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Zaby

Professor of International Management

Prof. Dr. Andreas Zaby, Präsident der Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin. Foto: Oana Popa-Costea

+49 30 30877-1001

+49 30 30877-1009

Postal address
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin
Badensche Straße 52

10825 Berlin

Visiting address
Campus Schöneberg
Building A, Room A 2.34
Badensche Straße 52
10825 Berlin

Since 1 October 2022: Speaker of the Universities of Applied Sciences (HAW) in the Berlin State Conference of Rectors and Presidents (LKRP)

Since 1 April 2016: President of the Berlin School of Economics and Law

1 October 2016 – 30 September 2018: Spokesman (Universities of Applied Science) in the Berliner Landeskonferenz der Rektoren und Präsidenten LKRP (Berlin University President’s Conference) and member of the HRK Senate (German Rectors’ Conference)

From 1 April 2014 until 31 March 2016: Deputy President of the Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL)

2010–2014: Vice President of the Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL)

2009/10: Dean of studies at the Institute of Management Berlin (IMB)

Since 2008: Professor of International Management, BSEL

2000–2008: Chief Financial Officer, biopharmaceutical company, Munich and Chapel Hill, USA

1998–2000: Management consultant at Bain & Company, Munich and Zurich

1994–1998: Research assistant at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena

1989–1994: Student of Business Administration in Bayreuth and San Diego, California

Honorary Office

Since 1 January 2020 Member of the Board of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)

Since 2019 Member of the Board of Trustees of the German International University (GIU) in Cairo

Since 1 July 2018 Member of the Steering Committee of GATE-Germany

2018 Member of the Steering Committee of the Conference “Going Global” (British Council)

Since 1 April 1 2016: Chairman of the UAS7

Since 2013 Member and untill 2022 Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Asia-Pacific Forum Berlin e. V.

Since 01.06.2012 Member and untill 2022 Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board for Development Cooperation at the Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Industry