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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 currently holds a full professorship in Corporate Management at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Campus Dubai.
Before joining UE, Prof. Dr. Kleber was appointed as 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. In addition, he served as University Associate Professor in International Business and Innovation Management and 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 (majoring in Innovation Management) within a European-accredited Joint Doctoral Programme spanning universities in Germany, Latvia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. His doctoral research focused on concepts of Value Co-Creation and Value Innovation to enhance Value Propositions and Business Performance. In 2024, Prof. Dr. Kleber was awarded his PhD Equivalency by the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research of the UAE – CAA.
Additionally, Prof. Dr. Kleber holds three German FIBAA-accredited Master’s degrees in Business Management, specifically in International Business and Entrepreneurship, Financial Services Management, and Information Management, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management and a German diploma in Hotel Economics.
Prof. Dr. Daniel Kleber brings a diverse range of creative and cutting-edge ideas across multiple business management disciplines. His broad teaching portfolio spans from MBA programmes with various specialisations, to modules in Design Thinking, Experience Design Management, Innovation Management, and General Management-based MBA programmes, through to Business Management and Information Management-related university study programmes.
Before joining UE, Prof. Dr. Kleber was appointed as 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. In addition, he served as University Associate Professor in International Business and Innovation Management and 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 (majoring in Innovation Management) within a European-accredited Joint Doctoral Programme spanning universities in Germany, Latvia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. His doctoral research focused on concepts of Value Co-Creation and Value Innovation to enhance Value Propositions and Business Performance. In 2024, Prof. Dr. Kleber was awarded his PhD Equivalency by the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research of the UAE – CAA.
Additionally, Prof. Dr. Kleber holds three German FIBAA-accredited Master’s degrees in Business Management, specifically in International Business and Entrepreneurship, Financial Services Management, and Information Management, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management and a German diploma in Hotel Economics.
Prof. Dr. Daniel Kleber brings a diverse range of creative and cutting-edge ideas across multiple business management disciplines. His broad teaching portfolio spans from MBA programmes with various specialisations, to modules in Design Thinking, Experience Design Management, Innovation Management, and General Management-based MBA programmes, through to Business Management and Information Management-related university study programmes.
- 10/2024 – Present: Professor of Corporate Management at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Campus Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 09/2019 – Present: Commissioner – International University Evaluation Committee (IUEC)
Appointed by the Ministry of Education for the evaluation of universities within the European Union (EU) - 09/2022 – 09/2024: Associate Professor of International Business and Innovation Management & Director of Innovation and Research at The Jumeirah Emirates University (CAA-accredited), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 02/2020 – 09/2022: Programme 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, Conequity UG, Kaiserslautern, Germany | Key project: Palatium Real Estate AG
- 01/2016 – 07/2016: Research Associate – Internationalisation Strategies, Faculty of Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
(Awarded “The Best UK Business School of the Year 2015” by The Times Magazine) - 08/2013 – 08/2018: Senior Lecturer & Researcher in International Business and Management, Faculty of 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, Conequity UG, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Key project: Dimusica GmbH - 02/2013 – 07/2013: Project Management – Sales & Consulting, Bid Center Switzerland, SAP (Switzerland) AG, Regensdorf, Switzerland
- 08/2012 – 02/2013: Lecturer & Research Associate – International Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 09/2012 – 02/2013: Head of Marketing, Student Business Consulting e.V., Zweibrücken, Germany
- 09/2008 – 09/2009: Management Assistant (F&B Controlling, Front Office and Accounting), Steigenberger Hotels AG, Stuttgart, Germany
- 2015 – 2018: Doctor of Management Sciences (Dr. sc. administr.) in Business and Management, European Joint Doctoral Programme | Universities: University of Kaiserslautern (Germany), RISEBA University (Latvia), Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden), European State Accreditation
- 2016: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Business and Management – Research semester at Northumbria University, United Kingdom Faculty: Newcastle Business School (International AACSB Accreditation; awarded “The Best UK Business School of the Year 2015” by The Times Magazine)
- 2015 – 2017: Master of Arts (MA) in Financial Services Management, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 2013 – 2015: Master of Science (MSc) in Information Management, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 2011 – 2013: Master of Arts (MA) in International Business and Entrepreneurship, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Germany