Prof. Dr. Anne Katarina Heider
Prof. Dr. Heiko Kleve
Work at the Witten Institute for Family Business (WIFU) is very diverse. In the academic field, it includes research and training, while practical exchange involves organising up to 30 academic and teaching courses each year. The staff permanently employed at the Institute, our visiting academics and doctoral and scholarship holders are all passionate about research, training, development and the education of potential successors in family businesses as well as organising an exchange of practice and experience among family entrepreneurs and members of business families. For the people who work at the WIFU, their work is not just a career, it is a calling.

Prof. Dr. Anne Katarina Heider
Prof. Dr. Heiko Kleve
The WIFU offers various jobs and opportunities for funding in research and training. Learn about the latest offers here.

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