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Institute for Applied Economics (IaW)

Profile of the institute

The IaW is the Institute for Applied Economics e.V. in Faculty 3: Business and Law of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.

The purpose of the IaW is to perform independent application-oriented economic research and teaching in collaboration with the Business and Law faculty of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.

The IaW supports the collaboration between Faculty 3: Business and Law of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and cooperating businesses and institutions with the creation, implementation, and development of application-oriented economics and law programs.

The IaW maintains relationships with former students and their employers to Faculty 3: Business and Law through events for training and continuing education and promotes a close connection of the faculty to other scientific institutions, enterprises, and public institutions in the area of applied economics. In order to maintain their contacts in the above areas, the IaW also holds events at the scientific and application-oriented level.

Contact

General contact information

iaw_c(at)gmx.remove-this.de
Tel.: +49 69 1533-3018
Fax: +49 69 1533-2960

Managing Director

Prof. Dr.
Kai-Oliver Schocke
President
Building 2, Room 512-516
Fax : +49 69 1533-2903

Promotion of the dual program

The IaW facilitates the creation, implementation, and development of dual Bachelor programs of Faculty 3: Business and Law at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. Dual programs are characterized by having a high share of the program phases being completed in businesses. The program thus rests on the close collaboration of cooperation businesses and institutions with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. This is done, for example, by including assistants from the practical world, generally from partner businesses.

The IaW promotes the following Bachelor programs of Faculty 3: Business and Law:

Cooperation partners

You can find the current cooperation partners on the pages of the program.

About the IaW

The Institute for Applied Economics e.V. was founded on May 25, 1988 by professors of the former faculties of Economy of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences to promote and develop the faculty’s contacts in the professional world. It is a registered association with headquarters in Frankfurt.

In addition to promoting application-oriented research and teaching, continuing education, and the implementation of events, the IaW has accepted the responsibility of promoting the dual Bachelor programs of the Business and Law faculty since 2006.

The Institute accepts regular and supporting members. Professors of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences may obtain regular membership. Natural persons and legal entities may acquire the supporting membership if they want to support the application-oriented economic research and teaching at Faculty 3: Business and Law of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.

Directorate

Other members of the directorate

Deputy

Prof. Dr.
Kerstin Wegener
Head of degree course Tourism Management (BA)
Building BCN (City Gate), Room 227
Prof. Dr.
Christiana Nicolai
Prof. Dr.
Kirstin Zimmer
Professor of Logistics and Quantitative Methods
Building BCN (City Gate), Room 227
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