Synergies for research, teaching and further training:
The Bavarian Academic Forum – BayWISS is the cooperation platform for all eleven universities and 19 universities of applied sciences as well as the Hochschule für Philosophie München. Our 31 member universities use the range of expertise, profiles and ideas from Bavarian universities to solve common problems and represent common interests. We strengthen the culture of cooperation between research, teaching and further training – and the scientific location of Bavaria as a whole.
Since its founding in 2015, BayWISS has grown into a one of a kind instrument throughout Germany for institutional exchange between universities and universities of applied sciences. In expert forums and working groups we create platforms and networks for experts and achieve synergy effects benefiting the whole of Bavaria.
With our currently eleven BayWISS Joint Academic Partnerships of theExpert Forum for Consortial Doctorates we set new standards for quality-assured cooperative doctorates: Structured, transparent and predictable paths to obtain a doctorate, networking of Bavarian researchers across all types of university, non-material and financial support – this is how we strengthen and accompany outstanding graduates, especially from universities of applied sciences, on their journey towards becoming excellent researchers.
Our Expert Forum Strategy & Networking is a think tank, incubator, discussion forum and network all rolled into one: Our working groups unite the diverse expertise and experience of professors, employees and scientific managers according to subjectarea from Bavarian universities of applied sciences and jointly develop specific solutions and recommendations for Bavarian higher education policy.
The meeting of members, consisting of presidents of all Bavarian universities and universities for applies science, is the highest decision-making body of the Bavarian Academic Forum – BayWISS. A six-person steering board made up of representatives from both types of university with equal rights of representation, governs and coordinates BayWISS – supported by the management, which is also a contact partner for all members, expert forums, AGs, Joint Academic Partnerships, external partners as well as media. The currently eleven Joint Academic Partnerships are each coordinated by one (or two) scientific managers.
Susanne Kravitz
Geschäftsführerin BayWISS (in Elternzeit)
Olja Kovalenko
Assistentin der Geschäftsführung BayWISS
Telephone: +49 89 95474067
kovalenko@baywiss.de
Dr. Cordula Burtscher
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München
Verbundkolleg Infrastruktur, Bauen und Urbanisierung
Telephone: +49 89 12654290
infrastruktur-bauen-urbanisierung.vk@baywiss.de
Judith Demharter
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Verbundkolleg Mobilität und Verkehr
Mandy Fox
Universität Passau
Verbundkolleg Kommunikation und Medien
Telephone: +49 851 5092999
kommunikation-medien.vk@baywiss.de
Dr. Sabine Fütterer-Akili
University of Regensburg
Verbundkollegs Gesundheit und Economics and Business
Dr. Jens Helbig
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm
Verbundkolleg Produktionstechnik
Dr. Kristina Klitzke
University of Regensburg
Verbundkolleg Gesundheit und Verbundkolleg Economics and Business
Telephone: +49 941 9435548
gesundheit.vk@baywiss.deeconomics-business.vk@baywiss.de
Laura Rosenkranz
Universität Bayreuth
Verbundkolleg Ressourceneffizienz und Werkstoffe
Telephone: +49 092155 6635
ressourceneffizienz-werkstoffe.vk@baywiss.de
Dr. Marcel Scholz
Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
Verbundkolleg Sozialer Wandel
Telephone: +49 951 8631982
sozialer-wandel.vk@baywiss.de
Dr. Astrid Schweizer
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Verbundkolleg Energie
Telephone: +49 911 530299230
energie.vk@baywiss.de
Dr. Michaela Stegmann
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
Verbundkolleg Life Sciences und Grüne Technologien
Telephone: +49 8161 716358
life-sciences.vk@baywiss.de
Dr. Karin Streker
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Verbundkolleg Digitalisierung
Telephone: +49 931 3189695
digitalisierung.vk@baywiss.de
Sylvia Summerer
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München
Koordinatorin BayWISS-Verbundkolleg Infrastruktur, Bauen und Urbanisierung
Telephone: +49 89 12654361
infrastruktur-bauen-urbanisierung.vk@baywiss.de
Christina Wiemers
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Verbundkolleg Infrastruktur, Bauen und Urbanisierung
Telephone: +49 896004 2475
infrastruktur-bauen-urbanisierung.vk@baywiss.de
Dr. Nataliya Yadzhak
Universität Bayreuth
Verbundkolleg Ressourceneffizienz und Werkstoffe
Telephone: +49 092155 6613
ressourceneffizienz-werkstoffe.vk@baywiss.de
Stabsstelle für Rechtsfragen in der akademischen Weiterbildung
Ass. Iur. Annika Lennert
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg
Telephone: +49 152 599 52558
weiterbildungs-rechtsfragen@baywiss.de
Ass. Iur. Johanna Maier-Weber (in Elternzeit)
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg
Prof. Dr. Uta M. Feser
President
Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Vorsitzende des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Kai Fischbach
President
University of Bamberg
Stellv. Vorsitzender des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Stefan Leible
President
University of Bayreuth
Mitglied des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Müller
Vizepräsident
Technical University of Munich
Mitglied des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Gordon Thomas Rohrmair
President
Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
Mitglied des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Walter Schober
President
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Mitglied des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bartosch
President
University of Passau
Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth
President
Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Clemens Bulitta
President
Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden
Prof. Dr. Uta M. Feser
President
Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Vorsitzende des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Kai Fischbach
President
University of Bamberg
Stellv. Vorsitzender des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Gien
President
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Prof. Dr. Robert Grebner
President
Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hauke
President
Kempten University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Udo Hebel
President
University of Regensburg
Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hofmann
President
Technical University of Munich
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Hornegger
President
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Prof. Dr. Bernd Huber
President
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Prof. Dr. h.c. Heinrich Köster
President
Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Lehmann
President
Hof University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Stefan Leible
President
University of Bayreuth
Mitglied des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Martin Leitner
President
Munich University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Müller
Vizepräsident
Technical University of Munich
Mitglied des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sascha Müller-Feuerstein
President
Ansbach University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Niels Oberbeck
President
Nuremberg Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Paul Pauli
President
Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg
Prof. Dr. Thomas Popp
President
Lutheran University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg
Prof. Dr. Fritz Pörnbacher
President
Landshut University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Gordon Thomas Rohrmair
President
Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
Mitglied des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Birgit Schaufler
President
Katholische Stiftungshochschule München
Prof. Dr. Ralph Schneider
President
Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg
Prof. Dr. Walter Schober
President
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Mitglied des Lenkungsrats
Prof. Dr. Peter Sperber
President
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Dr. Eric Veulliet
President
Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Johannes Wallacher
President
Munich School of Philosophy
Founding history:
BayWISS is the result of intense negotiations between representatives of both types of university in Bavaria, with the objective of designing a new concept for enhanced, institutionalised collaboration between universities, which in particular should also further develop doctoral degrees.
There was a stringent set-up procedure: On 24 June 2015, the Minister of State Dr Ludwig Spaenle MdL (Member of the Landtag) together with Dr Sabine Doering-Manteuffel from the Universität Bayern e.V. – Bayerische Universitätenkonferenz and Dr Walter Schober from Hochschule Bayern e.V. presented BayWISS to the Committee for Science and Art in the Bavarian Parliament. On 19 October 2015, the presidents of 30 universities in the Free State of Bavaria signed the cooperation agreement that is fundamental for BayWISS. (See above at downloads). BayWISS was launched on 1 January 2016 and in February 2016 the first annual colloquium took place at the TU München. The BayWISS division as well as the first Joint Academic Partnership were gradually established.
Our partners
As a cooperation platform comprising 31 Bavarian universities, we need strong partners beyond our own network.
Both university associations
Both university associations Universität Bayern e.V. and Hochschule Bayern e.V. assisted in the emergence of and continue to be loyal companions, partners and supporters of BayWISS.
Wertebündnis Bayern
Since 2019, BayWISS has been a proud member of Wertebündnis Bayern (Bavarian Alliance of Values).
UniWiND (the University Association for Qualifying Early Career Scientific Researchers in Germany)
The Universitätsverband zur Qualifizierung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses in Deutschland (UniWiND) (The University Association for Qualifying Early Career Scientific Researchers in Germany) is a network currently comprising 73 members, who have made the promotion of young talent a key mission of their higher education institutions. UniWiND is committed to optimising the training conditions of doctoral candidates and young researchers at the start of the post-doctoral phase, so as to afford them the best possible opportunities for future careers within and outside the university sector. BayWISS is an associated member of UniWIND.
Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art
The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art is not only a funding body for BayWISS, but also an important partner for innovations in Bavarian higher education policy.
The Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt)
The Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) is an institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It contributes to a better understanding of the developments and challenges presented by digital transformation. In doing so, it provides the foundations for shaping society’s digital future in a responsible manner, geared towards the public good. The bidt supports internationally outstanding interdisciplinary research and, as a think tank, provides evidence based advice to political, industrial and commercial decision-makers. For this Institute, research is based on dialogue between science, politics, economy and society.