Prof. Dr. Klaus - Biography

Studies and Further Education

  • At the University Erlangen-Nürnberg: 1975 to 1980 Business Management (graduate); 1982 to 1985 Business and Social Education
  • Trainings in Anthropology and sociological consulting (coaching, supervision)

PhD

  • To become Dr. rer. pol. 1987 at the University Erlangen-Nürnberg

Professional career

  • 1980: Manager of a retail company
  • 1981 - 1983: Business consultant
  • 1983 - 1987: Scientific employee, University Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • 1988 - 1990: Professor for General Business Management and Corporate Governance, Stuttgart
  • since 01.10.1990: Professor for General Business Management and Corporate Governance, UAS Kiel

Lectureships and other activities

  • 1988 to 1991 (i.a. University Erlangen-Nürnberg): Introduction to Business Leadership Teaching, Corporate Governance, HR Management, Corporate Constitution / Corporate Governance
  • 1995 - 1998 Recognised Teacher (BA in International Business Administration), The University of Hull
  • Since 1992 Lecturer and Trainer for continuing education / adult education, at various institutions, especially for General Business Management, Organisation, HR Management, Strategic Management, Business Consulting, HR Consulting, Consulting Management
  • Since 2007 Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts: Corporate Governance, Business Ethics, Ethics and Sustainability
  • 2008 - 2011: UAS Kiel, Faculty of Agriculture: Management; Strategic Management
  • Senior pedagogue of the DRK-LV S-H
  • Consulting and expert activity (business strategy and marketing, investment decisions, establishment of advisory boards/ voluntary supervisory bodies, organisation development, operational health management, NPO-Management)
  • Member in supervisory and advisory boards; since 2014
    President of the foundation board of the Stiftung Drachensee, Kiel
  • University policy engagement:
    • National deanery conference Economic Sciences since 1996, 2003 to 2013 chairman of the board
    • EVALAG Baden-Württemberg: Peer
    • Peer in accreditation procedures at AQUAS, ACQUIN, FIBAA, ZEvA and science council
    • Co-development "Qualifikationsrahmen für deutsche Hochschulabschlüsse", 2005
    • Co-development of sectoral "HS-Qualifikationsrahmen Wirtschaftswissenschaften"
    • BMBF-working group and HRK-working group on the "Deutsche Qualifikationsrahmen für lebenslanges Lernen"
    • HRK-working group for a new version of the "Qualifikationsrahmen für Deutsche Hochschulabschlüsse" (HQR), 2016-2017
    • HRK-working group "Fachqualifikationsrahmen Wirtschaftswissenachaften"
    • "Runder Tisch Wirtschaftswissenschaften", BMBF/HRK-Project "nexus", 2017 to 2020 chairman.
    • Expert and consultant in the HRK-Project "MODUS" (mobility and permeability through recognition and crediting) since 2020.