Association
Central points of the work of the Commission are
- Exchange of information, particularly about vacancies for professors, upcoming conferences (incl. call for papers) and special issues,
- Initiation and discussion of research projects,
- The realisation of conferences and workshops,
- Promotion of junior researchers,
- Discussion of professional developments and challenges,
- Recommendations for the professional training of auditors,
- Representation of interests within the VHB and to politics, accounting committees (esp. Deutsches Rechnungslegung Standards Committee, International Accounting Standards Board), of the “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG”, and international organisations, such as European Accounting Association (EAA) or International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER)
WK RECH is, in particular, also open to young academics. The contact person is the Nachwuchsobmann of the WK RECH, Prof. Dr. Ulf Brüggemann from the Humboldt University of Berlin.
Especially for supporting the education of young academics, the VHB offers the ProDok program with a wide range of up to 40 courses. These include a wide range of different interdisciplinary methodology courses as well as accounting-specific courses. All courses are taught by renowned experts in the fields. For more information, please visit https://vhbonline.www1.vision-connect.de/veranstaltungen/prodok.
Further information for young academics, e.g. on ProCareer, can be found at https://vhbonline.www1.vision-connect.de/themen/nachwuchsarbeit.
The WK RECH has its own mailing list for young academics. If you would like to be regularly informed about activities for young academics, you can register HERE.