The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics is strengthening its faculty-wide sustainability activities with the Paderborn Research Centre for Sustainable Economy (PARSEC). It understands "sustainable economy" as long-term orientated economic development with special consideration of social, environmental and cultural phenomena and thus addresses one of the central challenges of current and future generations. The five core professorships at PARSEC have now been filled: Prof Dr Simon Thanh-Nam Trang and Prof Dr Martin Kesternich, who have already introduced themselves in a portrait of new appointments, made the start in April. They were followed in October by Prof Dr Karina Kiepe, Prof Dr Philip Yang and Prof Dr Daniel Reimsbach. They are all united by one thing - researcher for sustainable economic and social development and this in their very personal specialisations in the field of economics.
The first kick-off event on 25 October marked the start of the "Meet & Greet Seminar Series", which is intended to offer all those interested in PARSEC the opportunity to enter into an initial exchange: After a brief welcome by Martin Kesternich, spokesperson for the research centre, Daniel Reimsbach, Professor of Business Administration, in particular Reporting, Governance and Sustainability, and Philip Yang, Professor of Business Administration, in particular Sustainable Human Resource Management and Leadership, introduced themselves to the participants. The two researchers gave insights into their personal careers, their current research and future research projects. The focus here was particularly on the interdisciplinary approach for future research projects: How can interdisciplinary collaborations create added value for future research projects? How does PARSEC promote collaboration between scientists from different disciplines? How can students actively participate?
Finally, there was a relaxed exchange with the participants and the Paderborn University Sustainability Office on the topic of "Green University Roofs" and a joint planting activity on the balcony of the W building. Ms Parra, the university gardener, provided interesting insights into the topic of campus roof planting. Joint planting campaigns in public spaces not only promote sustainability in urban environments, but also offer a variety of ecological, economic and social benefits, such as strengthening the sense of community and knowledge exchange - a successful conclusion to the Meet & Greet.
The next Meet & Greet will take place on 22 November from 4 to 6 pm. Prof Dr Simon Trang from Business Information Systems and Prof Dr Karina Kiepe from Business Education will then introduce themselves.
