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Friendly Reminder: Call for Papers - oikos / PRI Young Scholars Finance Academy 2010 (Jan. 31 - Feb. 5)

  • 1.  Friendly Reminder: Call for Papers - oikos / PRI Young Scholars Finance Academy 2010 (Jan. 31 - Feb. 5)

    Posted 10-13-2009 06:20

    Call for Papers: oikos/PRI Young Scholars Finance Academy 2010

    Jan. 31 - February 5, 2010 (Switzerland), (Application deadline: Oct. 30, 2009)

    oikos and the Principles for Responsible Investment are inviting applications to the second oikos/PRI Young Scholars Finance Academy 2010 on "Mainstreaming Responsible Investment" (Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2010). The annual programme provides a platform for the next generation of investment researchers and seeks to promote high-impact scholarship in responsible finance. The Academy will gather leading academics, practitioners and exceptional graduate students and young faculty pursuing research related to issues of integration, engagement and transparency in responsible investment. The complete Call for Papers is available here (http://www.oikos-international.org/projects/finance).

    The academy features four distinguished guest academics:
     
    • Dr. Rob Bauer, Professor of Finance, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    • Dr.  Lars  G.  Hassel, Professor of Accounting and Auditing, Umeå School of Business, Sweden
    • Dr.  James  P.  Hawley,  Co-Director,  Elfenworks  Center  for the Study of Fiduciary Capitalism, Saint Mary's College of California, USA
    • Dr. Céline Louche,  Ass. Professor,  Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Belgium

      Moderation:  Dr. Tessa Hebb, Director, Carleton Centre for Community Innovation. Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
    Application Instructions: To allow in-depth discussions the oikos/PRI Young Scholars Academy is limited to 15 PhD students and 5 distinguished practitioners. Please send us your proposal abstract (max. 2 pages), a short resume and a letter of interest before October 30, 2009. Practitioners are invited to apply with a motivation letter.

    Further Information: For further information please download the full Call for papers or contact Christina Gehring at christina.gehring@.unpri.org. You may also have a look at the Academy 2009 online documentation including Feedbacks, Young Scholars and Faculty.  We look forward receiving your application!                                                 
     
    We thankfully acknowledge financial support of SAM and the Swiss National Science Foundation and welcome our Media Partner IPE. 

    Thank you for distributing this call to your colleagues and any mailing lists you feel may be interested in the project.

    Kind regards,

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    Dr. Jost Hamschmidt
    oikos foundation for economy and ecology
    University of St. Gallen - Switzerland
    phone: ++41 71 224 2595
    http://www.oikosinternational.org/research

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    http://www.oikosinternational.org/projects/finance