Ferdinand von Prondzynski

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Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski took over the Presidency of Dublin City University in July 2000 succeeding Dr. Danny O'Hare who had completed his ten years in office as president of the university.

The position of president includes a residence on the Whitehall campus called "An Grianán". Like other buildings on DCU's campus such as the Albert College building and "Elmhurst House", "An Grianán" is a Protected Structure.

He was born on 30 June 1954 in Germany. His family emigrated to Ireland, and he became an Irish citizen in 1976. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1978 with a B.A. and an LL.B., and from the University of Cambridge in 1983 with a Ph.D.

From 1980 to 1990 he was a Lecturer in the School of Business Studies, Trinity College, Dublin (Fellow of the College from 1987). From 1991 to 2000 he was Professor of Law in the University of Hull; for much of that time he was also a Dean - first of the School of Law, and latterly of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Professor von Prondzynski was also a Director of the British-American Business Council. He has achieved international status as an authority on employment and commercial law. He is also an expert on European Union matters and on competition (antitrust) policy.

He is also a member of the Irish National Competitiveness Council, and a non-executive Director of the NASDAQ-listed elearning company, Skillsoft plc.

Ferdinand von Prondzynski is married to Dr. Heather Ingman, a well known academic and novelist, and an occasional writer in the Irish Times newspaper. Dr. Ingman is a Lecturer in English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin. They have two children, Sebastian and Theo.