Dean's Office of the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems
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At the academic ceremony on Friday, March 13, 2026, 80 graduates and 2 doctoral candidates from the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems were honored. The Dean, Prof. Dr. Suleika Bort, together with the Dean of Studies, Prof. Dr. Thomas Widjaja, presented the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral certificates during the ceremony in the Audimax.
In addition, faculty awards and other prizes for outstanding achievements were presented:
Dr. Laura Kochendörfer and Dr. Geske Rolvering were awarded the Helmut Schmalen Dissertation Prize (Helmut-Schmalen-Dissertationspreis) for their outstanding dissertations.
Eva Maier (M.Sc. WI) and Rebecca Stehr (M.Sc. IEB) received the Hans Lindner Prize (Hans-Lindner-Preis) for their outstanding academic performance in the master’s program.
Vincent Just (B.Sc. BAE) and Michael Weißenböck (B.Sc. WI) were presented with the Sparkassen Prize (Sparkassenpreis) for their outstanding academic performance in the two bachelor’s programs.
The theses of Marie-Luise Aster, Trajana Erlenberg, and Daniel Gröll (all M.Sc. BA) were also honored with the Prize of the Friends and Sponsors of Economics in Passau (Preis der Freunde und Förderer der Wirtschaftswissenschaften).
The following were honored as outstanding STEM graduates (MINT-Absolventinnen): Angelika Augustin and Kira Fink (both M.Sc. WI). The awards were presented by Hanna Roider, Faculty Representative for the Equality of Women in Science and the Arts.
The next academic ceremony of the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems will take place on October 9, 2026.
At the academic ceremony on Friday, October 10, 2025, 51 graduates, six doctoral candidates, and one postdoctoral researcher from the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems were honored. The Dean, Prof. Dr. Suleika Bort, together with the Dean of Studies, Prof. Dr. Thomas Widjaja, presented the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral certificates during the ceremony in the Audimax.
The ceremony also marked the completion of Dr. habil. Markus Fritsch’s habilitation.
Dr. Laura Bregenzer, Dr. Steffen Klug, Dr. Catherine Lorenz, and Dr. Hendrike Werwigk were awarded the Helmut Schmalen Dissertation Prize (Helmut-Schmalen-Dissertationspreis) for their outstanding dissertations.
The theses of Kira Fink (M.Sc. WI), Daniel Graber (M.Sc. BA), Michael Kania (B.Sc. BAE and B.Sc. DTBS), Marco Kreuzpaintner (M.Sc. IEB), and Moritz Müller (B.Sc. BAE and B.Sc. DTBS) were awarded the Prize of the Friends and Sponsors of Economics in Passau (Preis der Freunde und Förderer Wirtschaftswissenschaften).
Michael Kania (B.Sc. BAE and B.Sc. DTBS) was also awarded the Sparkassen Prize (Sparkassenpreis) for his outstanding academic achievements in both bachelor’s programs.
Daniel Graber (M.Sc. BA) also received the Hans Lindner Prize (Hans-Lindner-Preis) for his outstanding academic achievements in the master’s program.
In addition, Lukas Bierling (B.Sc. WI) was awarded the GOR Bachelor’s Prize (GOR-Bachelorpreis) by the Society for Operations Research for his outstanding academic performance in Operations Research, as demonstrated by his bachelor’s thesis.
The next academic ceremony of the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems will be held on March 13, 2026.
At the academic ceremony on Friday 14 March 2025, 55 graduates and 3 doctoral candidates of the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems were bid farewell. The Dean, Prof Dr Stefan Bauernschuster, together with the Dean of Studies, Prof Dr Thomas Widjaja, presented the Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral certificates during the ceremony in the Audimax.
Dr Stefan Faltermaier, Dr Lise Masselus, Dr Julian Rose and Dr Matthias Wild were awarded the Helmut Schmalen Dissertation Prize for their outstanding dissertations.
The theses of Stefan Buchinger (M.Sc. BA), Jana Herrmann (B.Sc. WI), Charlotte Musso (M.Sc. BA) and Ana-Maria Sîrbu (M.Sc. WI) were awarded the Prize of the Friends and Sponsors of the Passau School of Economics.
Simon Anthofer (B.Sc. WI) and Simon Eisenhofer (B.Sc. BAE) were awarded the Sparkasse Prize for their outstanding academic performance in the two Bachelor programmes.
Verena Kummer (M.Sc. BA) received the Hans Lindner Prize for her outstanding academic performance in the Master's programme.
At the academic ceremony on Friday, 11 October 2024, 63 graduates, 3 doctoral candidates and 1 habilitation candidate from the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems were bid farewell. The Dean, Prof Dr Stefan Bauernschuster, together with the Dean of Studies, Prof Dr Thomas Widjaja, presented the Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral and habilitation certificates during the ceremony in the Audimax.
The completion of Prof Dr Nora Nahr's habilitation was celebrated as part of the examination ceremony.
Dr Dörte Leusmann was awarded the Helmut Schmalen Dissertation Prize for her outstanding dissertation.
The theses of Sarah Ben Messaoud (M.Sc. BA), Gilbert Böhme (M.Sc. BA), Eva Henselmann (M.Sc. BA), Seraphin Schwarzbauer (M.Sc. IEB) and Felicitas Straßer (B.Sc. BAE) were honoured with the Prize of the Friends and Sponsors of Economics in Passau.
Lea Kraller (B.Sc. BAE and B.Sc. WI) received the Sparkasse Prize for her outstanding academic performance in both Bachelor's programmes.
Corinna Lindörfer (M.Sc. BA) and Jennifer Piecha (M.Sc. WI) received the Hans Lindner Prize for their outstanding academic achievements in the Master's programme.
At the academic ceremony on Friday, March 15, 2024, 64 graduates and 1 doctoral candidate from the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems were honored. Dean Prof. Dr. Stefan Bauernschuster, together with the Dean of Studies, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Krautheim, presented the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral certificates during the ceremony in the Audimax.
Dr. Johanna Zimmermann was awarded the Helmut Schmalen Dissertation Prize (Helmut-Schmalen-Dissertationspreis) for her outstanding dissertation.
The theses of Mr. Andrei Nevskii (M.Sc. BA), Mr. Henrik Raithle (B.Sc. WI), Ms. Juliana Wolf (M.Sc. BA), and Ms. Lisa Wuschek (M.Sc. IEB) were honored with the Award of the Friends and Sponsors of Economics in Passau (Preis der Freunde und Förderer der Wirtschaftswissenschaften in Passau).
Ms. Gina-Maria Straßl (B.Sc. BAE) received the Sparkassen Prize (Sparkassenpreis) for her outstanding academic performance in the bachelor’s program.
Ms. Maria Rottenkolber (M.Sc. BA) and Ms. Franziska Sterl (M.Sc. BA) received the Hans Lindner Prize (Hans-Lindner-Preis) for their outstanding academic performance in the master’s program.
The next academic ceremony of the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems will be held on October 11, 2024.
At the Academic Ceremony on Friday, October 13, 2023, 46 graduates and 1 PhD student of the Faculty were bid farewell. Dean, Prof. Dr. Stefan Bauernschuster, together with the Dean of Studies, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Krautheim, presented the Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral certificates during the ceremony in the Audimax.
Dr. Manuela Fritz was awarded the Helmut-Schmalen Dissertation Prize for her outstanding dissertation.
The theses of Mr. Julian Dietlmeier (M.Sc. BA), Mr. Daniel Graber (B.Sc. BAE), Mr. Daniel Gröll (B.Sc. BAE), Ms. Hanna Roider (M.Sc. WI) and Ms. Verena Wecklein (M.Sc. BA) were awarded the Prize of the Friends and Sponsors of Economic Sciences in Passau.
Mr. Daniel Graber (B.Sc. BAE) received the Sparkasse Award for his outstanding academic performance in the Bachelor's program.
Ms. Sophia Hüber (M.Sc. MIEB) received the Hans Lindner Award for her outstanding academic performance in the Master's program.
Ms. Nadine Engel is the first graduate in the B.Sc. DTBS program and received her Bachelor's degree certificate.
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At the academic ceremony on Thursday, March 16, 2023, 63 graduates and 8 doctoral candidates from the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems were honored. Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Stefan Bauernschuster, together with the Dean of Studies, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Krautheim, presented the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral diplomas during the ceremony in the Audimax.
Dr. Tobias Mini received the Tschira Dissertation Prize in Business Informatics for his doctoral thesis.
Dr. Heribert De Oliveira Kuhn, Dr. Carl-Friederich Grösbrink, Dr. Marco Seruset, and Dr. Benno Stöcklein were awarded the Helmut Schmalen Dissertation Prize for their outstanding dissertations.
The theses of Ms. Larissa Meyer (B.Sc. BAE), Ms. Michaela Obermeier (M.Sc. BA), and Mr. Sebastian Schmid (M.Sc. BA) were honored with the Award of the Friends and Sponsors of Economics in Passau.
Ms. Marlene Pawlitschko (B.Sc. BAE) received the Sparkassen Prize for her outstanding academic performance in the bachelor’s program.
Mr. Andreas Barth (M.Sc. BA), Ms. Chanel Coucou (M.Sc. BA), Mr. Stephan Geschwind (M.Sc. MIEB), and Ms. Anna-Maria Randl (M.Sc. BA) received the Hans Lindner Prize for their outstanding academic achievements in the master’s program.
At the Academic Ceremony on Friday, 8 July 2022, 220 graduates of the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems were bidden farewell. President Professor Ulrich Bartosch came personally to the ceremony and congratulated them warmly on their academic success. Dean, Professor Jan H. Schumann, together with the Dean of Studies, Professor Sebastian Krautheim, presented the Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral certificates during the ceremony in the Audimax.
Mr Andreas Hofmann (B.Sc. BAE) and Mr Sebastian Schweikl (M.Sc. BA) received the Sparkasse Award for their outstanding academic achievements.
Ms. Friederike Hawighorst (M.Sc. BA) was awarded the Prize of the Friends and Sponsors of Economic Sciences in Passau.
Official press release
At the Academic Ceremony on Friday, 20 May 2022, 181 graduates of the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems were bidden farewell. The Dean of the school, Professor Jan H. Schumann, together with the Dean of Studies, Professor Sebastian Krautheim, presented the Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral certificates during the ceremony in the Audimax.
Dr Dominik Johannes Bong and Dr Nathalie Luck were awarded the Helmut Schmalen Dissertation Prize for their outstanding dissertations.
Ms Maria Rottenkolber (B.Sc. BAE), Mr Stefan Linner (B.Sc. BAE) and Mr Thomas Fritsch (M.Sc. BA) received the Hans Lindner Award for their outstanding academic achievements.
