PhD Admission Board of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

Group of professors

• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schmid (chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Jana Costas
• Prof. Dr. Sonja Wüstemann
• Prof. Dr. Christian Almeder (deputy)

Group of academic staff

• Dr. Rick Steinert
• Dr. Dino Höppner (deputy)

• Second Amendment of the PhD regulations (in German) of 20.04.2016 in the version of 10.04.2019
• PhD regulations (in German) of 20.04.2016 in the version of 11.04.2018
  PhD regulations (in English) of 20.10.2016 in the version of 11.04.2018

• PhD regulations (in German) of 25.10.1995 in the version of 07 April 2010

• PhD agreement (in German)
  PhD agreement (in English)

The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) awards the academic degree of "Doctor of Economics" (abbreviated to Dr. rer. pol.) on the basis of a scientific paper (dissertation) and an oral examination (disputation).

The doctorate serves as proof of the ability to carry out in-depth economic work.

The PhD serves as proof of the ability to carry out in-depth economic work. The doctoral procedure is carried out by the Dean, the Faculty Council and the examination bodies. The Faculty Council is responsible for the organisational and administrative implementation of doctoral matters. It appoints a PhD Admission Board.

The prerequisites for admission to the doctoral procedure are generally:

• a completed Diplom or Master's degree in economics at a university or equivalent institution of higher education or at universities of applied sciences within the scope of the German Higher Education Framework Act and a final grade of at least "good" or
• a Bachelor's degree in Economics from a university or equivalent institution of higher education or a university of applied sciences within the scope of the German Higher Education Framework Act with a final grade of "very good" and successful completion of an aptitude assessment procedure at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics.

Further regulations in connection with admission can be found in the PhD regulations.

The application for admission to the PhD programme must be submitted to the Dean, who will forward the application to the PhD Admission Board.

In the context of the PhD, participation in courses of the doctoral programme of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics amounting to 10 ECTS credits is required. The choice of courses is made in consultation with the supervisor. Courses that can generally be credited are listed in viaCampus. Furthermore, three presentations in the doctoral seminar or at scientific conferences are mandatory as part of the PhD programme.

• Scholarships, calls for applications
• Enrolment as a PhD student
• Viadrina Center for Graduate Studies
• Doctorate with children

• Monograph - Model for the cover sheet
• Cumulative dissertation - Guideline, Sample for the formal structure

As part of the doctoral examination at the Faculty, the doctoral candidate must defend their dissertation in a defence after it has been accepted. The defence is held in German or English. It covers the dissertation, the expert reports and the submitted theses and begins with a presentation by the doctoral candidate lasting approximately 30 minutes. The defence lasts one and a half to two hours. The members of the PhD Admission Board, the Doctoral Commission and the other members of the Faculty holding a doctorate are entitled to ask the doctoral candidate questions during the defence. The defence is open to the public, subject to available places.

Disputation dates 2023/2024

• Behailu Shiferaw Benti, Master of Science
  „Essays in Video Gaming, Sports and eSports“
  23.10.2024, 2.00 p.m. in room AM 205
• Florian Hanke, Master of Arts
  „Energy communities’ role in a socially just and empowering energy transition“
  03.09.2024, 11.00 a.m. in room HG 162
• Gerrit Bartsch, Master of International Taxation
  „Steuerliche Gestaltungsoptionen beim Unternehmensverkauf – eine ökonomische Analyse“
  24.07.2024, 11.00 a.m. in room HG 110
• Gerrit Bartsch, Master of International Taxation
  „Steuerliche Gestaltungsoptionen beim Unternehmensverkauf – eine ökonomische Analyse“
  24.07.2024, 11.00 a.m. in room HG 110
• Maximilian Völkl, Master of Science
  „Steuerliche Gestaltungsoptionen beim Unternehmensverkauf – eine ökonomische Analyse“
  10.07.2024, 12.00 noon in room AM 02
• Martin Schewe, Master of Science
  „Entscheidungsoptionen bei der nationalen sowie grenzüberschreitenden Künstler- und Sportlerbesteuerung“
  19.02.2024, 11.00 a.m. in room HG 104
• Rebekka Rein, Master of Science
  „Hybride Gestaltungen im internationalen Steuerrecht – eine rechtliche und ökonomische Analyse“
  19.02.2024, 2.00 p.m. in room HG 110
• Thorben Krüger, Master of Science
  „Short-term master production scheduling in the automotive industry: model-based optimization and decision support“
  15.01.2024, 4.00 p.m. in room HG 110
• Gregor Blossey, Master of Science
  „Planning and Management of Pharmaceutical Supply Chains“
  15.01.2024, 2.00 p.m. in room HG 104
• Philipp Arnold, Master of Arts
  „Organizing the Refugee Camp: Ethnographic Insights on the Management and Work in a German Reception Centre for Refugees and Asylum Seekers“
  15.01.2024, 2.00 p.m. in room HG 023/024
• Yanis Hamdali, Master of Science
  „Reaching for the stars: How credible futures impact timing in innovation processes“
  10.01.2024, 10.00 a.m. in room HG 023/024
• Lucas Roth, Master of Science
  „The relationship between (co-)ownership in renewables and non-commercial demand side management of electric energy in the residential sector – empirical research from Germany“
  18.12.2023, 10.30 a.m. via Zoom (registration at: zirkelbach@europa-uni.de)
• Lorenzo Skade, Master of Science
  „May you live in interesting times”: A practice-based perspective on temporal conflicts“
  01.12.2023, 10.00 a.m. in room HG 025
• Philipp Alexander Barth, Master of Science
  „The Effect of Methodological Choices Related to Creativity Assessment: An Empirical Examination“
  29.11.2023, 4.00 p.m. in room AM 02
• David Heckerodt, Master of Arts
  „Die Einkünfteverlagerung des grenzüberschreitenden Konzerns im Outbound-Fall“
  03.08.2023, 1.00 p.m. in room HG 110
• Steffen Postler, Master of Arts
  „Verrechnungspreise im internationalen Steuerrecht“
  14.06.2023, 3.00 p.m. in room HG 110
• Olivia Kozlowski, Master of Arts
  „Anpassungsdruck bei der grenzüberschreitenden Steuerplanung – Überlegungen aus deutscher Perspektive unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Gewerbesteuer“
  14.06.2023, 1.00 p.m. in room HG 110
• Mathis Schuh, Master of Science
  „Ökonomische Analyse fremdvergleichskonformer Werte im nationalen und internationalen Steuerrecht“
  25.05.2023, 2.00 p.m. in room HG 104
• Greta Kielawa-Buzala, Master of Science
  „Die Reform des deutschen Steuerrechts aufgrund der Anti Tax Avoidance Directive“
  25.05.2023, 12.00 noon  in room HG 104

Overview of successfully completed PhDs at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

(1) The award of an honorary doctorate in accordance with Section 1 (3) of the Doctoral Degree Regulations of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics requires a written application from at least three professors of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). It must be submitted to the Dean. The Dean forwards the application to the Chair of the PhD Admission Board.

(2) The Dean shall confer the honorary doctorate by presenting a certificate signed by the President and the Dean, in which the academic achievements of the honoured person are recognised. The right to hold the honorary doctorate is established by the presentation of the certificate.

The honorary doctorate was awarded to:

• Prof. Dr Joachim Starbatty (1995), founding dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) from 1990 to 1992
• Prof. Dr Leszek Balcerowicz (November 2001), President of the National Bank of Poland from 2001 to 2007, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Brussels think tank BRUEGEL from June 2008 to April 2012
• Prof. Dr Jozsef Vörös (April 2011), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pecs and Director of the "Institute for Management Science and Business Informatics" at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics of the University of Pecs