Invitation and Call for Applications
Summer School "Empirical Financial Accounting Research"

27-30 August, 2013, School of Business and Economics, Humboldt University Berlin

The Humboldt Summer School in Empirical Financial Accouting Research aims to bring together internationally-oriented, high-potential PhD students working in the area of empirical financial accounting research to develop their research projects and skills.

The unique feature of the Summer School is its focus on improving students' research output. The international faculty members will work closely with the PhD students on their projects before and during the event, thus providing them with guidance and expertise. At the end of the week the students will present their research project to Summer School participants for review and discussion. In addition, the Summer School provides students with excellent networking opportunities.

FACULTY MEMBERS:
Hans B. Christensen, University of Chicago
William Rees, University of Edinburgh
Hollis Skaife, University of Wisconsin - Madison
David Veenman, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ulf Bruggemann, Humboldt University Berlin
Joachim Gassen, Humboldt University Berlin
Urska Kosi, Humboldt University Berlin

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: We invite PhD students at all stages, as well as new faculty members, to submit their application in electronic form to kosi@wiwi.hu-berlin.de by May 15, 2013. The outcome of the selection process will be communicated to the applicants in the beginning of June.

Thanks to the European Accounting Association, financial support is available for selected students. Additional information about the Summer School can be found at http://www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/hgsb/summer_school_2013