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Prof. Dr. Thomas Gees

Profile

Prof. Dr. Thomas Gees Dozent

Contact

Links

  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    Business School
    Institut Public Sector Transformation
    Brückenstrasse 73
    3005 Bern

Activities

  • Deputy Chair of the Public Sector Innovation Group

  • Head of the Executive MBA in Public Management

  • Head of Program CAS Public Management & Politics

  • Head of Program CAS Public Management & Transformation

  • Head of Program CAS Digital Inclusion & Accessibility

Teaching

  • Bachelor Degree Program

  • Master Degree Program

  • Public Management, International Business and Policymaking, Digital Governance, Real World Economics

Research

  • Linked Data, Public Administration, E-Government Studies

  • Digital Government and Digital Policy
    Public Sector Innovation and Transformation
    Public Management and Governance
    Open Government Data and Data-Driven Public Services
    Digital Transformation and Organizational Change

CV

  • Thomas Gees studied History and Economics at the University of Bern. He earned his doctorate (Dr. phil. hist.) at the Institute for European Global Studies of the University of Basel and the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. Thomas Gees received a 24-month Marie Curie Fellowship funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
  • 2003-2026 Lecturer BFH Business School
  • 1995-1998 Research Associate University of Berne
  • 1998-2001 Research Associate Independent Commission of Experts Switzerland – Second World War
  • 1990-1995 Master in Contemporary History University Bern
  • 2000-2003 Doctoral Degree Program in European History University Basel

Projects

  • Digital Public Services

  • Digital Literacy

Memberships

  • Linked Data Circle

  • Deputy Head of the Public Sector Innovation Unit

  • Member of the Executive Committee for Continuing Education

  • Expert of Swiss Youth Research Foundation

  • Subject Expert for History, Vocational Baccalaureate, Canton of Bern

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • German - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English - Full professional proficiency
  • French - Professional working proficiency