Alumni-Networking-Event marks 10-year anniversary of the Swiss Leading House on Economics of Education, Firm Behaviour and Training Policies!

Alumni and current staff of the Leading House met in Lucerne on the 28^th and 29^th October 2016 for the first Alumni-Networking-Event. The occasion was the 10^th anniversary of the Leading House, which we celebrate in 2016. The Alumni-Networking-Event started on Friday afternoon with a welcome session, followed by an opening-presentation with some historical facts on the development and the current state of the Leading House by Prof. Dr. Backes-Gellner. The rest of the afternoon all participants, alumni and current staff members alike, presented their current or most recent research projects and possible future endeavours.

Friday evening saw a special networking activity that combined a guided city tour of Lucerne, with a three-course walking dinner in three restaurants and some historical artistic performances.

Saturday morning was filled with more presentations and discussions of alumni and current staff. The event finished with a last social networking activity in the Museum of Transport, where participants either dived deep into facts and expositions of the NEAT-tunnel or into the history and adventures of one of the most innovative and adventurous Swiss families, the Piccards.

All in all, the Alumni event was a nice mix of valorisation of research results, meeting old and new acquaintances, and generating new ideas for future work and collaboration among practitioners and researchers.

alumni1 — Prof. Dr. Backes-Gellner, presenting facts on the historical development and the current state of the Leading House.

alumni2 — Dr. Johannes Mure, head of the SERI department unit “Education Management and Research” with a presentation on current affairs and developments in education research. Dr. Mure is one of the very first Leading House Alumni.

alumni3 — Prof. Dr. Petra Moog, Professor at the University of Siegen, presents her research about the problems due to a lack of apprentices in German family firms. Dr. Moog belongs to the very first Leading House Alumni.

alumni4 — After the fog cleared, we enjoyed a historical tour through Lucerne with some sun and a view on Mount Pilatus in the background.

alumni5 — As part of the historical walking tour the group enjoys the main course of the walking dinner in Lucerne’s oldest restaurant – 500-year-old Wilder Mann.

alumni6 — During the walking tour, we were presented with special facts and anecdotes about Lucerne, including medieval artist displaying magical tricks and other performances.

alumni7 — For dessert, participants gathered at restaurant Balances. A changing seating order from restaurant to restaurant induced lively discussions and networking among participants of all cohorts and between research and practice.

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