Events

June 2024

• Second International Leading House Conference on the “Economics of Vocational Education and Training”, University of Zurich, June 12th - 14th.

May 2024

• 21st Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Alex Bryson. Zurich, May 14th.

February 2024

• 26th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Zurich, February 15th - 16th.

July 2023

• Organized Session "Occupational choice and changing occupations in Vocational Education and Training”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Rio de Janeiro, July 20 - 22nd.

• Organized Session "Recent developments in the supply and demand for graduates from Vocational Education and Training programs", Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Rio de Janeiro, July 20 - 22nd.

May 2023

• Netzwerktreffen, Paderborn, May 11th - 13th.

March 2023

• 25th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Amsterdam, March 23rd - 24th.

February 2023

• 21st Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Martina Viarengo on "Labor Market Integration, Local Conditions and Inequalities: Evidence from Refugees in Switzerland". Zurich, February 28th. *** cancelled ***

October 2022

• 20th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Thomas Buser on "Using genes to explore the relationship between personality, cognitive skills and labor market outcomes". Zurich, October 25th.

July 2022

• Organized Session "Recent National and Global Challenges for Vocational Education and Training (VET) Systems and Their Consequences for Apprentices and Firms”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Amsterdam, July 9th - 11th.

• Organized Session "Determinants and Consequences of Hiring and Qualifying Employees: The Role of Personality Traits and Qualifications from Vocational Education and Training (VET)", Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Amsterdam, July 9th - 11th.

June 2022

• First International Leading House Conference on the “Economics of Vocational Education and Training”, University of Zurich, June 15th - 17th.

May 2022

• Netzwerktreffen, Ammersee, May 19th - 21st.

April 2022

• 19th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Dietmar Harhoff on "Financial Market Reactions to International Patent Disclosures and Grants". Zurich, April 26th.

March 2022

• 24th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Aarhus, March 16th - 18th.

July 2021

• Organized Session "Recent Challenges for Continuing Education and Vocational Education and Training”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), July 2nd - 5th (held in digital form due to Covid-19).

June 2021

• Netzwerktreffen, Ammersee, June 10th - 12th (held in digital form due to Covid-19).

March 2021

• 18th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. David Figlio on "Staffing the Higher Education Classroom". Zurich, March 23rd (held in digital form due to Covid-19).
• 23rd Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Aarhus, March 18th - 19th (postponed to 2022 due to Covid-19).

July 2020

• Organized Session „Hiring and Occupational Choice: Employers' and Employees' Perspectives on Skill Demand and Supply”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Amsterdam, July 18th - 21st (held in digital form due to Covid-19).

• Organized Session „Professional and Vocational Education and Training: Recent Challenges and Solutions at the Regional and National Level”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Amsterdam, July 18th - 21st (held in digital form due to Covid-19).

May 2020 * * * Events cancelled or postponed due to Covid-19 * * *

• 19th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Zurich, May 26th.

• Netzwerktreffen, Ammersee, May 7th - 9th.

April 2020 * * * Events cancelled or postponed due to Covid-19 * * *

• 23rd Colloquium on Personnel Economics, London, April 2nd - 3rd.

March 2020 * * * Events cancelled or postponed due to Covid-19 * * *

• 2nd Leading House Alumni Workshop and Networking Event, Kuesnacht, March 13th - 14th.

• 18th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Paul Osterman on "Skills, Training, and the Future of Work: A Perspective From the United States", Zurich, March 24th.

July 2019

• Leading House Alumni Networking Event, Zurich, July 1st.

June 2019

• Organized Session "The Development, Specificity, and Obsolescence of Skills: Analyzing Private and Social Return of Vocational and Professional Education", Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), New York City, June 27th - 29th.

• Organized Session „Investment in Vocational Education and Training Under Changing (macro-)Economic Conditions”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), New York City, June 27th - 29th.

• Netzwerktreffen, Salzburg, June 6th - 8th.

May 2019

• 17th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Guido Schwerdt on "Central Exams and Adult Skills: Evidence from PIACC". Zurich, May 28th.

March 2019

• 22nd Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Augsburg, March 14th - 15th.

November 2018

• 16th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Samuel Mühlemann on "Works councils and the quality of apprenticeship training". Zurich, November 20th.

June 2018

• Organized Session „Linking Education and Employment: Labor Market Outcomes of Vocational Education and Training (VET)”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Kyoto, June 23rd - 25th.

• Organized Session „Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Foundations for Innovation and Productivity in Firms”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Kyoto, June 23rd - 25th.

May 2018

• Leading House Alumni Networking Event, Zurich, May 30th.

• Netzwerktreffen, Gersau, May 24th - 26th.

March 2018

• 21st Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Munich, March 1st - 2nd.

June/July 2017

• Organized Session „Investment Decisions in Vocational Education and Training”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Lyon, June 29th - July 1st.

May 2017

• Netzwerktreffen, Tuebingen, May 18th - 20th.

April 2017

• 15th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Bernd Fitzenberger on "Additional Career Assistance and Educational Outcomes for Students in Lower Track Secondary Schools". Zurich, April 11th.

February 2017

• 20th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Zurich, February 1st - 3rd.

November 2016

• 14th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Thomas Dohmen on "Patience and the Wealth of Nations". Zurich, November 22nd.

October 2016

• 1st Leading House Alumni Workshop and Networking Event, Lucerne, October 28th - 29th.

June 2016

• Organized Session „Vocational Education and Training: Institutions and Economic Outcomes”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), Berkeley, June 24th - 26th.

• Netzwerktreffen, Palma de Mallorca, June 1st - 4th.

April 2016

• Leading House/KOF Workshop, Marbach, April 18th - 20th.

• 13th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. David Marsden on "Teachers' reactions to performance pay in England and Wales". Zurich, April 26th.

March 2016

• 12th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Stuart W. Elliott, PhD on "Computers and the Future of Skills and Productivity". Zurich, March 8th.

• 19th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Aachen, March 9th - 11th.

July 2015

• Organized Session „The Role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Innovation and the Transfer of Knowledge”, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), London, July 2nd - 4th.

April 2015

• Netzwerktreffen, Augsburg, April 23rd - 24th.

March 2015

• 18th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Vienna, March 26th - 27th.

December 2014

• 11th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Dr. Pedro S. Martins on "Labour market institutions, reforms and outcomes: the case of Portugal during the Eurozone crisis". Zurich, December 9th.

November 2014

• 10th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Dr. Arnaldo Camuffo on "Safety Reloaded: Lean Operations and High Involvement Work Practices For Sustainable Workplaces". Zurich, November 11th.

September 2014

• International Leading House Conference "The Economics of Study Choices". Marbach, September 2014.

May 2014

• 9th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Ofer Malamud, Ph.D. on "General Education vs. Vocational Training: Evidence from Romania". Zurich, May 20th.

April 2014

• Netzwerktreffen, Wolfsburg, April 2nd - 4th

March 2014

• 8th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Dr. Ludger Wössmann on " School Systems and Student Achievement: Identification of Institutional effects from International tests ". Bern, March 5th.
• 17th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Cologne, March 19th - 21st.

September 2013

• International Leading House Conference "The Optimal Skill Mix for a Modern Economy". Marbach, September 13th - 14th.

March 2013

• Netzwerktreffen, Davos, March 6th - 9th.
  

February 2013

• 16th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Tübingen, February 20th - 21st.

November 2012

• 7th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Dr. Gerard Pfann on "Job Security and Severance Pay Lenience in Recession". Bern, November 22nd.
  

September 2012

• PhD Workshop "Network your Way to Top Management Scholars". Zurich, September 6th - 8th.
  

May 2012

• 6th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Eric P. Bettinger on "The Role of Application Assistance and Information in College Decisions: Results from the HR Block FAFSA Experiment". Zurich, May 8th.

March 2012

• 15th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Paderborn, March 14th – 16th.

January 2012

• Netzwerktreffen, Tübingen, 19th – 21st January.

December 2011

• 5th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. David Soskice on "Globalisation, Politics, Crisis and the Knowledge Economy: The Political Economy of Training in the Contemporary World". Zurich, December 19th.

September 2011

• PhD Workshop "Pursuing an Academic Career across Continents", Zurich, September 25th - 27th.

August 2011

• Scientifica, Zurich, August 26th - 28th.
  Homepage Scientifica 2011

May 2011

• Second Marbach Conference on "Evidence Based Educational Policy (Evidenzbasierte Bildungspolitik)", Marbach Castle, May 13th - 14th.

March 2011

• 4th Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Dr. Chris Minns on "The Price of Skill in Early Modern England: An Analysis of 18th Century Apprenticeship Premiums". Zurich, March 1st.

• Netzwerktreffen, Paderborn, March 31st - April 2nd.

February 2011

• 14th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Zurich, February 10th - 11th.

November 2010

• First Marbach Conference on "Evidence Based Educational Policy - Results from and Advantages of Experimental Evidence", Marbach Castle, November 25th - 27th.

October 2010

• Advisory Board Meeting, Zurich, October 14th - 15th.

April 2010

• 3rd Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Edward P. Lazear on "A personnel economics approach to leadership". Zurich, April 23rd.
  Details (PDF, 1.15 MB) (PDF, 1 MB)
  Impressions (PDF, 422 KB) (PDF, 412 KB)

March 2010

• 2nd Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Dr. Ursula Renold on "Evidence-based educational policy: Selected case studies from Switzerland". Zurich, March 30th.
  Details (PDF, 4.82 MB) (PDF, 4 MB)

• Netzwerktreffen, Zurich, March 18th - 20th.

• 13th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Trier, March 1st - 3rd.

May 2009

• New Swiss Leading House Lectures Series has been successfully launched: 1st Leading House Lecture on Economics of Education held by Prof. Peter Cappelli on "Talent on Demand: Managing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty". Zurich, May 26th. Details (PDF, 109 KB) (PDF, 106 KB)

March 2009

• 12th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Vienna, March 4th - 6th.

January 2009

• Netzwerktreffen, Trier, January 22nd - 24th.

June 2008

• International Conference on Economics of Education, Firm Behaviour and Training Policies, Zurich, June 25th - 27th. Details (PDF, 989 KB) (PDF, 965 KB)

May 2008

• HUI Seminar, Rämismühle, Mai 22nd-23rd.

April 2008

• Annual Meeting of the Economics of  Education Session of  the German Economic Association on "Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Training", Berne, April 10th - 11th.

March 2008

• 11th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Bonn, March 6th - 7th.

October 2007

• Annual Meeting of the Verein für Socialpolitik "Bildung und Innovation", Munich, October 9th - 12th. 

September 2007

• Institute for Business and Human Resource Education, Georg-August University Göttingen, September 25th - 28th. Presentation (PDF, 439 KB) (PDF, 428 KB)

May 2007

• HUI Seminar, Wislikofen, May 10th - 11th.

March 2007

• 10th Colloquium on Personnel Economics, Tubingen, March 1st - 2nd.

• Tagung des Bildungsökonomischen Ausschusses, Bielefeld, March 20th - 23rd.

November 2006

• Advisory Bord Meeting, Zurich, November 24th.Advisory Board Meeting (PDF, 86 KB) (PDF, 83 KB)
• Fotos (PDF, 340 KB) (PDF, 332 KB)

October 2006

• Netzwerktreffen, Tuebingen, October 4th - 5th.

September 2006

• IAB Research Meeting "Training in Companies", Zurich, September 21st - 22nd.Programme (PDF, 28 KB) (PDF, 27 KB)

June 2006

• Theory meets the World of Work - Workshop: "Training and Human Ressource Management", Zurich, June 23rd - 24th.Programme (PDF, 40 KB) (PDF, 39 KB)