4th EURAM Early Career Colloquium

Following the previous three successful events in Dublin, Innsbruck und Nuremberg, the 4th EURAM Early Career Colloquium (EECC) “Finding Your Place in Academia” was held at the University of Liechtenstein from 30 January to 1 February 2013. 
The three-day colloquium for early-career academics from across the whole spectrum of management studies was organized by the Chair in International Management at the University of Liechtenstein’s Institute for Entrepreneurship in cooperation with the European Academy of Management (EURAM), the most important European association of management scholars and practitioners.


By hosting the 4th EURAM Early Career Colloquium, the young University of Liechtenstein has consolidated its position within the global scientific community.

Sharing experiences and networking at the start of a career
The EECC aims to create an environment in which assistant professors, postdoctoral students and recently appointed lecturers as well as associated teaching staff can discuss the crucial challenges of their future academic career, learn from established professors and exchange subject-related ideas and insights. The EECC serves as a forum for networking, sharing experiences and for promoting cooperation in the field of research.


Finding Your Place in Academia – young scholars at the 4th EURAM Early Career Colloquium.

Finding Your Place in Academia 
At the 4th EECC in Liechtenstein, lectures and workshops were organized around this topic in which participants were able to discuss career perspectives, review and publication requirements, the challenges of pursuing a career in academia, institutional expectations and work-life balance.



The internationally renowned guest speakers included Peter McKiernan, Professor of Management at Strathclyde Business School, Kathrin Möslein, Professor of Information Systems at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Professor of Management  at HHL Leipzig, Marc Gruber, Professor for Entrepreneurship  at EPFL Lausanne, and Wolfgang Güttel, Professor of Human Resource and Change Management at the Johannes Kepler University Linz.


Peter McKiernan, Professor of Management at Strathclyde Business School, (left) and Stefan Güldenberg, Professor for International Management at the Institute for Entrepreneurship at the University of Liechtenstein and Dean of the Graduate School.

Part of the global scientific community
Stefan Güldenberg, Professor for International Management at the Institute for Entrepreneurship at the University of Liechtenstein and Dean of the Graduate School, sees the EECC as a good opportunity for the University of Liechtenstein to appeal as an attractive employer to talented scholars at an early stage of their careers.



At the same time, the decision to hold the colloquium at the University of Liechtenstein and the faith shown by EURAM are testimony to how rapidly this relatively young institution has developed and established itself within the global scientific community.

More information on the EURAM Early Career Colloquium  can be found at www.euram-online.org or www.facebook.com/euram.eecc.