At an event hosted by the Bundesbank’s University of Applied Sciences, the Second Deputy Governor of Banque de France, Sylvie Goulard, spoke about the role of central banks in a changing world. Though largely a virtual event, it sparked a lively debate.

At a conference on German-Polish economic relations, participants discussed the opportunities and risks associated with digitalisation for the two neighbouring countries. Lilli Zimmermann, a professor at the Bundesbank's University of Applied Sciences in Hachenburg, and recent graduate Sofia Semik presented the results of their own research project.

The partnership between the universities of the Bundesbank and the People's Bank of China will continue until 2023, based on a new cooperation agreement signed by the two universities in October 2020.

For the first time in months, a public event was held at the Bundesbank’s University of Applied Sciences in Hachenburg, in compliance with coronavirus rules. Marek Mora, Deputy Governor of the Czech central bank, discussed how his country and his institution view a possible adoption of the euro.

Once a year, the Deutsche Bundesbank’s University of Applied Sciences organises an “International Week”, which is geared in particular to students at the institution’s partner universities. This week is dedicated to lectures on central bank topics.

Guest speaker Alex Bierhaus, CTO and Managing Director of COMPEON, a full-service provider platform for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Ms. Katharine Christopherson and Mr. Wolfgang Bergthaler held a guest lecture at the Deutsche Bundesbank University of Applied Sciences on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Financing Role in Preventing and Resolving Sovereign Debt Crises.

Atilla Arda, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC, gave a presentation on bank resolution and crisis management in the euro area to students of the University of Applied Sciences of the Deutsche Bundesbank.

Six delegates from the Korean central bank visited the Bundesbank’s University of Applied Sciences in Hachenburg at the beginning of October. Discussions focussed on current issues such as digitalisation and demographic change.

The Bundesbank’s University of Applied Sciences participated for the first time in a conference on German-Polish economic relations in Warsaw.

Representatives from the Bundesbank’s University of Applied Sciences travelled to Mexico in August to attend the 25^th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2019), where they presented a paper on success factors in project management.

The Bundesbank’s University of Applied Sciences and the Warsaw School of Economics have launched a new student exchange programme.