A couple of days ago, the faculty council of the HSPF School of Engineering accepted me as the new program director of our bachelor program Applied Mathematics (B.Sc.) retrospectively as of October 1, 2024.

My colleagues approached me whether I would like to take this responsibility, although I am quite new to the school. I, more or less, immediately answered positively since it is a nice opportunity for me to bring in my ideas to this program. Actually, I really enjoy thinking about what a good program in Applied Mathematics looks like. It is also interesting for me to see what bureaucratic and other issues arise in the design of study programs in general.

I am very happy that my colleagues trust that my contributions can have a positive impact on the program and its students. Indeed, we still have lot of work to do on the program, and I hope that the efforts will bear fruit with well-trained applied mathematicians.