We make research possible

Competent advice, strategic foresight and administrative strength. We support you from the initial idea to the transfer.

Strategic Management & Rectorate

Photo: Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Sophia Keil
Prorektorin Forschung, Transfer und Internationalisierung
Prof. Dr. rer. pol.
Sophia Keil
Rectorate
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 1.51.3
1st floor
+49 3583 612-3010

Office of the Vice-Rectorate Research, Transfer and International Affairs

Photo: Heike Pietschmann
Sekretariat Prorektoren
Heike Pietschmann
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 1.51.2
1st floor
+49 3583 612-3012

Service and advice

Research management/transfer

  • Research communication
  • Coordination of cooperation with external partners
  • Knowledge and technology transfer
  • Establishing and developing collaborations
  • Initiating and supporting interdisciplinary research and transfer projects
M.A.
Fränzi Straßberger
Rectorate/research staff unit
02763 Zittau
Th.-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 1.64
1st floor
+49 3583 612-4248
Rectorate/research staff unit
02826 Görlitz
Parkstrasse 2
Building G VII, Room 315
2nd upper floor
+49 3581 374-4248

Research funding/EU and ESF officer

  • Information and advice on funding opportunities for research and transfer projects
  • Application and project support
    • Initiating, developing and applying for cooperation projects
    • Supporting applications for national and international funding
    • Project management for projects funded by the state parliament
    • Internal application evaluation and prioritization
  • Development and implementation of instruments for internal research funding
  • Securing and utilizing rights
  • Support for the FSP
Photo: Biophysicist Lutz Haberland
Biophysicist
Lutz Haberland
Rectorate / Research Unit
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z l, Room 1.63
1st floor
+49 3583 612-4682

Project management

  • Public projects: Support with financing parts of the application, call for funds, preparation of proof of use and support with external audits (federal, state, EU, DFG).
  • Commercial projects: Review of calculations, accounting and monitoring of project accounts and budgets.
Dr.-Ing.
Lothar Kahnt
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 2.01.5
2nd upper floor
+49 3583 612-4448

Management of our research institutes

Institute for Health, Ageing, Work and Technology (GAT)

Direktor
Prof. Dr.
Andreas Hoff
GAT - Institute for Health, Aging, Work and Technology
02826 Görlitz
Parkstrasse 2
Building G VII, Room
+49 3581 374-4244

Institute for Transformation, Housing and Social Spatial Development (TRAWOS)

Photo: Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Raj Kollmorgen
Stellvertretender Direktor
Prof. Dr. phil. habil.
Raj Kollmorgen
Faculty of Social Sciences
02826 Görlitz
Furtstrasse 2
Building G I, Room 2.17
2nd upper floor
+49 3581 374-4259

Institute of Process Engineering, Process Automation and Metrology (IPM)

Photo: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Tobias Zschunke
Direktor
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.
Tobias Zschunke
Institute of Process Engineering, Process Automation and Metrology
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 8
Building Z IVc, Room C1.01
Upper floor
+49 3583 612-4843

Zittau Institute for Process Development, Circular Economy, Surface Technology, Natural Materials Research (ZIRKON)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Friedrich
Institutsdirektor
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Jens Friedrich
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
02763 Zittau
Schwenninger Weg 1
Building Z VII, Room 131
1st floor
+493583 612-4885

Speaker of our research focus areas

Research focus on energy and the environment

Photo: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Tobias Zschunke
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.
Tobias Zschunke
Institute of Process Engineering, Process Automation and Metrology
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 8
Building Z IVc, Room C1.01
Upper floor
+49 3583 612-4843

Research focus on transformation processes in business and society

Photo: Dr. phil. habil. Maik Hosang
Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Maik Hosang
Maik Hosang
Faculty of Managerial and Cultural Studies
02826 Görlitz
Furtstrasse 3
Building G IV, Room 2.13
2nd upper floor
+49 3581 374-4246

Research focus Materials - Structure - Surfaces

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Friedrich
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Jens Friedrich
Zittau Institute for Process Development, Circular Economy, Surface Technology, Natural Materials Research
02763 Zittau
F-Schneider Str. 26
Building Z IX, Room 112
Upper floor
+49 3583 612-4885