Short bio

Thomas Pleil is a professor of public relations with a focus on online PR. He has many years of experience in journalism, PR agencies and PR management at a university. His work focuses on online communication, social media, lifelong learning and sustainability communication.

Pleil established the Online Communication (B.Sc.) degree programme. He is also spokesperson for the board of directors of the Institute for Communication and Media (ikum) and spokesperson for the Research Centre for Digital Communication and Media Innovation (dkmi). In R&D, he is involved in the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Zukunftskultur (SME Digital Centre for Future Culture) and the System Innovation for Sustainable Development project, among others. Personal website

Consultation hours
By individual arrangement (please register by email/Slack)

Additional functions

• Head of Institute
• Member of the Sustainability Sciences Promotion Centre
• Senate Committee on Research and Development (member with advisory vote)
• Academic advisor
• Head of programme
• zfe member