On January 12, Bernhard Schatz (Director, PwC Vienna) gave two guest lectures in Passau. As part of the International Accounting master's lecture, he provided insights into the field of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). Bernhard Schatz emphasized the general differences between IFRS and IPSAS and illustrated the importance of public sector accounting using the example of fictitious accounting cases for the city of Passau. In the master's lecture Sustainability Reporting, Bernhard Schatz provided insights into current challenges for companies in the context of implementing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).