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Prof. Andreas Knabe at the Finance Expert Discussion of the Court of Auditors
On 26 November 2025, Prof. Andreas Knabe was invited as a guest speaker to the Finance Expert Discussion hosted by the Court of Auditors of Saxony-Anhalt. Following his introductory lecture on “The Debt Brake and Special Funds: How Can Sustainable Fiscal Policy Succeed?”, a lively professional discussion on the topic ensued.
Since 2017, the Court of Auditors has been organising this expert event series. Previous guest speakers have included, among others, Prof. Thomas Lenk, Prof. Martin Werding, Prof. Eckhard Janeba, as well as the President of the European Court of Auditors, Klaus-Heiner Lehne. This year’s discussion was attended not only by representatives of the Court of Auditors but also by members of the State Parliament’s Finance Committee and financial experts from the associations representing local authorities. (picture: Prof. Knabe with Court of Auditors President Kay Barthel)
1st Magdeburg-Braunschweig Economics Workshop
On Friday, November 28, 2025, economists from the Center of Evidence-based Policy Analysis (CEPA) at OVGU Magdeburg and from the Institute of Economics at Technische Universität Braunschweig met for a joint academic workshop. In addition to getting to know each other and exchanging ideas, the programme focused on presentations and discussions of current research projects from both institutions. The range of topics was broad, spanning from health economics laboratory experiments and analyses of the relationship between money and happiness to the importance of female role models in primary school for women’s later labor market participation.
Omar Martin Fieles-Ahmad and Mohamad Alhussein Saoud received the Best Presentation Awards. The workshop was a great success and is planned to continue next year in Braunschweig.
WiSe 2025/26 Info Session „My ERASMUS Internship“
The ERASMUS Office of Saxony-Anhalt is offering the following information sessions for the
WiSe 25/26 about an EU Internship for students:
Information session in German: November 18, 2025, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Information session in English: January 20, 2026, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Among general information on internships, preparation steps, and ERASMUS funding supports, former internship holder will also share their experiences with you.
Englisch: Erasmus+ Traineeships in Europe
Participants must register in advance (on the aforementioned websites) and will receive a confirmation email with the link to the Zoom event.
Welcome to the Faculty of Economics and Management!
Dear Newbies,
In order to start smoothly at our faculty (school), and thus to facilitate the beginning of the new phase of student's life, we offer the Academic ON-Boarding Week 25/26 WiSe. The detailed schedule including all introduction events can be found on this website.
The mandatory Academic ON-Boarding Week (06/10 - 10/10) is exclusively in English, and starts on Monday, October 06th, after the OVGU’s Enrollment Celebration in the Opera House, at 14:00 in building 22 lecture hall H2. The Faculty's Dean of Research Affairs and the Study Program Director for IBE, Prof. Dr. Andreas Knabe will welcome all new faculty students on campus and in-person.
If students have any further questions or concerns, they may contact the Office of International Affairs and ISP at the Faculty of Economics and Management: isp@ovgu.de or the Dean’s Office of Study Affairs: studiendekan-fww@ovgu.de
With kind regards,
FEM Dean's Office of Study Affairs & FEM ISP Office
AOM Awards for Ida-Anna Thiele and Christopher Schlägel
This year’s Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Copenhagen – with far more than 13,000 participants the largest gathering of its kind worldwide – brought several notable achievements for the Chair of Behavioral International Management. Firstly, it should be mentioned that both Ida-Anna Thiele, M. Sc., and Prof. Christopher Schlägel were each awarded a Best Reviewer Award from the International Management Division. This recognition is granted to only the top five percent of reviewers who contribute to the quality of the conference through exceptionally constructive reviews.
In addition, doctoral researcher Ida-Anna Thiele was successful with two subprojects of her upcoming dissertation, both of which were accepted into doctoral workshops in the fields of International Management and Strategic Management. There, she had the opportunity to present her research and engage in intensive discussions with renowned professors. She also received a travel grant.
Prof. Schlägel contributed to the main conference program with the presentation of a current research paper. During the AOM 2025, the Journal of World Business (VHB A-ranked) honored him with the Best Reviewer Award 2024 for his outstanding review work in the past year. Since mid-2025, Prof. Schlägel has additionally been serving as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Human Resource Management (VHB A-ranked).
As can be seen in the photo above, these great achievements were celebrated on site with Danish hot dogs. More of this is welcome - congrats!