From 9 to 19 February 2026, the ‘Ulysseus International Weeks’ will take place – a two-week online event that introduces students to the diverse exchange and learning opportunities within the European university alliance Ulysseus. We at the School of Business and Economics are also taking part!
Our Career Development Center (CDC) looks back on a diverse and practice-oriented semester. Over the past months, students gained a wide range of insights into career paths, corporate practice, and key future skills. The A.S.I. Application Guide provided in-depth knowledge for a confident start to the application process. The workshop with PwC focused on assessment centers, case studies, soft-skill exercises, and individual feedback. viadee offered hands-on insights into pentesting and web security, providing an application-oriented introduction to IT security.
The School of Business and Economics has appointed Dr. Christian Böing as honorary professor, thereby recognising his impressive commitment to the department, his outstanding achievements in the field of market-oriented corporate management in professional practice and his contribution to teaching at the Marketing Center Münster. Prof. Dr. Thomas Langer, Dean of the School, presented him with the certificate and congratulated him together with Prof. Dr. Manfred Krafft and Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau. Christian Böing studied and obtained his doctorate at the University of Münster and is currently CEO of the accompio Group.
Last week, Prof. Johannes Becker, Head of the Institute of Public Economics, travelled to Berlin with bachelor's students to discuss current US tariffs policy, particularly under the presidency of Donald Trump, as part of the seminar ‘Crisis Policy: World Trade under Pressure’. The seminar was held in collaboration with students and lecturers from TU Dresden and took place at the State Representation of the Free State of Saxony.
The project “BEAM” (Belonging, Empowerment, Access & Mentorship), part of the Women+ in Information Systems Initiative, was awarded the 2025 Gender Equality Award at the New Year’s Reception of the University of Münster. The prize is awarded every two years by the Rectorate and recognizes projects that make an outstanding contribution to equal opportunities and gender equality.
In the current Der SPIEGEL cover story, “What Germany Earns: The Comprehensive Pay Report,” the paper “The Gender Pension Gap in Germany – Reasons and Remedies” by Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider of the Finance Center Münster is featured. Together with Mannheim-based public finance scholar Prof. Dr. Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi, Schneider examines how income and pension disparities between women and men evolve over the course of their lives.
Since the end of 2025, the School of Business and Economics has been presenting its new Research Highlights in the corridor of the Forum Oeconomicum library. The selected publications reflect the cutting-edge research being conducted at the department: all articles have been published in leading international journals in the highest category (A+). The exhibition highlights the current topics and social challenges being researched – from AI-supported business models and new work to energy and sustainability.
In Part 23 of the Alumni Stories, we introduce Hendrik Tigger. After completing vocational training as an industrial management assistant, he studied Business Administration at the School of Business & Economics and gained his first practical experience in tax consulting and auditing while still a student. Following the successful completion of his diploma degree, he began his professional career as an audit and tax assistant. Today, Hendrik Tigger is both a certified tax advisor and auditor and serves as managing director and shareholder of two companies: Merco GmbH StBG and Dr. Merschmeier + Partner GmbH, WPG StBG, both based in Münster. While at Merco he primarily advises small and medium-sized enterprises as well as private individuals on tax-related matters, his work at Dr. Merschmeier + Partner focuses on auditing, particularly in the social sector and among public-sector enterprises, which he also supports with tax and business advisory services.
Around 500 bachelor's students visited Cineplex Münster as part of the business administration onboarding module with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau, Chair of Marketing and Media, Dr. Annegret Saxe, CEO of Sparkasse Münsterland Ost, Prof. Dr. Jens Paschmann, Junior Professor of Marketing Analytics, and Lara Zoe Minor, student and social media manager at the Marketing Centre Münster. The event is part of the onboarding module for new bachelor's students of business administration at the University of Münster.
