Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquin Díaz (1964) is a German-Spanish graduate civil engineer and Professor of Building Informatics and Sustainable Construction at the Technical University of Central Hesse.
He is a recognized expert in the field of accreditation and quality development. He has worked as an expert for cluster, programme and system accreditations in various national and international accreditation procedures (organized by ASIIN, ZeVA and QAA, among others). He also has extensive experience in the evaluation of quality management systems at universities worldwide. He advises educational institutions and ministries in numerous countries and has been instrumental in the establishment and development of accreditation agencies in Central America. His expertise includes both consulting and the implementation of quality development processes in the higher education sector. He has been a deputy member of the (German) Accreditation Council since 2019.
He is involved in professional politics as a board member of the Hesse Chamber of Engineers, supervisory board member of the Hesse Engineering Academy and chairman of the board of the Federal Association for Software and Digitization in the Construction Industry in Berlin.