Leadership
Prof. Yüksel Pögün-Zander, PhD.
President
Yüksel Pöğün-Zander was born in Izmir. She started her undergraduate training at the Catholic University of America (Washington D.C.) in 1992 and completed her studies at the Istanbul Technical University in 1997. She received her Master's and PhD degrees at the Izmir Institute of Technology, where she worked as a research and teaching assistant. Some of her research interests include the intercultural exchange in the history of architecture and design with a focus on Germany and Turkey, and exhibition and fair design. She has worked as a freelance architect in Istanbul, Izmir, and Berlin and as the coordinator of the Architecture and Interior Design Programmes of Bahcesehir University's Berlin Campus.
E-Mail: pogun-zander@berlin-international.de
Klaus Büchel, RA
Chancellor
Klaus Büchel was born in Düsseldorf and studied law at the Freie Universität Berlin. He is a certified lawyer and has been working as a lawyer specializing in employment law since 1995. Since 2013, he has worked as Head of the Examination Office and Chancellor at several universities in Berlin. Klaus Büchel has been Chancellor of the university since December 2024.
E-Mail: buechel@berlin-international.de
Prof. Dr. Peter Mantel
Vice President
Peter Mantel earned his academic degrees from the Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University Berlin, and other Universities (Bologna, Rotterdam, Hamburg). He was a research assistant at the Free University of Berlin, a project coordinator at the University of Rostock, and a professor of business administration at the International Trade Academy and the School of Business, Technology, and Culture (HWTK). At HWTK, he held the positions of vice president (2013-17) and acting president (2016/17). Peter Mantel worked for a literary agency and was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. His main research interests are Economic Analysis of Law, Digital Transformation, Business History, and SME research.
E-Mail: mantel@berlin-international.de
Dr. Fabian Eggers
Executive Assistant to the Presidency
Fabian Eggers has a background in literary and cultural studies. He holds a BA in German philology as well as an MA in North American Studies from Freie Universität Berlin and completed his Ph.D. at the Graduate School of North American Studies at Freie Universität Berlin in 2023. He studied in Brussels and Bloomington, Indiana, and completed his Ph.D. research at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He worked in Public Relations, was an assistant at Friedrich-Schlegel-Graduiertenschule, and chaired the student workers’ council at Freie Universität. At Berlin International, Fabian is in charge of Quality Management and closely works with the president’s office.
E-Mail: eggers@berlin-international.de
Esra Altuntabak, LL.M.
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor's Office
At Berlin International University of Applied Sciences, Esra assists the Chancellor in all administrative, financial, and logistical matters. She also acts as a contact person for staff, teachers, and students.
E-Mail: altuntabak@berlin-international.de
Veronika Stolarenko
Assistant to the Presidency
Veronika Stolarenko joined our team shortly after graduating from high school in Charlottenburg/Wilmersdorf, with Philosophy and German as her main subjects. While Veronika went to school, she worked as a secretary and assistant in a patisserie. In her free time, she also has been volunteering at the scouts and is an active member of a climbing group, with whom she enjoys climbing trips to Sächsische Schweiz and the Harz. She can speak German, English, and Russian fluently.