Chancellor

Born in Hamburg, Nicole Soltwedel began working in administration for over 30 years in 1987 after completing her training as an administrative assistant. She then worked for several years at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in various areas (student secretariat, personnel office). In 2006, she completed her studies - also at the HAW Hamburg - to become a graduate in administrative management. From 2006 to 2009, she worked again in the Personnel Office and in the Faculty of Economics and Social Affairs at the HAW Hamburg, before she took over as deputy head of the Finance and Accounting/Controlling Service Department in 2009 and as head of this department in 2011.

Parallel to her professional activities, in 2010 she earned a Master of Arts degree in Economics and Management at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern.

In January 2017 Nicole Soltwedel followed the call to the OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts and took up her post as Chancellor. In September 2021, she was elected to another six-year term beginning in January 2023 at OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts.