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At the annual conference of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik), Professor Dr. Friedrich Breyer was confirmed in his position as treasurer for another two years.

The Department of Economics congratulates Marlene Koch on receiving the Airbus Research Award Claude Dornier for her dissertation on "Essays in Finance".

On May 23, 2024, the Department of Economics held the Career-Check for the summer term 2024. At this event, former graduates talk about their career paths and provide exclusive insights into their everyday working lives. Our Guests: Alexander Frenzel, Alumnus MSc Political Economy 2021, today Executive Assistant - Intern. Corporates at Commerzbank AG, and Jens Schellinger (MSc Management and Economics, University of Tübingen) Alumnus BSc Economics, today Strategy Associate at ZF Group.

On November 25, around 140 graduates convened for their graduation ceremony with guests and professors. Eight of them received an award of excellence.

Economic outlook for the Lake Constance regionThurgau Economic Institute (TWI) invites you to the Thurgau Forecast Forum 2022 on 3 November 2022 at 5.30 p.m. at the Unternehmerzentrum Lilienberg in Ermatingen, Switzerland.

Thanks to the collaboration with the International Office, the Department of Economics welcomed many Students and Researchers who are in danger or have fled Ukraine over the summer semester 2022 and winter semester 2022/23.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the University of Konstanz has been trying to help Ukrainians with various forms of support. One of these services is the Tutorial for Ukrainian Students which is offered by the Department of Economics.

As part of the project "Ukraine Digital - Ensuring Academic Success in Times of Crisis" - approved, supported, and funded by the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD - the module "Advanced Corporate Finance Digitally Delivered" will be offered at the Kyiv National Economic University (KNEU) in the winter semester 2022/23.

An employee referral programme introduced in an experiment involving Konstanz economist Professor Nick Zubanov reduces staff turnover by 15%.