Prof. Dr. Thomas Apitzsch

is Dean of the Sports Faculty of the University of Applied Management and Head of Competence Management at the International Football Institute.

ACADEMIC CAREER

  • 2013 + 2017 Training Center for Human Resource Development Prof. Dr. V. Heyse Basic training in competence diagnostics and development Certified KODE® (2013)- and KODE-X® (2017)-analyst and trainer.

  • 2012 German Sport University Cologne doctorate (Dr. phil.). Topic: Competence testing of coaches and sports managers in competitive sports.

  • 1996 Deutscher Tennisbund e.V. A-Trainer education at the Bundesleistungszentrum Hannover, A-Trainer DTB (since 1996) with continuous license extension

  • 1989 Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, course of studies in business administration, degree: Dipl. Kfm. Business Man

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2016 – today Program Manager s Event Management at the University of Applied Management, Ismaning.

  • 2015 – today Professor of Sports and Event Management at the University of Applied Management, Ismaning.

  • 2015 Dean of the Faculty of Sports Management at the University of Applied Management, Erding

  • 2013 – 2015 Campus manager for BiTS GmbH at the Berlin location.

  • 2012 – 2015 Lecturer for sports and event management at BiTS Business and Information Technology School GmbH, Iserlohn

  • 2011 – 2012 Campus manager for FHAM at the campus in Treuchtlingen for academic and operational matters

  • 2008 – 2012 University of Applied Management Erding, program and module manager for the focus on event management in the study program sports management

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES

  • Gömmel, R. / Apitsch, T. & Bitzke, A. (2017): Fundamentals and development of sports management In: C. Quirling, F. Kainz & T. Haupt. Sport management – An application-oriented textbook with practical examples and case studies. Munich: Vahlen Verlag.

  • Apitzsch, T. & Vespermann, L. (2017 Change communication: choosing the location. changemanagement, (5), 11-13.

  • Apitzsch, T. (2016): Competence profiles of coaches and sports managers in competitive sports. Munich: Herbert Utz Verlag.

  • Apitzsch, T. (2015): Coach and manager competencies. In V. Heyse, J. Erpenbeck & S. Ortmann (Eds.). Competence is more – Capturing and developing professional and interdisciplinary competencies in practice (pp.252-297). Münster: Waxmann Verlag

  • Apitzsch, T (2012): Competence profiles of coaches and sport managers in competitive sport. Dissertation. German Sport University Cologne

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