Oliver Schmidt

Freie Universität Berlin
International Summer and Winter University
(FUBiS)
Oliver Schmidt is a start-up advisor, innovation manager, and lecturer, including at Freie Universität Berlin and other universities. In his work, he supports social organizations and initiatives in developing new perspectives, implementing innovations, and strengthening their impact.
His work focuses on the intersection of organizational development, sustainability management, and strategic management. He is also part of a network of European universities and higher education institutions that support entrepreneurship and start-up initiatives.
Oliver Schmidt holds a Marketing Specialist certification (IHK) and an MBA in Business Psychology.
Current FUBiS courses:
- Sustainable Business: Strategy & Innovation (FUBiS Term I 2026)
- Sustainable Business: Strategy & Innovation (FUBiS Term II 2026)
- Sustainable Business: Strategy & Innovation (FUBiS Term III 2026)
Curricular teaching
2018 - present
Lecturer, Freie Universität Berlin
Sustainability Management and Entrepreneurship
2020 - present
Lecturer, Hochschule Harz
Strategic Planning & Innovation Management
2022
Lecturer, KROK University (Kiev)
Sustainability and Entrepreneurship (online)
2020 - present
Lecturer, Academy of the „Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband“
Impact Management for Social Work
Workshops
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Startup Center
Beuth Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Startup Center
Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde, GründungsZentrum
Jurij-Fedkowytsch-Universität in Czernowitz (Ukraine)
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Chisinau (Moldova)
Tibilisi State University, Tiflis (Georgia)
Social Impact Lab, Berlin