The exam is the proverbial carrot for some students
Christina Carlsen has been a professor in Faculty 3, HTW Berlin Business School, since 2023. In this interview, she gives insights into the process of moving from the private sector to the university, and describes how she organises her teaching.
From student founder to Professor of Business Administration
Fares Getzin is Professor of Internal Accounting and Controlling. Freedom and personal responsibility at work are values that are important to him. His professorship at HTW Berlin allows him to put this into practice and communicate it in his teaching and research.
A research semester inspires university teaching
Jona Piehl is a professor in the Communication Design degree programme. In her research semester, she will be focusing on the subject of exhibition graphics. In this interview, she explains the importance of researching the topic and how she is using this period of freedom from teaching commitments.
“I wanted to combine work and family life”
Steffen Borchers-Tigasson is a professor in the Electrical Engineering degree programme. He accepted the appointment at HTW Berlin in order to combine family and career more effectively. In this interview, he talks about his career path and why it is a privilege to interact with young people.
Teaching and research - the ideal combination
Christina Kratsch is a professor in the Computational Science and Engineering degree programme. In this interview, she explains why she turned her back on the private sector, accepted the appointment at the university and has not regretted her decision for a second.
The application was intended as a trial run
Payam Akbar is Professor of Business Communication at HTW Berlin. In this interview, he explains his appointment procedure and how he experienced his introduction to teaching at the university.