Current Position
Eric Tschirhart is Full Professor of Physiology at the University of Luxembourg, Special Advisor to the Rector, coordinator of the Erasmus+ ‘UNIVERSEH European University’.
Education and Experience
Eric Tschirhart holds a PhD in Pharmacology and an MBA. After working in the pharmaceutical industry and in public research institutions, he joined the University of Luxembourg in 2002 and contributed to the development of Life Sciences in Luxembourg, before holding a series of management positions at the University of Luxembourg in research, finance & administration, technology transfer, fundraising and academic organisation as Vice-President. He also has recurrent experience in the evaluation of higher education institutions. Professor Eric Tschirhart still teaches physiology in Medical and Life Sciences programmes and has supervised PhD candidates recurrently.
Georg graduated from the Veterinary University of Vienna in 2006, where he also completed a rotating small animal internship and a three-year ECVS approved residency program in small animal surgery. 2015 Georg moved to UK and worked as a specialist small animal surgeon in international renowned referral centers (Animal Health Trust, Dick White Referrals). In 2018 Georg returned back to Austria where he is CEO and head surgeon of a busy referral centre. Beside his clinical work, Georg has published articles in peer reviewed journals and has lectured and been invited as a speaker at numerous conferences and CPD courses at national and international level.Teaching Experience
Professor Eric Tschirhart still teaches physiology in Medical and Life Sciences programmes and has supervised PhD candidates recurrently.
He published in the fields of physiology, pharmacology, drug development, and space immunology.