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About Us

YU has been founded to share our experience and knowledge. We are dedicated to work with our clients and enable them to enhance their performance and be successful. Your success is our reward.

Gunther Schmidt

Founder and Managing Director

Gunther has a unique global background in industry, consultancy and academia. He was in a leadership role at an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Sydney for 7 years with the mission to create impact and engagement.

Besides the development of the strategy, academic framework and research programs, he provides training and coaching with a focus on translating his executive management and leadership experience into academic development programs.

He was a member of the Academic Board and the University Leadership Group at the University of Sydney. Gunther holds a PhD in Natural Sciences and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Testimonials
“Gunther is one of few top-level professionals who understand how interdisciplinary research works and have the ‘know-how’ necessary to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations and make them meaningful. He has created integrated academic frameworks and provided comprehensive training and coaching programs that enabled productive interdisciplinary knowledge co-creation across the institute.”
- Prof Lina Markaukaite, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
Testimonials
“The impact of Gunther’s training and coaching is clearly apparent in the number and quality of commercial interactions and research contracts that the participants in his programs, such as me, have successfully obtained and navigated. Importantly, the programs Gunther provided enabled us to gain confidence in our interactions with external stakeholders.”
- Prof Deanna D’Alessandro, Director Net Zero Initiative, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney
Testimonials
“Gunther combines strategic thinking with operational experience, data informs all aspects of his work, from institutional dashboards that enable evidence-based decision making, to surveying participants in academic development programs. Gunther understands the many impacts of interdisciplinarity and the value it can bring when integrated with academic frameworks that promote collaboration between natural and social scientists.”
- A/Prof Alice Motion, Director of The University of Sydney Nano Institute