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New term of office: Professor Ulrike Tippe re-elected as President of Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau

At today's meeting of the Senate on 26 June 2023, Professor Ulrike Tippe was re-elected President of Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau (TH Wildau). Her second term of office begins on 1 December 2023.

"I would like to thank the members of the Senate for their trust and accept the election. I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead our university for another six years. We have achieved a great deal together in the past term of office and had to face crises with the coronavirus pandemic, Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine and the resulting consequences, which certainly no one could have foreseen in this accumulation and to this extent. And I think we have managed this very well together. But there are further challenges ahead that we need to prepare for. That is why we launched the 2030 strategy process last year, which will take some time yet and which - I am firmly convinced - will make us fit for the future. And last but not least, the upcoming negotiations for the university contract, which will come into force in 2024, will keep us very busy in the coming weeks and months," says Professor Ulrike Tippe, reflecting on her re-election on 26 June 2023 in the Hofsaal at TH Wildau.

The successful re-election was preceded by a presentation open to the university public on 30 May, in which Professor Ulrike Tippe also addressed the Strategy Process 2030 in particular: "The aim of the entire process and the associated workshops is to sharpen the profile of our university for the future. Always with the aim of shaping a future worth living together in mind," she summarised.

Career

After completing her degree and doctorate in mathematics at the Free University of Berlin, Professor Ulrike Tippe initially worked as a freelance consultant and lecturer. In 2000, she became a visiting professor at the TH Wildau, in 2004 professor for "Applied Mathematics and E-Business/E-Learning", in 2011 Vice President of the TH Wildau for Studies, Teaching and Quality Management. In her free time, she enjoys mountaineering, skiing and music, especially the flute and piano.

On 1 December 2021, she was elected Vice President for Digitalisation and Academic Continuing Education within the German Rectors' Conference (HRK). From 2020 to 2021, she chaired the BLHP (Brandenburg State Conference of University Presidents, then: BLRK: Brandenburg State Rectors' Conference).

She is also a member of various associations and organisations, including

since 2020:

• Chairwoman of the Steering Council of the Centre for Digital Transformation Brandenburg (ZDT)

since 2019:

• Member of the board of the Federal Association of Dual Studies
• Member of the Supervisory Board of the Brandenburg Economic Development Corporation (WFBB)
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fraunhofer IAP

since 2018:

• Member of the Advisory Board of the Mittelstands 4.0 Competence Centre for the IT Industry
• Member of the Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC) of the DEUTSCHES ELEKTRONEN-SYNCHROTRON DESY

Her voluntary work includes deputy chairwoman of the Hochschulbund Distance Learning (HDL), chairwoman of the advisory board of the "Duales Studium Brandenburg" agency, member of the board of trustees of the Technologiestiftung Brandenburg and board member of the "Studienqualität Brandenburg (sqb)" network.

Contact persons External Communication TH Wildau:

Mike Lange / Mareike Rammelt
TH Wildau
Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau
Phone +49 (0)3375 508 211 / -669
E-mail: presse@th-wildau.de

Caption: Professor Ulrike Tippe was re-elected President of Wildau University of Applied Sciences on 26 June 2023. Her second term of office begins on 1 December 2023.

Picture: Sebastian Stoye