5 Questions for...: Prof. Gordon von Miller takes up the professorship of ‘Public Law, in particular Special Administrative Law’ at the Faculty of Business, Computing and Law

Since 1 September, Prof. Gordon von Miller has been joining the team at the Faculty of Business, Computing and Law. He holds the professorship of ‘Public Law, in particular Special Administrative Law’. He introduces himself in the short interview ‘Five Questions for...’.

What still fascinates you about your faculty today just as much as it did on your first day?

I am fascinated by the diversity of public procurement law. Public procurement law deals with the procurement of goods, works and services. Depending on the specific service to be purchased by the public sector, the procedures and the criteria used can and must be adapted.

What has been your most instructive practical experience to date that you won’t find in any textbook?

The judges on the public procurement law divisions at the Higher Regional Courts (with the exception of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf) have only a few public procurement cases to decide each year.

What can students look forward to in your classes – and what should they be ‘prepared for’?

I am open to objections and discussions, but I also expect students to think for themselves and contribute to the discussion.

Whenever I discover that ‘knowledge’ not acquired through their own efforts (e.g. AI-generated content) is accepted uncritically, it shocks me every single time.

What left a lasting impression on you during your first visit to the Wildau campus?

The lively campus! And the Class 52 steam locomotive!

What three things should people know about you that wouldn’t appear on any CV?

• I have a diving certificate, but I haven’t been diving for 20 years.
• I have a motorbike licence, but no motorbike.
• I don’t have a boat licence, but I do have a boat.

This is the best way to get hold of me

On campus in the canteen or at Café 21 – please feel free to come and speak to me! Otherwise, you can contact me at any time via my email address: gordon.von_miller(at)th-wildau.de

• seit 1.9.2026: W2-Professor an der TH Wildau

• seit 2019: Co-Leiter des Instituts für Öffentliches Wirtschaftsrecht (zusammen mit Prof. Gerald G. Sander) an der Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Finanzen Ludwigsburg

• seit 1.4.2017: W2-Professor für Vergaberecht, Baurecht, Zivilrecht und Zivilprozessrecht an der Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Finanzen Ludwigsburg, gewähltes Mitglied im Senat 2019-2023

• Okt. 2015 – März 2017: FUTURIUM gGmbH, Referent Recht und Vergabe (Nebentätigkeit)

• Sept. 2015 – März 2017: Vergabejurist der Landeshauptstadt Potsdam: Aufbau und fachliche Leitung einer zentralen Vergabestelle

• 2009 – 2015: Rechtsanwalt für Bau- und Vergaberecht in einer mittelständischen Kanzlei in Potsdam

• 2009 – 2017: Honorar-Dozent an der Handwerkskammer Potsdam

• 2014: kommunalwirtschaftliche Promotion: „Wirtschaftliche Betätigung von Schülern an öffentlichen Schulen – unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Rechtslage im Land Brandenburg“

• 2001: Studium der Rechts- und Geschichtswissenschaften an der Nelson Mandela University (Südafrika)

• 1999 - 2005: Studium der Rechtswissenschaften an der Universität Potsdam

• Since 1 September 2026: W2 professor at the TH Wildau
• Since 2019: Head of the Institute for Public Economic Law (together with Prof. Gerald G. Sander) at the Ludwigsburg University of Public Administration and Finance
• Since 1 April 2017: W2 Professor of Public Procurement Law, Construction Law, Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law at the Ludwigsburg University of Public Administration and Finance; elected member of the Senate 2019–2023
• Oct 2015 – March 2017: FUTURIUM gGmbH, Legal and Procurement Adviser (part-time role)
• September 2015 – March 2017: Public Procurement Lawyer for the City of Potsdam: establishment and technical management of a central procurement office
• 2009 – 2015: Solicitor specialising in construction and public procurement law at a medium-sized law firm in Potsdam
• 2009 – 2017: Honorary lecturer at the Potsdam Chamber of Skilled Crafts
• 2014: PhD in local government economics: ‘Economic activities of pupils at state schools – with particular regard to the legal situation in the State of Brandenburg’
• 2001: Completed a degree programme in law and history at Nelson Mandela University (South Africa)
• 1999–2005: Completed a degree programme in law at the University of Potsdam