Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Chóngliàng Zhòng takes up the Chair in Strategic Human Resource Management

Dresden University of Applied Sciences (FHD) is raising the profile of its Faculty of Business Administration. With the appointment of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Chóngliàng Zhòng to the Chair of Strategic Human Resource Management, the university is purposefully strengthening the link between technological innovation, leadership skills and modern organisational development.

Interdisciplinary expertise from academia and industry

Prof. Zhòng has a distinctively interdisciplinary background at the interface between engineering and business management. Having obtained his doctorates from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and RWTH Aachen University, he has more than 15 years’ experience in research and leadership roles in academia and industry.

His career highlights include heading the Additive Manufacturing Department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM), as well as holding global management positions in the technology sector.

Focus on the future of work

In his teaching and research, Prof. Zhòng focuses on the future viability of organisations in the context of digital and societal change. His work centres on the transformation of the world of work (Future of Work), collaboration between humans and artificial intelligence, and agile, competence-based leadership and organisational structures.

Another key area is knowledge and technology transfer: drawing on his many years’ experience at the interface between engineering and industry, Prof. Zhòng investigates how technological innovations from research and development can be systematically translated into business applications and market success.

“My professional career has repeatedly taken me to the intersection of technology, people and management. I now wish to bring this perspective to bear in research and teaching and, together with our students, develop answers to the question of how organisations can remain successful and sustainable in an increasingly dynamic world of work,” explains Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Chóngliàng Zhòng.

New impetus for Dresden University of Applied Sciences

The Rector of Dresden University of Applied Sciences, Dr habil. Heike Zimmermann-Timm, also sees the appointment as an important boost for the university: “With Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Chóngliàng Zhòng, we are not only gaining proven expertise in the field of human resource management, but also a valuable technical perspective that will provide fresh impetus for the further development of Dresden University of Applied Sciences.”

Prof. Dr Antonio Roldán-Ponce, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at Dresden University of Applied Sciences, also emphasises the significance of the new professorship: “The transformation of the world of work today demands that managers possess a deep understanding of technical innovations as well as strategic human resources and organisational development. In Prof. Dr Dr-Ing Zhòng, we are gaining a proven expert who bridges precisely this gap and optimally prepares our students for the demands of evidence-based and future-oriented corporate management.”

With this appointment, Dresden University of Applied Sciences is also further expanding its knowledge and technology transfer with regional and international partners from industry and academia.