Prof. Jansen took over the Chair of Sustainable Urban Development and Mobility in April 2024. He completed his studies in spatial and urban planning from 2006 to 2012 at the Technical University of Dortmund and San Diego State University in the USA. He gained practical experience at ASTOC architects & planners (Cologne) and the Berlin housing association WBM, among others. He has been managing director and partner at bjp | bläser jansen partner since 2012.

Among other things, Jansen has taught at the University of Kassel and TU Dortmund University and conducted research at the Institute for Regional and Urban Development Research (ILS), ETH Zurich and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA. He was then deputy professor at the Department of Urban Design and Urban Land Use Planning at TU Dortmund University and most recently Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the International University of Applied Sciences in Berlin.

Hendrik Jansen has over 12 years of experience in the design of urban planning projects and is active as a specialist judge in urban planning procedures.

Dr. Mohamed ElGamal joined the Chair of Sustainable Urbanism and Mobility in March 2025 as a Post Doc Associate. He holds a PhD in Urban Planning (Urban Governance) from the University of Kassel, an international interdisciplinary Master's degree in Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design from the University of Stuttgart and a Bachelor's degree in Architecture and Urban Design from the University of Alexandria in Egypt. He gained university experience as a research assistant at the University of Kassel from 2017 to 2025 and previously at the University of Alexandria since 2011 through participation in numerous DFG, DAAD and Erasmus Plus cooperations with universities from Spain, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt and Cuba.

His courses cover the topics of sustainable urban design, urban renewal and development, transformation processes, urban livability and international urbanization (especially in the Global South). His teaching methods pay particular attention to the link between urban planning processes and spatial realities in understanding theories and concepts.

His research interests include urban transformation processes, urban management, integrated neighborhood and urban renewal concepts, citizen participation, urban governance, land-use policies and the preservation of cultural heritage. 

Nepo Schrade (M.Sc.) has been a research associate at the Chair of Sustainable Urbanism and Mobility since October 2024. He completed an interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree in Urban Studies and International Relations at Hampshire College in the USA, followed by an M.Sc. in Town Planning at the University of Brighton in England and an additional B.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planning with a focus on urban design at the Technical University of Berlin. In practice, he gained several years of experience as a town planner at Broxbourne Borough Council, a municipality on the outskirts of London, and at the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing in Berlin.

Christian Scheler has more than 12 years of professional experience in the field of mobility, urban and transportation planning. His interdisciplinary training and wide-ranging experience make him an expert at the interface of mobility, transformation processes and regulations. His ability to translate between different disciplines, scales and stakeholders makes him a mediator in complex planning processes.

As founder of the transport planning office 1komma2, Christian Scheler supports mobility projects of all kinds on their way to implementation. Christian Scheler is also co-founder and managing director of the Good Mobility Council - the certification system for mobility in buildings and neighborhoods.

Daniel Bläser has been a managing partner at bläser jansen partner since 2012 and has worked as a freelance urban planner since 2009. Since 2009, he has pursued various activities in research and teaching as a research assistant and lecturer at various universities and colleges as well as at municipal institutions. In 2023, he completed his doctorate in the field of strategic climate protection and climate adaptation in the municipalities of the Ruhr area. He has more than 15 years of experience in the design of urban development projects and has been a specialist judge in various urban development qualification procedures since 2014.

Erik Weitz started working as a streetcar driver for Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG in 2012. In 2016, he completed his studies in transport engineering at the TU University of Dresden with a degree in engineering. During his academic career, he supervised practical seminar papers, master's theses and dissertations at renowned institutions, including TU Dresden and TU Berlin. Mr. Weitz has worked in various regional and municipal transport companies in the field of transport planning. Since 09/2024 he has been Head of Department for “Strategic Transport Planning” at RSAG. In addition, Mr. Weitz has been involved in working committee 2.4 (public transport facilities) of the Road and Transport Research Association (FGSV) since mid-2024.