At the FAU WiSo Honors Night on November 14, 2024 in the Historic Town Hall in Nuremberg, Dr. Günther Beckstein, former Bavarian Minister-President, was awarded the Medal of Honour of the School of Business, Economics and Society (FAU WiSo). The laudatory speech was held by Marcus König, Mayor of the City of Nuremberg.
As a representative of the Schöller Foundations, Dr Beckstein made a significant contribution to the implementation of the extensive funding measures of the Schöller-Foundations at the School. These led in particular to the establishment of the Dr. Theo and Friedl Schöller Research Center for Business and Society and the Schöller Endowed Professorship for Information Systems (Digitalization in Business and Society). Since the Schöller Research Center was founded in 2010, Dr. Beckstein has been an active member of its Advisory Board.
Funding from the Schöller-Foundations has enabled FAU WiSo to establish innovative research collaborations with leading international researchers and thus make a lasting contribution to sustainable and science-based development in business and society.
