Hans-Jörg Bullinger FREng
Hans-Jörg Bullinger, in 2016
Born	(1944-04-13) 13 April 1944 (age 81) Stuttgart, Germany
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
Title	President, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (2002–2012)
Awards	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1988: Medal 2003: 1st Class 2006: Knight Commander Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (2009) Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering (2013)
Academic background
Alma mater	Technische Oberschule University of Novi Sad (honoris causa)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Stuttgart Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) (1981–2002)

Hans-Jörg Bullinger (German pronunciation: [ˌhans ˌjœʁk ˈbʊlɪŋɐ], born 13 April 1944,^{[citation needed]} in Stuttgart) is a German scientist and former president of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

The mechanical engineer with a doctoral degree was the Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (Fraunhofer IAO) from its foundation in 1981 until 2002.^{[citation needed]} He is also Professor of Industrial Science and Technology Management at the University of Stuttgart.^{[citation needed]} From 2002 to 2012 he was the President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.^{[citation needed]} He is also a member of the Scientific Board of AutoUni Wolfsburg.^{[citation needed]}

In 1991, Bullinger was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Novi Sad.^{[citation needed]}

From 1963 until 1966 he attended the Technische Oberschule in Stuttgart and passed the Abitur with a second-chance education.^{[citation needed]}

Bullinger is a member of acatech, the German academy of science and engineering. He has also received the following awards:

• 1998: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz), medal and ribbon, awarded for outstanding services to German science, industry and society^{[citation needed]}
• 2003: First Class Order of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz erster Klasse), awarded for extraordinary services to German science and research^{[citation needed]}
• 2006: Knight Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern), for promoting the transfer of knowledge between science and industry^{[citation needed]}
• 2009: Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (Verdienstorden des Landes Baden-Württemberg)^{[citation needed]}
• 2012: Leonardo European Corporate Learning Award in the "Thought Leadership" category.^[1]
• 2013: International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering^[2]

• Morgenstadt — Wie wir morgen leben? [City of the future — how we will live tomorrow?] (in German). 2012.
• Bullinger, Hans-Jörg; Nof, Shimon Y. (February 2011). "Editorial: Human-centered design of systems in honor of Professor Gavriel Salvendy". Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. 22 (1). doi:10.1007/s10845-009-0308-4.

• "Executive Board: Hans-Jörg Bullinger". Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.^{[dead link]}
• "Home page". Fraunhofer Gesellschaft FOKUS - Research Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS). Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.^{[dead link]}
• Bullinger, Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg (August 2013). "Sustainable megacities" (Interview). Bosch. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
• "60 Years of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft" (PDF). Munich: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2026 – via bu.edu.