Prof. Dr.-Ing. Niels Modler - Vice-Rector Academic Affairs and Lifelong Learning

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"It is essential to learn more every year than the year before."
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    1. Role
    2. About the person
    3. Team and contact
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Targets

The Vice-Rector Academic Affairs seeks to contribute to making our University of Excellence into a veritable community of teachers and learners that fosters lively dialogue, mutual trust, respect and appreciation. Our team strives to attract the most committed and engaged students and to provide them with the best possible education to meet the challenges of our time.

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Tasks

The Office of the Vice-Rector Academic Affairs offers a wide range of services to help students and lecturers at our university stay organized and set them on the path to academic success. We are constantly developing and refining courses while expanding on the digital learning environments available. Education at TU Dresden is the product of the unification of research, teaching and studies.

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Values

TU Dresden imparts the best knowledge and skills to its students. Our graduates not only leave the university as highly qualified professionals, but they also have an understanding of ethical and cultural values, preparing them to help shape society responsibly.

Role

The Vice-Rector Academic Affairs and Lifelong Learning is responsible for the organization and quality of educational opportunities at TU Dresden. The tasks range from student advising and support, the organization of studies and teaching, the didactic training of lecturers and quality assurance in studies and teaching to postgraduate courses and, finally, lifelong studies at a young and later age. The Vice-Rector is dedicated to these tasks together with the employees of various central and decentralized organizational units of the TUD.

About the person

since 08/2025 Vice-Rector Academic Affairs and Life-long Studying at TU Dresden
since 2022 Spokesperson of the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) / TU Dresden (Finance and Infrastructure Division)
since 2015 Spokesperson for the group of university lecturers in the Senate of TUD
since 2015 Member of the Board of the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) / TUD (Finance and Infrastructure Division)
since 09/2013 Chair of Function-integrative Lightweight Engineering at the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology
since 2009 Senator / TUD
2008 Doctorate / TUD
1993-1999 Industrial activity in the medical technology sector
1988-1993 Studied electrical engineering / precision engineering / biomedical device technology at the TUD
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Team and contact

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Office of the Vice-Rector Academic Affairs and Lifelong Learning

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Rektoratsgebäude, 311 Mommsenstraße 11

01069 Dresden

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TUD Dresden University of Technology Vice-Rector Academic Affairs and Lifelong Learning

01062 Dresden

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TUD Dresden University of Technology Vice-Rector Academic Affairs and Lifelong Learning Helmholtzstraße 10

01069 Dresden

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Assistant
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Office of Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Lifelong Learning

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Patricia Schaal

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Rektoratsgebäude, room 315 Mommsenstraße 11

01069 Dresden

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Advisor of Vice-Rector Academic Affairs and Lifelong Learning

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Antje Graf

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Mommsenstraße 11, 314.2

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