Martina Weiss

Management role

Programme Director, Environment and Natural Resources

Position at the ZHAW

Operational management of the Master's programme Environment and Natural Resources
Research Associate at the Institute for Environment and Natural Resources

www.zhaw.ch/iunr/master

Expertise and research interests

Professional and organisational support and counselling of students, lecturers and employees
Head of the Master Research Unit Conference (MRUK)
Representation of the programme within the university and to educational and research institutes as well as cooperation partners
Implementation of new double degree programmes with partner universities in Germany and Norway
Project manager "Digital Studyplaner" BSc and MSc Programme
Research and teaching activities in the field of green space management, urban ecosystems.

Educational background

CAS PHZH, Leading projects and study programmes, 2021
MSc. ZHF Life Sciences, specialisation Natural Resource Sciences, 2016
BSc. ZHF Environmental Engineering, specialisation Environmental Education, 2008

Professional milestones

Since 2018 Head of MSc Environment and Natural Resources
2014 - 2018 Head of Marketing and Acquisition Study Programmes IUNR, Member of the Executive Board
2013 - 2016 Research assistant, research group open space management: research projects in the field of urban green spaces and management, co-organisation of conference on green space management, acquisition activities for the bachelor's degree programme in environmental engineering
2009 - 2013 Research Assistant, Research Group Open Space Management
2008 Internship Regional Nature Park Weinland, ZH
2008 Internship Nature and Animal Park Goldau, SZ

• Grüne Freiräume für Alle! / Team member / Project completed
• GRÜNSTADT SCHWEIZ / Team member / Project completed

• Brack, Florian; Weiss, Martina,

  2016.

  Inklusive Grünräume für alle! : ein Forschungsprojekt zur Inklusion von Menschen mit körperlichen Behinderungen in öffentliche Freiräume.

  Grün + Raum.

  2016(2), pp. 10-12.

• Weiss, Martina,

  2012.

  Wert und Nutzen von Grünräumen : Grünraum Stadt.

  Österreichische Gemeinde-Zeitung.

  2012(6), pp. 14.

• Weiss, Martina; Brack, Florian,

  2011.

  Wert und Nutzen von Grünräumen.

  Garten + Landschaft.

  2011(5), pp. 19-21.

• Weiss, Martina,

  2010.

  Freiraum für Visionen! : thematische und personelle Erweiterung der Fachstelle Grünflächenmanagement zur Fachstelle Freiraummanagement.

  Unr.intern.

  2010(3), pp. 4.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2753

• Hagenbuch, Reto; Weiss, Martina,

  2014.

  Forschungsprojekt Grünstadt Schweiz : ein Projekt für nachhaltiges Stadtgrün.

  In:

  Tagung Grünflächenmanagement, Wädenswil, 6. November 2014.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

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