Approximately 30 faculty members  from the Faculty of Economics and Management enjoyed an interesting evening packed with exciting information and discussions. The Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Karim Sadrieh, invited faculty members and the State Minister Dr. Lydia Hüskens, responsible for the field “Infrastructure and Digital Affairs” in Saxony-Anhalt, to a fireside evening on 7th May at the Faculty Center.

What can we expect when politics meets science? This initial skepticism of one or the other participant was quickly eased. The Minister was accompanied by State Secretary and CIO of the state, Bernd Schlömer. His opening speech on the topic “Digitalization as a driver of innovation for Saxony-Anhalt”, started a lively discussion about reducing bureaucratic hurdles, establishing a new culture that allows for mistakes, a suitable support for local start-ups, etc. 

Last but not least, Dr. Kathrin Meyer-Pinger – was awarded with the Faculty's Special Award for “Excellent Research Achievements and Outstanding Commitment”. Congratulations!

On May 19th, the European Parliament 's tax subcommittee will hold a public hearing on the topic "The impact of tax policies on the housing crisis in the EU". "The purpose of the hearing is to explore the intersection of EU tax matters and the housing crisis. It will examine whether some tax practices affect the affordability and accessibility of housing in the EU and what tax policies could contribute to addressing both the immediate challenges and long-term structural issues in the housing sector". Prof. Sebastian Eichfelder, head of the Chair of Business Taxation, is one of the invited experts who will present to the committee and thereafter answer questions from members of parliament. This is a tremendous honour and significant recognition of his professional expertise in the field!

Congratulations to Kim Siegling, M. Sc., research assistant at the Chair of Management and Organization, for beeing honored with the Best Presentation Award at the International conference on Organizational Behavior, Performance and Leadership (ICOBPL 2025). The presentation, given in the beginning of April, was based on the research paper titled “ A Fuzzy-Logic Approach to Rule-Based Systems for Leadership Style Selection”. The paper was co-authored with Prof. Thomas Spengler and Sebastian Herzog and is published in the International Journal of Mathematics and Computational Sciences (vol. 19, no. 4, 2025).