Rector
The HTW Dresden is a dynamic, regionally anchored university, which is very well networked nationally and internationally. Our courses of study are characterised by a close proximity to practice. Our goal is to train people who will actively shape and positively influence our future.
Rector
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Gestring
The Rectorate manages the university. The Rector is the Chairman of the Rectorate and determines its guidelines. He represents the university externally and implements the resolutions of the central bodies in accordance with the Saxon Higher Education Act. He maintains order at the university and exercises domiciliary rights.
Vita
Professor Ingo Gestring has more than 20 years of leadership experience in university management and business. He worked for several years in leading positions in the automotive industry, most recently as Head of Production and Logistics at Volkswagen's Transparent Factory in Dresden. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Hanover until 1998, where he completed his doctorate in 2002. In 2009, the engineer was appointed Professor of Materials Management and Production Logistics at HTWD. From 2015 to 2021, he was Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics. In 2022 and 2024, he received the HTWD's prize for good teaching. Ingo Gestring is very well networked both in Saxony and Germany as well as internationally.
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