Prof. Dr. Matthias Amen

Born in Marsberg in 1965, grew up in Brilon-Madfeld

School education

• 1971-1975 Madfeld primary school (now Alme-Madfeld-Thülen comprehensive school)
• 1975-1981 Secondary school, Brilon school centre (now Eduard-Pape-School)
• 1981-1983 Two-year commercial college at the Brilon commercial schools of the Hochsauerland district (now Brilon vocational college)

1983-1986 OLSBERGER HÜTTE Hermann Everken GmbH & Co, Olsberg

• Vocational training as an industrial clerk
• Employment in human resources

1986-1991 University of Paderborn

• Study of business administration
• Scholar, stipendiary of the Dr.-Ing. E. h. Fritz Honsel Foundation, Meschede
• Instructor examination at the IHK Bielefeld
• Scholar, stipendiary of the Wilhelm Lenze Foundation for the Promotion of Gifted Students, Arnsberg
• Scholar, stipendiary of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes e. V., Bonn
• Diplom-Kaufmann examination

1991-1996 University of Passau

• Academic co-worker at the Chair of Production Management
• Lectures at the State Academy of Management, Moscow
• Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) with "summa cum laude" (1997)

1997-2001 University of Bern

• Assistant and senior assistant at the Institute of Management Accounting and Control
• Temporary lecturer for controlling and management accounting
• Lecturer at SAPCollege, Olten (since merged into SAP Education, Regensdorf)
• Lecturer at the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ

2001-2006 University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen

• Academic co-worker at the Chair of Management Accounting and Controlling
• Half-time employment with Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Transaction Advisory Service, Cologne
• Overall certificate "Professional Teaching Competence for University Teaching" from the Centre for University and Quality Development at the University of Duisburg-Essen
• E-Learning Award (2007)
• Post-doctoral habilitation and Venia Legendi for the subject "Business Administration" (2008)

2006-2008 Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt site

• Representative of the Chair of General Business Administration, Controlling and Auditing
• 2007-2008 Professor in church service (W3)

2008-lfd. Bielefeld University

• University Professor of Business Administration, in particular Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting (W3)
• Lecturer at the German National Academic Foundation, Bonn
• 2011-2013 Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
• From 2014 Member of the Examination Commission for Auditors, Chamber of Public Accountants
• 2015-2023 Chairman of the Board of the "Prof. Dr oec. Westerfelhaus Foundation", Bielefeld
• 2025 Conference Chair of the International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2025, https://or2025.de/)