Prof. Dr. rer. oec. Volker Tolkmitt

As Rector of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, Professor Volker Tolkmitt is committed to combining excellent teaching, forward-looking research and regional knowledge transfer. Our aim is to further strengthen Mittweida’s role as a driving force for innovation in the heart of Saxony and to offer our students the best possible start to a successful career.

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Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

Headteacher

Prof. Dr. rer. oec. Volker Tolkmitt

Rektorat

+49 3727 581222

rektor@hs-mittweida.de

18-101

Visitor address

Leisniger Straße 7

09648 Mittweida

18-101

Postal address

Mittweida University

Rektorat

Technikumplatz 17

09648 Mittweida

Career

from 2022

Headteacher

Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

2017–2022

Vice-Chancellor for Education

Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

2015–2017

Member of the University Council of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

2009–2015

Dean of the Faculty of Economics

Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

from 2013 onwards

Professor of General Business Administration, specialising in risk and financial management

Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

2006–2013

Professor of General Business Administration, specialising in management accounting

Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

2000–2006

Head of the Banking Studies Programme

Saxony Vocational Academy, Leipzig State Academy of Further Education

1999–2000

Risk Management for Banks and Institutional Clients

Sachsen LB, Leipzig

1995–1999

Assistant to the Head of Banking

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

2006

Appointment

Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

2000

Appointment

Saxony Vocational Academy

from 1996 onwards

Teaching

Economics, Banking, Financial Controlling, Risk Management, Financial Statement Analysis and Financial Management at various universities in Berlin and Saxony, as well as in specialist seminars and lecture events for companies and managers

1995–2000

Part-time PhD

Chair of "International Economic Relations" held by Prof. Dr Hans H. Lechner at the Technical University of Berlin

1989–1995

Degree in Economics and Business Administration

Technical University of Berlin, Diploma in Economics

Publications

Books

Prof. Dr Volker Tolkmitt during the 2026 SME Day. Photo: Jacob Golde

Resource Allocation, Competition and Environmental Economics

How do markets work, and where do they reach their limits? This book combines the fundamentals of economic policy with issues relating to competition, market failure and environmental economics, and demonstrates how policy instruments can contribute to the efficient and sustainable allocation of resources.

Prof. Dr Volker Tolkmitt (left) and Prof. Dr Pätzold (right) co-authored the book presented by Christian Lindner.

Wealth without limits?

What does wealth mean in a social market economy, and what responsibilities does it entail? This book examines the relationship between prosperity, distribution and social participation, and places the social market economy within the context of current issues of justice.

Public book launch at the Innovationscampus Berlin on 12 March 2026, moderated by Melanie Amann, Digital Editor-in-Chief at Funke’s Central Editorial Office. Photo: Rikarda Grummt

Rethinking growth

How can economic progress be achieved without losing sight of sustainability, equity and social cohesion? This book explores new perspectives on growth and links economic issues with knowledge, innovation, digitalisation and the challenges of the future.

Projects

Ensuring the Financial Capacity of Local Governments Under Decentralization (FCoLGD)

Term: 2026/01/01 – 2027/12/31
Financed by: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Philipp Schwartz-Initiative
Project managers: Volker Tolkmitt

Brückenstipendium Dr. Ignatenko

Term: 2025/03/01 – 2025/06/30
Financed by: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Philipp Schwartz-Initiative
Project managers: Volker Tolkmitt

Förderung der Regelprofessur im Fach Statistik und Data Sciences im Rahmen des Professorinnenprogramms 2030 an der Hochschule Mittweida

Term: 2024/08/01 – 2029/07/31
Financed by: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Funding code: 01FP24101J
Project managers: Volker Tolkmitt

EURECA-PRO 2.0

Term: 2023/11/01 – 2027/10/31
Financed by: European Commission
Funding code: 101124439
Project managers: Volker Tolkmitt
Project partners:
- Hochschule Mittweida
- Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
- Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
- FUNDACION GENERAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE LEON Y DE LA EMPRESA
- Helenic Health Foundation
- MOB-E-SCRAP
- Polytechneio Kritis
- POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO GOSPODARKI OBIEGU ZAMKNIETEGO
- STOWARZYSZENIE BIZNES NAUKA SAMORZAD PRO SILESIA
- WIENER ZEITUNG GMBH
- Zentrum für angewandte Technologie Leoben
- MINISTERIO DE UNIVERSIDADES
- AYUNTAMIENTO DE PONFERRADA
- UNIVERSITEIT HASSELT
- UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE
- Kèpos
- Universidad de León
- Climate Change Centre Austria
- THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART
- KATOWICKA SPECJALNA STREFA EKONOMICZNA SA
- Fundación Ciudad de la Energía
- Hellenic Union of Municipal Enterprises for Water Supply and Sewerage
- MONTANUNIVERSITAET LEOBEN
- KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- EXCMA. DIPUTACIÓN PROVINCIAL DE LEÓN
- Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports
- Raoul LENOIR
- CONSEJERIA DE EDUCACION DE LA JUNTA DE CASTILLA Y LEON
- Coordinadora de Representantes de Estudiantes de Universidades Públicas
- IMM Ingenieurbüro GmbH
- Allgemeiner Sportverband Oesterreichs, Landesverband Steiermark (ASVOE Steiermark)
- León City Council - Ayuntamiento de León
- ENTE PUBLICO REGIONAL DE LA ENERGIA DE CASTILLA Y LEON
- FEDERACION ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK ESPANA
- AGENCIA NACIONAL DE EVALUACION DE LA CALIDAD Y ACREDITACION (ANECA)
- SERVIMA, servicios ambientales y recursos educativos S.L.
- University of Petrosani
- POLITECHNIKA SLASKA
- Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia

Stiftungsprofessur Unternehmensführung / Unternehmensnachfolge

Term: 2023/03/01 – 2026/02/28
Financed by: Volksbank Mittweida eG
Project managers: Volker Tolkmitt

Publications

V. Tolkmitt, A. Hollidt, B. Khassenov

Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der europäischen Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: Regulatorische Anpassungen, Herausforderungen und Chancen für Unternehmen

Presented on: CARF Luzern 2025 Controlling. Accounting. Risiko. Finanzen., 2025

R. Wittrin, V. Tolkmitt

Auf dem Eis mit "Arctic Economy" - Ausrutscher oder Kunstsprung? : Eine empirisch basierte Evaluation der Wirkung von Spielelementen im Lernkontext

Appeared in: NextGen Scientific Review. Annual Perspectives on Next Generation Science 2 (2024), P. 45 – 51

Mittweida: Hochschulverlag Mittweida, 2024

DOI: 10.48446/opus-14970

R. Wittrin, B. Platte, C. Roschke, M. Ritter, M. Eibl, C. Steiner, V. Tolkmitt

The Game Effect: Comparison of Game and Nongame Learning Environments Using the Example of “Arctic Economy”

Appeared in: IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies 17 (2024), P. 84 – 97

DOI: 10.1109/tlt.2023.3274747

R. Wittrin, V. Tolkmitt

Identifying the Impact of Various Course Elements of Learning Management Systems

Appeared in: NextGen Scientific Review. Annual Perspectives on Next Generation Science 1 (2023), P. 47 – 53

Mittweida: Hochschulverlag Mittweida, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.48446/opus-13724

A. Knauer, V. Tolkmitt

Entrepreneurship und Unternehmensgründung in Deutschland

Appeared in: Entrepreneurship und Unternehmensgründung in Deutschland, 2022, P. 119 – 134

Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler, 2022

ISBN: 978-3-658-38151-6

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-38152-3_8

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Mittweida University of Applied Sciences is a forward-looking, cosmopolitan institution. Its teaching and research programmes are carried out through regional and national partnerships, as well as in collaboration with small and medium-sized enterprises in Saxony.

“Using light to reveal what would otherwise remain hidden”

Pursuing a PhD with a scholarship for women at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences. Josephine Meitzner is researching DNAzymes, which can, for example, help in tumour therapy.

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An international workshop at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences highlights the importance of discrete mathematics for future technologies

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Our aim is to foster national and international collaboration whilst, at the same time, taking on responsibility through regional development. We achieve this through the transfer of knowledge and technology.

Institutes

The research facilities and institutes at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences facilitate the transfer of knowledge and practical expertise.

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