Benjamin Ditzel

Benjamin Ditzel is a researcher at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, currently serving as Officer for Curriculum Development and Impact Reflection in the KOMWEID project since 2021. His career spans multiple roles in academic quality management, including Quality Manager at the Faculty of Design, Media and Information (2018-2021) and Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (2012-2014).

• Education: Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from Technical University of Berlin (2005), with a focus on Production Engineering and Quality Management
• Research Interests: He investigates quality management frameworks in higher education, emphasizing process-oriented approaches, organizational theory, and knowledge management. His work bridges academic governance with practical implementation challenges.
• Publications: Over 15 articles in journals like Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung and Qualität in der Wissenschaft, analyzing topics such as Delphi studies on QM effectiveness, participatory curriculum design, and sensemaking in educational quality practices.
• Projects: Led the WirQung research project (2014-2016) on quality mechanisms and contributed to system accreditation initiatives across German and Austrian universities.