Our MBA Program is taught by a combination of fulltime resident university lecturers and visiting lecturers.

The main purpose of our MBA is to offer a practical approach that comes as close to reality as possible. Therefore, over 60% of our faculty consists of consultants and experts, who are active in every one of the subjects that are part of the program.

 

Prof. Dr. Utz Dornberger (University of Leipzig, Director of SEPT)

Prof. Dornberger is the Director of the SEPT Program and has a Professorship in development economics. His academic and professional focus is especially on innovation in SMEs, innovation policy, entrepreneurship promotion and internationalization processes.

Prof. Dr. Robert Kappel (GIGA Hamburg)

Prof. Kappel is the Head of the German Institute of Global and Area-Studies (based in Hamburg) and has vast international experience in the field of development economics. He teaches in the field of value chain, particularly discussing the questions of  upgrading and integration in global value chains.

Prof. Dr. Helge Löbler (Chair for Marketing at the University of Leipzig)

Prof. Löbler is the Head of the Chair for Marketing of the University of Leipzig and is an expert in marketing topics and entrepreneurship promotion. He is responsible for the marketing module inside the MBA program.

Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Walter (Private consultant)

Prof. Walter has extensive experience in the field of development cooperation and economic integration. He has been a Guest Professor in several countries in Africa and the Middle-East. At SEPT, he teaches in the field of financial markets and microcredit.

Dr. Noor Un Nabi Mohamed (Senior Researcher, University of Leipzig)

Mr. Nabi's research interests include internationalization of the firms and global value chain. He conducts lectures on 'globalization and the SMEs' and 'internationalization of the SMEs'. He supports the students in the development of the research projects and completion of the masters theses.

Dr. Ute Rietdorf (Senior Researcher, University of Leipzig)

Dr. Rietdorf is in charge of the modules regarding institutional economics, social capital, knowledge management and methodology. She is also a student research project supervisor for the students' third term. 

Frank Wältring (Consultant, Mesopartner)

Mr. Waeltring is an economist and expert in local economic development. He worked in a large number of SME promotion projects around the world. At SEPT, he teaches management tools for the promotion of local economic development. 

Uwe Becher (Consultant, Conoscope GmbH)

Mr. Becher has a major in business administration from the Technical University of Dresden and has extensive experience as a consultant to German firms in questions of internationalization and with foreign firms in the field of technology transfer and in the development of successful marketing concepts. He teaches in the modules international marketing in SMEs and business finance.

Dr. Uwe Ebeling (Private consultant)

Dr. Ebeling worked for more than 30 years in the German Development Cooperation as an expert for vocational training and competence development in SMEs. At SEPT, he teaches in the field of human resources in SMEs, especially in the concepts and theories regarding the development of competencies inside small businesses.

Gabi Struck (Private consultant)

Mrs. Struck has a long trajectory in the field of international cooperation, especially in different projects in Africa and South America. She teaches the course of project management, which she developed based on her own experiences in projects of international cooperation and SME promotion in emerging countries.  

Dr. Susanna Adam (Private consultant)

Dr. Adam worked for more than 30 year in the German Development Cooperation as an expert for vocational training and competence development in SMEs. She is an expert in methods for data collection in social science research and assists students in the development of their questionnaires and research concepts.

Dr. Kay Alwert (Consultant, alwert GmbH)

Dr. Alwert is owner and general manager of alwert GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin. He concentrates mainly on the development and implementation of strategic management, knowledge management, intellectual capital management and reporting solutions for corporate groups as well as for SME.

Martin Strobel (Malik Management)

Mr. Strobel currently works as a Project Manager at Malik Management in St. Gallen, Switzerland. His works focuses on Management Education and Consulting mainly in the financial sector in the area of Management Systems, Strategy and Organizational Development, HR and Change Management As project manager, he managed international projects in the Palestinian Territories, India and Nigeria. Martin Strobel holds a Master Degree in Business Administration as well as the German Cooperative Certification of Bank Management

Robby Leister (Consultant)

Mr. Leister has a major in business administration and actually works as a trainer and consultant in the fields of entrepreneurship promotion. He teaches in the module financial planning and assists students who want to start-up their own businesses.

Yolna Grimm (Consultant)

Mr. Grimm has a major in business administration and actually works as a trainer and senior consultant in the fields of marketing and entrepreneurship promotion. He teaches in the modules entrepreneurship management, management of innovative services, marketing and assists student who want to start-up their own businesses. 

J. Alfredo Suvelza (Research Assistant, University of Leipzig)

Mr. Suvelza's main research interests include innovation management, social capital and internationalization of SMEs. He runs the business simulations, holds other lessons in related modules and leads the trainings on presentation techniques. He also supports students in the development of business plans, essays, research concepts and master theses.

STAFF

Monika Große  

Mrs. Große is the Secretary of the SEPT Program and of the Institute of African Studies. She is in charge of the administrative procedures inside the University and supports the SEPT team in this field.

Christian Hauke 

Mr. Hauke is in charge of the contact with potential students and he is also the contact person for academic issues and formalities for the MBA Program in Leipzig and Hanoi.