The Chair of Business Administration II in the Department of Economics at the University of Siegen has organized several guest lectures by external university lecturers and practitioners on topics relating to accounting, auditing and business taxation every semester since 1985. In the last three years, one-day colloquia have also been held on the same subjects. A workshop on a current problem area from the specialist areas was held for the first time in March 1996. As in the past, the planned future continuation of this series of events will serve the scientific exchange of ideas between theory and practice, involving above all students of business administration, former and current employees and doctoral students of the chair, the relevant specialist colleagues and interested representatives of regional and national consulting companies.

This cooperation between the university and business is to be intensified and organizationally secured. To this end, the "Siegen Forum for Accounting, Auditing and Taxation" was founded on September 1, 1995 as a registered non-profit association to support the relevant activities of the Chair of Business Administration II and the other relevant chairs in the Department of Economics at the University of Siegen.

The invitation to become a member of the Siegen Forum is aimed primarily at

• Auditors and tax consultants, especially from the regional catchment area of the University of Siegen - GH Siegen,
• Managers from accounting, finance and tax, controlling and internal auditing,
• management consultants,
• Scientists working in the aforementioned fields, as well as
• Graduates of economics programs, especially from the University of Siegen.

As far as I know, the Siegen Forum has no predecessor at the University of Siegen, but it has numerous successful role models at other universities, e.g. in Münster and Marburg. It can also help to strengthen contacts between science and practice at our university.

Univ.-Prof. (em.) Dr. N. Krawitz

Here you will find the statutes and membership fee regulations for the Siegen Forum for Accounting, Auditing and Taxation.

Prize winners

Previous winners of the Siegener Forum für Rechnungslegung,
Prüfungswesen und Steuerlehre e. V.Science Award.

Conditions for the awarding of the Science Award

1. aim of the Science Award

The Science Award is intended to recognize outstanding dissertations and master's theses in the field of accounting, auditing and taxation submitted to the Department of Economics at the University of Siegen in order to encourage graduates and young scientists to deal intensively with the complex issues of these disciplines. The work should contain the results of practical research at a high academic level.

2. name of the prize

The prize is awarded under the name

Scientific Award of the Siegen Forum for Accounting,
Auditing and Taxation

with the relevant year.

3. features of the prize

The prize consists of a certificate and a sum of money determined by the respective donor or the board of the Siegen Forum. The amount of money should be between € 500 and € 1,000.

4. time sequence

If possible, the prize should be awarded annually if there is a corresponding endowment or sufficient funds available to the association. Prizes should be awarded for work submitted or published in the year prior to the award ceremony. Dissertations can be awarded at the earliest when publication has been initiated. The author must provide proof of this. If possible, the award should be announced one year before the award ceremony. If no other date is set, the award ceremony should take place during or after the general meeting. The Board of the Siegen Forum shall invite the winners to this.

5. right of nomination

All members of the association have the right of nomination. The nomination must be accompanied by a copy of the work, a curriculum vitae of the author and a brief statement on the quality of the work.

6. selection committee

The board appoints a selection committee consisting of at least three persons. One member must represent the University of Siegen Forum; in addition, the committee should include a university lecturer from the University of Siegen working in a relevant field and, in the case of a prize foundation, a representative of the founder. The jury is quorate if more than half of the elected members are present. It makes its decisions by simple majority. Instead of a vote at a meeting, a resolution may also be passed in writing if no member of the selection committee objects to this form of voting.

7 Allocation of the prize

A Master's thesis or a dissertation or both a Master's thesis and a dissertation can be awarded in one year. In the latter case, the founder or the Board of the Siegen Forum shall determine the distribution of the prize money among the prizewinners.

8 Obligations of the prizewinners

The prizewinners undertake to provide the Siegen Forum with a copy of the award-winning work and, if applicable, to present the award-winning work in a short presentation at the award ceremony.

The above guidelines were drawn up by the Board of the Siegener Forum für Rechnungslegung, Prüfungswesen und Steuerlehre e. V. and approved by the General Meeting on September 3, 1999.

Siegen, September 3, 1999

*The current prize money is: 500€ for a thesis and 1000€ for a dissertation.

Postal address: Siegener Forum für Rechnungslegung, Prüfungswesen und Steuerlehre e.V.
Prof. Dr. Martin Thomsen
University of Siegen
57072 Siegen

Here you can obtain the membership application form for the Siegener Forum für Rechnungslegung, Prüfungswesen und Steuerlehre e.V. for both legal entities and natural persons.