Academic (labour law), second President of Dublin City University, later Principal of Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen), also commentator on academic and public affairs
Ferdinand von Prondzynski (born 30 June 1954) is a university leader in Ireland and Scotland, a lawyer and legal academic, and a high-profile public commentator.
Formerly the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, he also previously served as the second President of Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland (2000-2010), and before that as a professor and dean at the University of Hull, and lecturer and Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin.
A German-born Irish citizen, Prondzynski is an authority on employment and commercial law and on certain EU and competition policy matters, as well as an active commentator on aspects of academic affairs and public policy.