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The Taxation, Accounting and Finance
Department with its eight professors
and a large number of research assistants
is one of the biggest research and
teaching departments in the Faculty
of Business Administration in Econo -
mics at the University of Paderborn.
Competitive research, an international
focus, professional and methodological
competence and an applied approach
characterize the Department’s teaching
and research activities. Prof. Dr. Dr.
Andreas Löffler, whose research field
is investment, has specialized in enterprise
valuation for a number of years.
Prof. Dr. Bettina Schiller and her team
teach and research in the field of finance
and banking, while Prof. Dr. Stefan Betz
and his team focus on production management
and controlling. Prof. Dr. Dr.
Georg Schneider joined the Department
from the University of Vienna as chair
of Business Administra tion, especially
Financial Reporting.
The Accounting and Financial Reporting
chair is occupied by Prof. Dr. Thomas
Werner. Prof. Dr. Caren Sureth holds
the chair of Business Administration,
especially Business Tax Theory. The
Chair of Business Administration, especially
Business Taxation and Tax Theory
is currently vacant and has been advertised.
Prof. Dr. Jens Müller’s area of
research is the interface between taxa-
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tion, tax theory and financial accounting.
The Profes sors and their teams
work on several joint projects predominantly
in the field of quantitative tax
research.
The Department’s degree programs
seek to equip students with a thorough
grounding in general knowledge followed
by subject-specific skills and
expertise. Students can select courses
according to their personal interests in
preparation for their future careers. Our
lectures and seminars, which have a
strong international focus and are frequently
held in English, are very popular
among students. Web-based coactive
and cooperative learning and working
networks create an effective learning
environment, where students can
self-organize their work and form working
groups at any time, in any place.
Tutorials, business games, group work,
case studies and seminars, a close
working relationship between students
and lecturers, cooperation projects
with practitioners and lectures by foreign
guest researchers further enhance
the quality of teaching at the Depart -
ment. Ph.D. students are also catered
for, with seminars and courses on specific
subjects and methods offered in
cooperation with other chairs and
universities.
The result is a differentiated research
environment that functions as a forum
for Ph.D. students to hold constructive
discussions across the various disciplines.
The large number of top quality papers
published by the chairs and the thirdparty
funding acquired by the Depart -
ment contributes towards the University
of Paderborn’s reputation as a research
university. For instance, the Center for
Risk Management (CeRiMa) conducts
research in the field of risk management
in small and medium-sized enterprises.
The Department’s exceptional
research track record is enhanced
by the close cooperation between
researchers with similar areas of interest.
The Department provides strong
support to young researchers, organizes
scientific conferences and guest lectures,
prepares and publishes working
papers, and encourages and publishes
cooperative research activities under its
name. Two excellent examples of this
collaboration are the research group for
Quantitative Tax Research (arqus) and
the Center For Tax Research (CETAR).
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