Appointment of Dr. E. Herlyn as Professor and Freelance Associate at FAW/n
Professorship Appointment during the “WissensNacht Ruhr”: Teaching Sustainability
Essen, May 22, 2014. The FOM University of Applied Sciences has appointed a new Professor of Sustainability: 41-year-old Dr. rer. pol. Estelle Herlyn. The certificate will be presented during the WissensNacht Ruhr (Knowledge Night Ruhr) on October 2 in Essen – a fitting setting for the occasion. The university will participate in the event with a comprehensive program, and the newly appointed professor will contribute directly to the lecture block “Sustainability and Climate” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
“Since 2010, FOM University has been working within a rectorate project to consolidate all its sustainability initiatives and to develop an overarching strategy that defines specific areas of action for management education,” explains Prof. Dr. Stefan Heinemann. “This began with the implementation of an evaluation tool and continued with the establishment of a dedicated research institute – the Competence Center for Corporate Social Responsibility”. According to FOM’s Sustainability Officer, the creation of an additional professorship focusing on this area was therefore the next logical step.
Dr. Estelle Herlyn studierte Wirtschaftsmathematik an der TU Dortmund und arbeitete zunächst mehrere Jahre in einer Unternehmensberatung sowie verschiedenen internationalen Unternehmen. Schwerpunkte waren dabei Supply Chain Management, SAP und Projektmanagement. 2012 absolvierte sie an der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der RWTH Aachen eine Promotion zu Fragen einer balancierten Einkommensverteilung als entscheidendem Aspekt der sozialen Dimension der Nachhaltigkeit. Es folgten eine Tätigkeit als Lehrbeauftragte am FOM Hochschulzentrum Aachen sowie eine bis heute bestehende freiberufliche Mitarbeit am FAW/n, einem Institut, das sich Fragen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung in weltweiter Perspektive widmet. Sie ist außerdem Vorstandsmitglied des Forums Ökologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft (FÖS). Die gemeinnützige FOM Hochschule gehört zur Stiftung BildungsCentrum der Wirtschaft (BCW) in Essen. Aktuell zählt die Hochschule in über 30 Städten in Deutschland mehr als 26.000 Studierende. Das Besondere: Sie absolvieren die staatlich anerkannten und akkreditierten Bachelor- und Masterstudiengänge berufsbegleitend parallel zu Job oder Ausbildung. Dr. Estelle Herlyn studied business mathematics at TU Dortmund and initially worked for several years in management consulting and various international companies, focusing on supply chain management, SAP, and project management. In 2012, she completed her PhD at the Faculty of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University, researching balanced income distribution as a key element of the social dimension of sustainability. She subsequently taught as a lecturer at the FOM University Center in Aachen and continues to collaborate as a freelance associate with FAW/n – an institute dedicated to issues of sustainable development from a global perspective. She is also a board member of the Forum Ökologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft (FÖS), a non-profit organization promoting the ecological-social market economy. The non-profit FOM University is part of the BildungsCentrum der Wirtschaft (BCW) Foundation in Essen. Today, the university serves over 26,000 students across more than 30 cities in Germany. What makes it unique is its study model: all state-recognized and accredited Bachelor’s and Master’s programs are pursued part-time alongside professional employment or vocational training.
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Image source: © Prof. Dr. Estelle Herlyn
