Prof. Dr.Norbert Grünwald Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences
Technology, Business and Design PF 1210
23952 Wismar
Tel: ++49 3841 758 2290
Mobil: ++49 151 24117060
e-mail: norbert.gruenwald@hs-wismar.de
n.gruenwald@web.de

Education, Profession:
Sept.60 – July 68 Polytechnical School in Rostock Sept.68 – July 72 Gymnasium in Rostock (Abitur) Okt. 72 – Mai 74 Military service
Sept.74 – July 79 Study, University of Rostock, Mathematics
Since Sept. 75 individual study program: Discrete Mathematics Sept.-Dec.77 study abroad: Debrecen, Hungary
July 1979, “Diplom” in Mathematics (equivalent to a Master degree) Sept.79 – Aug.84 Scientific assistant at University of Rostock, Department of
Mathematics (PhD study)
June 1984 doctorate PhD, Discrete Mathematics
Sept.84 – Aug.86 Scientific staff at Deutsche Seereederei Rostock (German sea shipping line)
Sept.86 – Sept.91 Scientific assistant at Hochschule für Seefahrt Warnemünde/Wustrow (Maritime University), Institute for Mathematics
Oct. 91 – Sept.92 Sientific assistant at University of Rostock, Department of Mathematics
09/2021
Oct.92 on Professor for Mathematics and Operations Research at Hochschule Wismar (Wismar University), Department of Mechanical Engineering / Process and Environmental Engineering
Oct.94 – Sept.98 Vice-Dean, Mechanical Engineering / Process and Environmental Engineering
Oct.98 – Aug.02 Dean, Mechanical Engineering / Process and Environmental Engineering
Sept.02 – Jan.14 Rector, Hochschule Wismar – University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design
June11 on Director Robert-Schmidt-Institute, Faculty of Engineering, Hochschule Wismar
Membership/Present and Past Position
– Hochschule Wismar – University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design Rector (2002-2014)
– UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education (UICEE), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (1997-2008)
– UNESCO Centre for Engineering Education (UICEE), Monash University, Australia
– Member of the Academic Advisory Committee (2003-2008)
– International Liaison Group for Engineering Education, (ILGEE), Australia
– Deputy Chairman (1997-2008)
– UICEE – European Headquarters, Hochschule Wismar – University of Technology, Business and Design, Germany
– Chairman (2004-2006)
– Gottlob-Frege Centre – UICEE Satellite Centre for Engineering Science and Design, Hochschule Wismar-University of Technology, Business and Design (since 2000)
– ECEBE – European Centre for Engineering and Business Education (terminated 2011) Hochschule Wismar – University of Technology, Business and Design, Germany Director (since 2007-2011)
– Robert-Schmidt-Institute, Hochschule Wismar (following ECEBE)
Director (since 2011)
– Guestprofessor at Shenyang Jianzhu University, China (2012-2015)
– Technologie- und Gewerbezentrum (Technology and Commercial Centre)e.V. Schwerin/Wismar, Germany
Vice-Director of the Executive Committee (since 2004)
– Technisches Landesmuseum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Member of the Executive Committee (since 2003-2013)
– Nordmetall Stiftung (foundation of the metalworking industry in northern Germany Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2003)
– Kuratorium Gesundheitswirtschaft (health business) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Member of the Board of Trustees (2007-2016)
– Advisory Council of the University of Applied Sciences, Saarland

Member (since 2008)
Chairman (since 2013)
– Gründerflair e.V. (Network of Entrepreneurship Activities in Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania)
Chairman of the Board (2009-2014)
– Technologie- und Innovationskreis Wirtschaft/Wissenschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
09/2021

Member (2010-2014)
– Mathematikolympiaden e.V (Society of German Mathematical Olympiad)
Member (since 1989)
– Member of the Jury, Chairman/Vice-Chairman of the Mathematical Task Commission
(1995-2016)
– Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung (German Mathematical Society, DMV) Ssupervisory Board Chairman of the Soccer Club „FC Anker Wismar“
(since 1991)
(2011-2021)

Accreditation
– Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (ASIIN), Germany
– Member of Accreditation Commission (1999-2008)
– Representative in Technical Commission 1
(Mechanical engineering/Process engineering) (1999-2008)
– Member of about 30 Audit teams for engineering programmes in Germany
(since 2000)
– Chairman of the certification committee (Zertifizierungsausschusses) of ASIIN
2011-2019
– Chairman of the certification commission (Zertifizierungskommission) of ASIIN
(since 2019)
– Member of 5 Audit teams for the institutional accreditation (since 2014)
– Foreign evaluator for the University of “Eftimie Murgu” Resita, and “Universitatea Spiru Haret din Bucuresti”, Bucarest, Romania (2015, 2018)
– ENAEE
– Member of the EUR-ACE observers team in Galway, Ireland (Engineers Ireland)
(2014)
– Member of the EUR-ACE observer team in Dublin, Ireland, in Samara, Russia, and in Tomsk, Russia, (2008)
– Nomination as Chairman of the Faculty Audit Panel to audit the Faculty of Science and Engineering of the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand (2004)
09/2021

Major Projects in last years :
– TEMPUS Project-leader, ECDEEAST: Engineering Curricula Design aligned with EQF and EUR-ACE Standards, for 3 Russian universities (TPU (Tomsk), BMSTU (Moskau), SPbSPU (StPetersburg)), 2010 – 2013
– EDU-Link Project-leader, Programme on Energy Efficiency in Southern Africa / PEESA, Partner: German and 4 Southern African universities (PoN (Namibia) and CPUT, VUT, TUT (South Africa)) aligned with EQF and EUR-ACE Standards, 2013 -2016
– DAAD Project, University-Business-Partnerships, Student Research and Development Teams (SR&DT) at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, 2013 -2016
– BMBF Project PEESA II, Programme on Energy Efficiency in Southern Africa / PEESA, Partner: German and 4 Southern African universities (PoN (Namibia) and CPUT, VUT, TUT (South Africa)), 1/2017 -1/2018
– ERASMUS+ Project, Personalised Engineering Education in Southern Africa / PEESA III, Partner universities from Germany, Poland, Romania and 4 partner universities from South Africa, 2017 – 2020
Publications and Editorial (in Engineering Education)
– Over 150 papers in international and national professional journals
– Over 20 Plenary addresses/Keynote speaker at international conferences
– Associate Editor, Global Journal of Engineering Education, Melbourne, UICEE, Australia (1999-2008)
– Guest Editor, Global Journal of Engineering Education, annual special edition in German language, Melbourne, UICEE, Australia (2000-2007)
– Associate Editor, World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, Melbourne, UICEE, Australia (2002-2008)
– Publication Committee, International Journal of Technology and Engineering Education,
National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan (since 2004)
– Member of International Programming Council of the TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (since 2015)
– Editor of “Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering & Business Education” series (since 2008)

Knowledge of foreign Languages
– English, negotiable communication (speaking and writing)
– Russian, basic communication (speaking)