Prof. Dr. Alexander Lawall
Professor of: B.Sc. + M.Sc. Cyber Security
A professor of cyber security at IU. Among other roles he has fulfilled in the private sector, he was the head of information security management at the REHAU Group.
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IU is accredited by the German Accreditation Council and is internationally recognised. Our rigorous quality standards ensure your degree holds weight globally.
18-Month Post-Study Visa
Upon graduating, apply for a post-study visa to unlock opportunities and launch your career in Germany's dynamic job market.
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All the important details about the programmes
Study start
Bachelor: January, April, July or October
Master/MBA: April or October
Duration
Bachelor: From 36 months
Master/MBA: From 12 months
Study language
English
On-campus free German classes
Credits
Bachelor: 180 ECTS credits*
Master: 120 ECTS credits or 60 ECTS credits
MBA: 90 or 60 ECTS credits
*ECTS credits stands for European Credit Transfer System, the standard credit transfer system in the European Union and many other countries around the world.
Work option
18 months post-study work visa (Campus)
EU Blue Card
Aprox 20 hrs/week part-time student job
Monthly tuition fees
Bachelor from 390€ 348€ - pay monthly
Master from 556€ 497€ - pay monthly
MBA from 755€ 676€ - pay monthly
For more details on tuition fees, click here
Study start
Bachelor: January, April, July or October
Master/MBA: April or October
Duration
Bachelor: From 36 months
Master/MBA: From 12 months
Study language
English
On-campus free German classes
Credits
Bachelor: 180 ECTS credits*
Master: 120 ECTS credits or 60 ECTS credits
MBA: 90 or 60 ECTS credits
*ECTS credits stands for European Credit Transfer System, the standard credit transfer system in the European Union and many other countries around the world.
Work option
18 months post-study work visa (Campus)
EU Blue Card
Aprox 20 hrs/week part-time student job
Monthly tuition fees
Bachelor from 259€ 249€ - pay monthly
Master from 329€ 316€ - pay monthly
MBA from 425€ 408€ - pay monthly
For more details on tuition fees, click here
Overview of all our degrees
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Overview of all our degrees
If you want to learn more about our programmes, click on the options below:
| Bachelor | ECTS credits |
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| B.Sc. - Applied Artificial Intelligence | 180 |
| B.Sc. - Business & IT | 180 |
| B.A. - Business Administration | 180 |
| B.Sc. - Computer Science | 180 |
| B.Sc. - Cyber Security | 180 |
| B.Eng. - Industrial Engineering & Management | 180 |
| B.A. - International Management | 180 |
| Master | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| M.Sc. - Artificial Intelligence | 120 |
| M.Sc. - Computer Science | 120 |
| M.Sc. - Cyber Security | 120 |
| M.Sc. - Data Science | 60/120 |
| M.Eng. - Engineering Management | 60 |
| M.A. - International Management | 60/120 |
| M.A. - Management + Majors | 60 |
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More about Prof. Dr. Lawal
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Lawall is the director of the Bachelor and Master courses in Cyber Security at IU University of Applied Sciences, and a professor of cyber security. His focus is on system and network security, the security of web applications and cloud technology, security in relation to the Internet of Things (IoT) and industrial information technology.
After obtaining his PhD from the Technical University of Dresden, Alexander Lawall turned to work in the private sector as an information security specialist / architect, later advancing to a leading global position as the head of information security management at the REHAU Group.
In addition, he has conducted regular academic research work in the fields of information and cyber security, and his work has been published in international scientific publications. His research focus is on topics related to Industry 4.0, IoT and rights management.
Selected publications:
Alexander Lawall. Hypergraph-Based Access Control Using Organizational Models and Formal Language Expressions – HGAC. In Markus Helfert, Andreas Holzinger, Orlando Belo, and Chiara Francalanci, editors, Data Management Technologies and Applications - Fourth International Conference, DATA 2015, Colmar, Alsace, France, July 20-22, 2015, Revised Selected Papers, Communications in Computer and Information Science. Springer International Publishing, 2016.
Alexander Lawall, Dominik Reichelt, and Thomas Schaller. Resource Management and Authorization for Cloud Services. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Subject-Oriented Business Process Management, S-BPM ONE ’15, pages 18:1–18:8, New York, NY, USA, 2015. ACM.
Alexander Lawall, Thomas Schaller, and Dominik Reichelt. Restricted Relations between Organizations for Cross-Organizational Processes. In 2014 IEEE 16th Conference on Business Informatics (CBI), volume 2, pages 74–80, July 2014.
Alexander Lawall, Thomas Schaller, and Dominik Reichelt. Cross-Organizational and Context-Sensitive Modelling of Organizational Dependencies in C-ORG. In S-BPM ONE (Scientific Research), pages 89–109, Heidelberg, 2014. Springer-Verlag.
Alexander Lawall, Dominik Reichelt, and Thomas Schaller. Propagation of Agents to Trusted Organizations. In 2014 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conferences on Web Intelligence (WI) and Intelligent Agent Technologies (IAT), volume 3, pages 433–439, Aug 2014.
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Sälzer
Professor of: MBA Finance & Accounting
An experienced tenured professor, and a well-established private sector manager, with over two decades of experience in different business positions, from working in finance and controlling to managerial roles in telecommunications, IT and cleantech companies.
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More about Prof. Dr. Sälzer
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Prof. Dr. Gerhard Sälzer teaches business administration and corporate finance at IU University of Applied Sciences. In addition, he has been appointed as study programme director of the IU online study programmes Controlling M.A. and Financial Management B.A. Gerhard Sälzer is both an experienced tenured professor, and a well-established private sector manager, with over two decades of experience in different business positions, from working in finance and controlling to managerial roles in telecommunications, IT and cleantech companies.
He began his professional career in 1995, at the telecommunications branch of the RWE Group. Between the years 2000 and 2010 he was the chief financial officer of several venture capital and private equity financed telecommunications companies. Also in 2000, he co-founded and acted as CFO of a start-up that was later acquired by Deutsche Bank. Since 2010, he has been working as an advisor to various companies. Gerhard Sälzer’s key professional competencies and expertise revolve around business administration, corporate finance, controlling, mergers & acquisitions (in particular due diligence and company valuations), as well as corporate restructuring and start-up management.
He has studied business administration at the Universities of Münster and Innsbruck. After graduating with a degree in business administration from the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Münster in 1993, he worked as a research assistant for the Department of Business Administration, Human Resources and Organization at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg, where he obtained his PhD. Among his various private sector roles, Gerhard Sälzer also worked as a lecturer at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden. Prof. Dr. Sälzer teaches at IU since 2012, and has become a part of the institution’s academic administration team in 2018.
Selected publications:
Deipenbrock, S./ Landewee, L./ Sälzer, G. (2019): Digitale Transformation des Controllings bei Deutsche Post International Potentiale und Herausforderungen durch Nutzung von Predictive Analytics. In: Controller Magazin, 1/2019, S. 45-51.
Sälzer, Gerhard. (2000): Die Effizienz deutscher Winzergenossenschaften - institutionelle und empirische Analysen, Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden.
Sälzer, Gerhard (2002): Shareholder Value und Humankapitalmanagement - Herausforderungen der Personalpolitik in Telekommunikations Start-Up’s, erschienen in: WunderbareWirtschaftsWelt - Die New Economy und ihre Herausforderungen, Verein der Freiburger Wirtschaftwissenschaftler (Hrsg.), Baden-Baden.
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Do I need to pay it back?
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No, we award our scholarships based on merit and you do not need to repay them.
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Can I get a 100% scholarship?
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We do not offer any scholarships or funding options that cover 100% of the tuition fees. Partial scholarships that cover up to €1444 of tuition fees are available.
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How does my financial situation play into it?
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We believe in making education accessible to everyone. Aside from your previous academic achievements, we’ll also take your financial situation into consideration when offering our scholarships.
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Am I able to use the money of a third party (employer, credit etc) to pay my fees?
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We are also GDPR-compliant so your data will not be shared with any third-party services. Only IU employees who are directly responsible for contact requests will receive access to your personal data.
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Do you offer scholarships for students?
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Depending on your circumstances, location, and academic achievements, you may be entitled to financing support from IU, one of our financing partners, or from your employer, if that is a possibility for you. Simply reach out to our study advisors to discuss your financing options. You can also just leave your details in the form above, and we’ll reach out to you.
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Do I need to pay it back?
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No, we award our scholarships based on merit and you do not need to repay them.
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Can I get a 100% scholarship?
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We do not offer any scholarships or funding options that cover 100% of the tuition fees. Partial scholarships that cover up to €2222 of tuition fees are available.
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How does my financial situation play into it?
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We believe in making education accessible to everyone. Aside from your previous academic achievements, we’ll also take your financial situation into consideration when offering our scholarships.
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Am I able to use the money of a third party (employer, credit etc) to pay my fees?
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Yes, we work closely with local funding partners, financiers, and employers to pay for your studies. Simply reach out to your personal study advisor and they will guide you through the payment process.
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Will I be called?
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Yes, we’d like to be able to talk to you one-on-one to answer all your questions and guide you through the application process. Make sure you submit the correct phone number so your personal Study Advisor can get in touch with you quickly.
We are also GDPR-compliant so your data will not be shared with any third-party services. Only IU employees who are directly responsible for contact requests will receive access to your personal data.