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Prof. Dr Heinz Heberle served as a professor in Mittweida from October 1991 to 1993. Although he was only directly involved with the university for this brief period, the holder of a doctorate in business administration played a decisive role in shaping its development during its formative years right up to the end of the 1990s. He continued to support the university later on as a member and deputy chairman of its board of trustees.
Inspired by German reunification, the passionate entrepreneur – who was managing director of the Augsburg-based firm Kleindienst, known for lifts and car washes – came to Mittweida as a founding professor in the new Department of Business Administration. From 1992, Heberle was a member of the founding committee of the Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (FH).
It was not only the fledgling business department of the former engineering university that benefited greatly from his experience. Here, he not only passed on his knowledge to students on the Business Engineer programme, but also his enthusiasm for the interplay between business and technology – which remains a defining feature of academic education at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences to this day.
Heberle was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his many years of service as a commercial court judge.
Professor Heberle died at the age of 92 on 3 October 2026, German Unity Day.
Mittweida University of Applied Sciences will honour the memory of its Honorary Senator and former professor.
