Franziska Wolf

Franziska Wolf serves as Deputy Head of the FTZ for Sustainability and Climate Impact Management at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences since 2007, leading a central research unit focused on climate-sustainability intersections.

Education:

• Master in Business Administration (MiBA)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc)
• Bachelor of Arts international (BA int.)

Her research spans climate change adaptation in West Africa and small island states, circular economy systems, sustainable urban mobility, bioplastics, and migration-poverty-sustainability linkages. She advances knowledge transfer methodologies and digital learning frameworks through the European School of Sustainability Sciences (ESSSR).

Scientific Awards: None documented in source material.

Advising and Grants: Supervises diverse BA/MA/PhD theses while managing major EU-funded projects including BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE, FORCE, Climate ACT!, Shared Gardens for Climate Adaptation, and Europe-LAND across sustainability domains.

Labs and Teams: Leads ESSSR and co-develops the Competence Center Migration, Poverty, Integration, Sustainability (CC MAIN), directing 10+ active research consortia with West African and Baltic Sea Region partners.