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Lecture and discussion event with Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm and Michael Kretschmer

On January 12, 2024, Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg) presented the annual report "Overcoming Weak Growth - Investing in the Future" (2023/24), which was submitted by the German Council of Economic Experts, at the Faculty of Economics. In a subsequent panel discussion chaired by Prof. Dr. Christian Leßmann, she and the Prime Minister of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, addressed current and pressing issues on topics such as economic, energy and migration policy.

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New junior professorship in Business Education and Management Training, esp. Digitalization in Education and Work Environments

Since 01.01.2024, Jacqueline Schmidt holds the newly established Junior Professorship in Business Education and Management Training, esp. Digitalization in Education and Work Environments. 

In her research, she mainly focuses on the recording and target group-appropriate promotion of AI-related competences of (prospective) vocational training personnel.

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New postdoc at the Chair of Business Administration, esp. Management Accounting and Control

Dr. Philipp Richter joined the team of the Chair of Business Administration, esp. Management Accounting and Control in October 2023. He completed his doctorate in corporate management on the topic of shared service centres at ESCP Europe Berlin. His research interests lie in the areas of corporate governance, sustainability performance and non-market strategies (i.e. CSR and lobbying) of companies.

© Michael Kretzschmar

Prof. Dr. Blagoy Blagoev moves to the University of St. Gallen

Prof. Dr. Blagoy Blagoev was appointed as an professor of Organization Studies at the University St. Gallen and will leave the Faculty at the end of January 2024. At TU Dresden he has held the Chair of Business Administration, esp. Organization since the summer semester 2021. Many thanks and all the best!

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Sebastian Oelrich appointed as an Assistant Professor at Aarhus University

Dr. Sebastian Oelrich (Chair of Business Administration, esp. Management Accounting and Control) will leave the Faculty in April 2024 to work as an Assistant Professor of Management Accounting with tenure track at Aarhus University. We wish him all the best for his next career step!

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Farewell to Birgit Hergert and Kerstin Petzold

Kerstin Petzold and Birgit left the faculty in the end of last year or will leave it at the end of January. We would like to thank them for their great work at different chairs, the computing lab and the Standing Doctoral Committee and wish them all the best for the retirement and new area of work.

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Prof. Dr. Kamila Cygan-Rehm elected Council Member of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE)

Kamila Cygan-Rehm has been elected as an ordinary Council Member of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE) for the next three years. The online elections took place in September/October 2023. She also serves as a member of the Scientific Program Committee for the 37th Annual ESPE Conference that will take place in Rotterdam, on June 27-29, 2024.

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Dresden Fellows Katharina Fellnhofer vistis the faculty

Dr. Katharina Fellnhofer (ETH Zurich / Harvard University) will visit the faculty from February to July 2024 as a Dresden Fellow. Together with Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf (Chair of Business Administration, esp. Finance and Financial Technology) she will investigate the question of whether human intuition can recognise faces generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

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AlgoWork: DFG-funded follow-up project started on December 1, 2023

In December 2021, the project "Algorithmic Control: Implications for Workforce from a Legitimacy Perspective" (AlgoWork) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), was launched. The project is carried out in close cooperation between the Chair of Information Systems, esp. Business Engineering (Prof. Dr. Martin Wiener) and the Department of Information Systems & E-Services at TU Darmstadt.

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Kick-off LAB - Living Art of Building

The LAB - Living Art of Building research centre was launched in Bautzen at the beginning of the year and is now being set up at various locations across Germany. In future, the LAB will provide answers to the pressing questions in the construction industry and find solutions for the development of new materials, technologies, processes and further digitalization on a large scale. Prof. Dr. Edeltraud Günther is one of the faculty members involved in the project.

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Kick off MALEA project: Workforce planning in the food sector

In November 2023 the joint project MELEA of the Chair of Business Administration, esp. Industrial Management and the Lebensgarten GmbH / Minderleinsmühle GmbH & Co. KG started. The name MALEA is a ALEA is a German acronym and means "Workforce planning in the food sector".

The team consiting of Udo Buscher, Janis Neufeld, Nadine Schiebold, and Alexander Blume aims to optimize personnel deployment planning of Lebensgarten which enables an optimal production.

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Interdisciplinary publication on heat planning for the city of Dresden

The article "Erstellung eines Modells zur Berechnung der Entwicklung der Wärmenachfrage bis 2045 am Beispiel der Stadt Dresden" has been published in the Journal of Energy Economics. Researchers from the Chair of Business Administration, esp. Energy Economics and the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering have created a database og buildings for the city of Dresden and, based on this, developed a model that uses parameterization to calculate the heat demand for specific buildings up to the year 2045 based on scenarios.

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A reality check at the regional level – The Implications of the CBD-COP15 for Saxony

The Dresden Nexus Conference 2023 has resulted in a report that makes proposals on how Saxony can contribute to the goals for the protection, sustainable use and restoration of nature adopted at the World Biodiversity Summit in Montreal (CBD-COP 15). Vera Braun (IHI Zittau, Chair of Environmental Management) and Dr. André Linder (School of Civil and Envioronmental Engineering) were among those involved in the report.

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Migration as a chance?: New issue of the "Good question"

A new episode of the "The good question" discusses the challenges and potential of migration as well as Germany's responsibility for refugees. Professor Alexander Kemnitz from the Chair of Economics, esp.  Economic Policy and Economic Research is one of the experts interviewed in the video.

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How well does ChatGPT advise on capital investment? New issue of the "Short question"

The search for a suitable investment is a major challenge for many investors. Professor Lars Hornuf (Chair of Business Administration, esp. Finance and Financial Technology) has investigated whether and to what extent AI tools such as ChatGPT can advise on investment decisions.

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60 Minutes: Sustainable Fiscal Policy

On January 09, 2024, Professor Christian Leßmann (Chair of Economics, esp. International Economics) discussed the challenges of a sustainable financial policy with Professor Lars Feld and Jakob von Weizsäcker in a new edition of the 60 Minutes series. The video recording of this exciting discussion is available on YouTube.

©Janis Neufeld

FOSTER-Project: Metaheuristics for Scheduling with Lot Streaming

The student research project "Development of metaheuristics for scheduling with lot streaming" is part of the Funds for Student Research (FOSTER) program. Two students will develop solution methods for a current problem in flow scheduling with the technical support of research associates from the Chair of Business Administration, es. Industrial Engineering.

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Energy Economics (Ski-)Seminar: Simulation game electricity market of the future

The Chair of Business Administration, es. Energy Economics organized the module "Research Topics in Energy Economics I & II" in the winter semester 2023/24 as an energy economics seminar entitled
"Simulation Game Electricity Market of the Future". The seminar was crowned by a seminar week in the Austrian Kleinwalsertal in the second week of January.

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UNI LIVE University Information Day 2024

At the UNI LIVE University Information Day on 11.01. 2024, we welcomed numerous interested students to the introductory lecture by the Dean of Studies, in courses, workshops and at the information stands of the FSR Wiwi and the student advisors.

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Best Paper Award der ICIS 2024 für Isabell Lippert und Martin Wiener

At the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) in Hyderabad, Indien the paper "Job Crafting in The Era of Algorithmic Management" written by Isabell Lippert, Kathrin Kirchner, Martin Wiener, and Carol Saunders won the Best Paper Award in honor of TP Liang (1st runner-up). This award also underlines the successful collaboration with our Distinguished Research Fellow (DRF) Kathrin Kirchner.

© Michael Kretschmar

Outstanding Reviewer Award INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics für Florian Linß

Florian Linß (Chair of Business Administration, esp. Industrial Management) received the 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics. The INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (IJAA) addresses research papers that focus on the practice of operations research (OR) and management science (MS) and the impact of this practice on organizations around the world.

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GA Funding Programs: Start of the application period and information event

The Graduate Academy (GA) offers a variety of funding opportunities for doctoral candidates, including short-term scholarships, travel grants and special funding programs for postdocs.All doctoral candidates, doctoral candidates, postdocs, and supervisors are cordially invited to the online information event on February 6 and 7.

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Faculty Awards 2024: Apply now!

Applications for our faculty prizes can be submitted until 01.03.2024. These are the Dr. Feldbausch Award for Outstanding Dissertations, the Dr. Händel Award and the Professor Hilbert Award.

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Inaugural Lectures of Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf and Prof. Dr. Peter Schäfer

On June 5, 2024, we celebrate the annual Faculty Day in the lecture hall HÜL S 386 with the inaugural lectures of Prof. Dr. Peter Schäfer (Chair of Business Administration, esp. Management Accounting and Control) and Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf (Chair of Business Administration, esp. Finance and Financial Technology)  and the presentation of faculty awards. The Faculty Day starts at 1pm.

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Graduates' Farewell Ceremony and Summer Party

The Faculty Day is followed by the Graduates' Farewell Ceremony in the Heinz Schönfeld lecture hall at 4.30 pm. After the official graduation ceremony, it's time to celebrate at our summer party with our graduates, their family and friends and many members of the faculty. We'd love to welcome you!

Informal exchange

PhD Regulars' Table

Campus Bar & Restaurant

Informal Exchange

PhD Regulars' Table

Campus Bar & Restaurant

Concert

Green Box Kammerkonzert
Gemüse vom Dach: Vertical Farming in Dresden

Staatsoperette Dresden

Conference

ENERDAY 2024 - 18th International Conference on Energy Economics and Technology
Exploring Energy Demand Dynamics

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Workshop

ifo Dresden Workshop on Macroeconomics and International Finance 2024

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Workshop

ifo Dresden Workshop on Labor Economics and Social Policy 2024

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