The Wittenborg management team supports the non-executive board and the executive in the day to day running of Wittenborg and its representatives are from all departments, educational and non educational.
Management Team
 | Prof. Ronald S.J. Tuninga is Vice President Academic Affairs at Wittenborg, Professor of International Business at the HAN, the Netherlands, Professor Emeritus at Kingston University London, UK, and Honorary Dean at AVT Business School in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Kingston Business School, London, … read more. |
 | Professor Ad Kil, PhD, is the Vice President Applied Research at Wittenborg. He is also Professor of Professional Research Didactics and Director of Executive PhD Programmes at Nyenrode Business University, the Netherlands, and Chendu, China, and Professor of Research at the Nordic International Management Institute, China. He is a former HRD professor at Nottingham Law… read more. |
 | Abdul Rauf, PhD, Head School of Business, holds a PhD in Human Resource Management from the University of Twente, the Netherlands, in addition to an MBA and MSc in Business. He was actively involved in Human Resource Management and business consultancy and with his family business before starting his current teaching and academic research career. His main focus in… read more. |
 | Dadi Chen, PhD, is Associate Professor of Applied Sciences and Programme Coordinator at Wittenborg's Amsterdam study location. He obtained a PhD degree in Education from Leiden University, the Netherlands, and received his master’s degree in Foreign Linguistics & Applied Linguistics from Xi'an Jiaotong University in China. He is a highly motivated educator,… read more. |
 | Fahad Shakeel, MBA, PhD, Assistent Professor of Applied Sciences, completed his PhD from Radboud University, the Netherlands, in 2021. His research focus is on leadership, ethics and sustainability. He teaches multiple modules associated with his research interests and domain. Fahad supervises bachelor and master thesis and has interests in qualitative research methods. He… read more. |
 | Myra Qiu, MSc, FHEA, is an Executive Board Member at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, where she is responsible for internal processes, HR team management, international collaborations, external locations and transnational education agreements, internal and international events, as well as recruitment and sales. Her educational background includes a focus on… read more. |
 | Kriszta Kaspers-Rostas, MSc, completed her bachelor's studies at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in Finance and Banking at the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In the second year of her bachelor's studies, she was an Erasmus student at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences studying International Business and Languages. During this… read more. |
 | Sinan Çölaşan, MA, MSc, FHEA, is Student Registrar at Wittenborg and has 18 years of professional full-time work experience in the public and private sectors. This includes five years of experience in the management of EU-funded social development… read more. |
 | Sinem Dosdogru became a certified translator of Dutch-Turkish and vice versa after finishing her Marketing & Communications studies. Having started at Wittenborg in 2005, she has held various positions within the organisation. Currently, she fills the role of Senior Communications Manager, in which she is responsible for designing, writing, editing and proof-reading… read more. |
 | Sophia Faraji, MSc, External Relations & Events Manager, holds a master's degree in Digital Marketing & Communication from Wittenborg. Her journey with Wittenborg began as an intern in the role of Front Desk Assistant. Currently, Sophia oversees the institution's events and provides valuable support to Wittenborg students in their career development efforts.… read more. |
 | Maike Nuyken, MBA, BA, HR Manager, has extensive hotel management experience working in the start-up and turnaround phases of a family-run hotel in the Black Forest, one of Germany's most successful tourist destinations. Working in a small business enabled her to gain varied, hands-on experience in all facets of the hotel business. After graduating with honours with a bachelor… read more. |
 | Aydan Ismayilova, MBA, MSc, is an accomplished PMI accredited project management specialist with over 5 years of experience in the international event industry with a proven track record in managing complex mega-projects. She possesses knowledge of integrated planning approaches in large events across a number of key major event functions, including venue management… read more. |