Prof. Dr. Axel Kihm, since2007 member of the ETAP network (European Taxation and Accounting in Practice) and multiple organizer of the working meeting and the European Accountancy Week, was able to invite the members of the ETAP network (European Taxation and Accounting in Practice) to the Working Meeting in Ludwigshafen for the first time. 21 colleagues from 12 European countries took the opportunity to get to know both the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences and the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region from September 8 to 11, 2019.
The guests from Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Russia and Spain were welcomed to the university on the first morning by Prof. Dr. Edith Rüger-Muck. In her function as vice president, she took the opportunity to introduce the university and its large network of worldwide cooperations. During the breaks there was a bilateral exchange with the colleagues of the International Office.
The annual meeting is the secret recipe for the network, which has been in existence for more than 20 years and is almost a rarity, especially in times characterized by virtual meetings. Over the course of two days, face to face preparations for the next European Accountancy Week (EAW) are made and initiated. The host of the 21st EAW is Györ in Hungary. Here, from March 8 to 14, 2020, students will have the opportunity to work in internationally mixed teams to answer case study-oriented questions on international accounting. The basis for this will be lectures by colleagues on the topics of assets, liabilities, equity and financial analysis.
A visit to BASF SE was also on the agenda for the group. The large plant site was first explored by bus, then the Visitor Center offered a cross-sensory insight into how chemistry enriches everyday life. An excursion to Heidelberg with a mountain railway ride to the guided castle tour and a 'typical German' dinner in a brewery rounded off the program.
Up to 10 students have the opportunity to accompany Prof. Dr. Axel Kihm to Györ in March at a cost price of 100 euros plus travel expenses. Interested students are welcome to send an email to axel.kihm@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de. An information event at the department is planned for October.
