Retirement ceremony for Prof. Dr Roland Conrady
Nach 24 prägenden Jahren an der Hochschule Worms verabschiedet sich Prof. Dr. Roland Conrady in den Ruhestand.
After 24 formative years at Worms University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr Roland Conrady is retiring.
On 28 February 2026, Prof. Dr Roland Conrady will take his well-deserved retirement. During his 24 years at Worms University of Applied Sciences, he played a key role in the further development of the Faculty of Tourism and Transport, both as Dean and as a member of the University Council, as well as through relevant publications and media appearances. His role as head of the world’s largest tourism congress, the ITB Berlin Congress, from 2004 to 2022, was particularly significant for the international reputation of the Faculty of Tourism and Transport. As a result, 400 leading global speakers, 28,000 congress attendees and 180,000 ITB trade fair visitors came to regard Worms University of Applied Sciences as a pioneer in tourism research and teaching. In addition, Professor Conrady was a long-standing member of the Tourism Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. He gained industry experience in various management positions at Deutsche Lufthansa AG from 1990 to 1998. Professor Conrady can now devote more time to his hobbies: sporting Alpine tours, extended trips around the world and new literary projects are high on his list of priorities.
The Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Transport, Prof. Dr Ehlen, extends his thanks to Prof. Dr Conrady on behalf of all his colleagues, wishes him all the best for this new chapter in his life, and is delighted that he will remain associated with the Faculty as a lecturer in the future.