1986-1991 studied Economics at the Universität Hohenheim

1991-1996 research assistant for the professorship for Public Finance at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum;
Title of doctoral thesis: "Higher education institutions and financial autonomy"

Since 1996 lectureship positions at the FH Osnabrück, the Hochschule Bremen, the Universität Oldenburg, the Donau-Universität Krems and the DHV Speyer

Since 2004 professor for higher education and research management at the FH Osnabrück. Head of the Higher Education and Research Management study programme Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsmanagement at the Faculty of Economic Studies and Social Sciences

1996-2006 project manager at the non-profit making CHE Centre for Higher Education Development

2007-2008 Managing director of CHE Consult

Co-editor of the ”Wissenschaftsmanagement“ magazine

Activity focus at CHE Consult:

• Advising HEIs and funding bodies (ministries, governments) during the development of management- and target-orientated steering models as well as concrete management instruments. Focal points: strategic management, higher education funding, target agreements, controlling, organisation and governance
• Mediation of change and strategy processes at HEIs
• Development, communication and agenda setting for new models of business management steering (still adequate for the scientific system) in the higher education sector
• Communication of results, standards and best practices in higher education management as assistant and lecturer in the context of further training programmes; compilation of concepts for study offers within higher education management
• Elaboration of standards, evaluations and expert activities in all respects of higher education steering and higher education management
• Comprehensive international experience such as: in cross-European benchmarking processes, internationally comparative higher education research, world-wide training offers for higher education management, advising European HEIs and governments.

• 08/1996 - 12/2006 at CHE Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung as project manager
• 01/2007 - 07/2008 at CHE Consult as managing director
• Since 08/2008 at CHE Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung as managing director

• Ziegele, Frank; Meyer auf der Heyde, Achim (Hrsg.): Hochschulprofilierung und Studentenwerke. Ein Symposium des Deutschen Studentenwerks (DSW) und des Centrums für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE) - Dokumentation , Berlin/Gütersloh, DSW/CHE, 2012
  • Hochschulprofilierung Studentenwerke.pdf (pdf)

• Nickel, Sigrun; Ziegele, Frank: Audit statt Akkreditierung - Ein richtiger Schritt zu mehr Hochschulautonomie und weniger Bürokratie. CHE-Positionspapier., 2012
  • Online-Dokument

• Callaert, Julie; Epping, Elisabeth; Federkeil, Gero; File, Jon; Jongbloed, Ben; Kaiser, Frans; Roessler, Isabel; Tijssen, Robert; van Vught, Frans; Ziegele, Frank: The Pilot Test and Its Outcomes, in: Frans. A. van Vught & Frank Ziegele (Hrsg.): Multidimensional Ranking. The Design and Development of U-Multirank, Dordrecht, 2012, S. 135-166
  • Online-Dokument

• Federkeil, Gero; File, Jon; Kaiser, Frans; van Vught, Frans; Ziegele, Frank: An Interactive Multidimensional Ranking Web Tool, in: Frans A: van Vught & Frank Ziegele (Hrsg.): Multidimensional Ranking. The Concept and Development of U-Multirank, Dordrecht, 2012, S. 167 - 178
  • Online-Dokument

• van Vught, Frans; Westerheijden, Don; Ziegele, Frank: Introduction: Towards a New Ranking Approach in Higher Education and Research, in: Frans A. van Vught & Frank Ziegele (Hrsg.): Multidimensional Ranking. The Design and Development of U-Multirank, Dordrecht, 2012, S. 1 - 10
  • Online-Dokument

• van Vught, Frans; Ziegele, Frank: Concluding Remarks, in: Frans A. van Vught & Frank Ziegele (Hrsg.): Multidimensional Ranking. The Design and Development of U-Multirank, Dordrecht, 2012, S. 179 - 190
  • Online-Dokument

• van Vught, Frans; Ziegele, Frank (eds.): Multidimensional Ranking. The Deisgn and Development of U-Multirank, Dordrecht, Springer, 2012, 194 Seiten,
  ISBN ISBN 978-94-007-3004, 106 €
  • Online-Dokument