New Professor in Real Estate Management with International Expertise

2021-04-16

Prof. Sven Schmedes at the Professorship Appointment — Prof. Dr. Sven Schmedes

For the summer semester, bbw University of Applied Sciences welcomes Prof. Dr. Sven Schmedes as a new professor for real estate management and fundamentals of construction engineering.

Prof. Dr. Schmedes is a trained architect and expert in international project management, especially for the Indian real estate market and sports facility construction. After working as a branch manager for gmp International in Dubai and then as a partner for Foster + Partners in London and India, Schmedes founded "German Project Management India" in Mumbai in 2009. The office is responsible for project management for both German and Indian clients.

He completed part-time doctoral studies at Cardiff University's Welsh School of Architecture in 2015, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. During his studies, he was awarded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Postgraduate Fellowship. Schmedes' doctoral research examined ways to maximize the sustainability of the Olympic Games for urban development.

In the field of teaching, Prof. Schmedes previously worked as a professor at a university in Hamburg before he was drawn to the metropolis of Berlin. Through his many years of professional experience, research activities and teaching activities, Prof. Schmedes can draw on an international network of experts and entrepreneurs in the construction and real estate industry and will also bring this into his teaching activities at the bbw University of Applied Sciences.

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