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Prof Dr Daniel Kleber
Field of Expertise: Corporate Business Management, Innovation Management, Digital Business Model Innovations, Strategic Management, Project Management and Design Thinking
Campus: Campus Dubai
Office Hours: By Appointment
With 12 years of international industry and professional experience, Prof Dr Daniel Kleber is a lecturer in Corporate Management at the University of Europe, Dubai Campus. Before joining UE, Prof Dr Kleber served as a University Professor and Programme Director in International Management and Economics at the Austrian MODUL University Dubai, where he was honoured with the prestigious UAE Golden Visa. Additionally, he was appointed as University Associate Professor in International Business and Innovation Management and served as Director of Research and Innovation at the CAA-accredited Jumeirah Emirates University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Prof Dr Kleber completed his doctoral studies in Business and Management Sciences (specialising in Innovation Management) through a European-accredited Joint Doctoral Programme involving universities in Germany, Latvia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. During his PhD research, he focused on concepts of Value Co-Creation and Value Innovation to enhance Value Propositions and Business Performance. In 2024, Prof Dr Kleber obtained PhD equivalency from the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research of the UAE – CAA.
In addition, Prof Dr Kleber holds three German FIBAA-accredited master's degrees in business management, namely in International Business and Entrepreneurship, Financial Services Management, and Information Management. He also holds a bachelor's degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management and a German diploma in Hoteleconomics.
Prof Dr Daniel Kleber brings a wealth of creative and state-of-the-art ideas across various business management disciplines. His extensive teaching portfolio includes MBA programmes specialising in diverse fields, as well as courses in Design Thinking, Experience Design Management, and Innovation Management. He also teaches General Management-based MBA programmes and business management and information management courses in university study programmes.
Prof Dr Kleber completed his doctoral studies in Business and Management Sciences (specialising in Innovation Management) through a European-accredited Joint Doctoral Programme involving universities in Germany, Latvia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. During his PhD research, he focused on concepts of Value Co-Creation and Value Innovation to enhance Value Propositions and Business Performance. In 2024, Prof Dr Kleber obtained PhD equivalency from the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research of the UAE – CAA.
In addition, Prof Dr Kleber holds three German FIBAA-accredited master's degrees in business management, namely in International Business and Entrepreneurship, Financial Services Management, and Information Management. He also holds a bachelor's degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management and a German diploma in Hoteleconomics.
Prof Dr Daniel Kleber brings a wealth of creative and state-of-the-art ideas across various business management disciplines. His extensive teaching portfolio includes MBA programmes specialising in diverse fields, as well as courses in Design Thinking, Experience Design Management, and Innovation Management. He also teaches General Management-based MBA programmes and business management and information management courses in university study programmes.
- 10.2024 – today: Lecturer of Corporate Management at University of Europe, Campus Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 09.2019 – today: Commissioner – International University Evaluation Committee Appointed as IUEC member by the Ministry of Education for the evaluation of universities within the European Union (EU)
- 09.2022 – 09.2024: Assoc. Professor Int. Business and Innovation Management and Director of Innovation and Research at The Jumeirah Emirates University – CAA accredited Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 02.2020 – 09.2022: Program Director International Management and Economics at MODUL University. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 09.2018 – 09.2022: University Professor of Business, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at MODUL University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 06.2016 – 08.2018: Project Manager Fa. Conequity UG, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Key project: Palatium Real Estate AG
- 01.2016 – 07.2016: Research Associate Internationalisation Strategies. Faculty: Newcastle Business School Northumbria University, Newcastle, United. Kingom (awarded as “The Best UK Business School of the Year 2015” by the “Time Magazine”)
- 08.2013 – 08.2018: Senior Lecturer & Researcher International Business and Management. Faculty: Business Administration. University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 08.2013 – 08.2018: Acting Managing Director, Student Business Consulting e.V., Zweibrücken, Germany
- 08.2013 – 12.2015: Project Manager, Fa. Conequity UG, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Key project: Dimusica GmbH
- 02.2013 – 07.2013: Project Management – Sales & Consulting, Bid Center Switzerland, SAP (Schweiz) AG, Regensdorf, Switzerland
- 08.2012 – 02.2013: Lecturer & Research Associate, International Management and Marketing, Faculty: Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 09.2012 – 02.2013: Head of Marketing, SBC – Student Business Consulting e.V., Zweibrücken, Germany
- 09.2008 – 09.2009: Management Assistant, F&B Controlling, Front Office and Accounting, Steigenberger Hotels AG, Stuttgart, German
- 2015 – 2018: Doctor of Management Sciences (Dr. sc. administr.) in Business and Management European Joint Doctoral Programme, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, RISEBA University, Stockholm School of Economics, European State Accreditation
- 2016: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in International Business and Management – Research Semester at Northumbria University, United Kingdom. Faculty: Newcastle Business School International AACSB Accreditation and awarded as “The Best UK Business School of the Year 2015” by the “Time Magazine”
- 2015-2017: Master of Arts (M.A.) in Financial Services Management, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 2013-2015: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Information Management, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 2011-2013: Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Business and Entrepreneurship, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany