Simon Devos-Chernova, M.A., M.A.
Blick auf Campus
Employee Homepage

Simon Devos-Chernova, M.A., M.A.

Lecturer in Business Administration & International Coordinator

Deutsche Version

Biography

Simon Devos-Chernova studied accounting and tax law in Kortrijk (Belgium) and came to Wildau for an exchange semester in March 2012, where he also completed a Master's degree in European Management at TH Wildau. At the same time, he studied Management of European Affairs in Lille (France), and graduated in 2014.

Since September 2014 Simon has been working at the International Office of TH Wildau, where he is responsible for the incoming exchange students. He is also a lecturer in the European (Business) Management programme and a visiting lecturer at Vives University of Applied Sciences in Kortrijk (Belgium).

In addition to his work at TH Wildau, Simon served in the board of the pro-European NGO Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe), was Chairman of the Financial Control Commission of the European Youth Forum and is member of the Alliance 90/The Greens political party.

Curriculum vitaeOpen areaClose area

Personal information

  • Born 1991 in Ypres (Belgium)

 

Professional Experience

  • Since 2017: Guest Lecturer in Business Management & European Affairs
    Vives University of Applied Sciences (KU Leuven Association), Belgium
  • Since 2016: Lecturer in Business Management
    Faculty of Business, Computing, Law, Technische Hochschule Wildau
  • Since 2014: International Coordinator
    International Office, Technische Hochschule Wildau

 

Education

  • 2012-2014: M.A. European Management (with distinction)
    Technische Hochschule Wildau, Germany
  • 2013-2014: M.A. Management of European Affairs (summa cum laude)
    Lille University of Science and Technology, France
  • 2009-2012: B.A. Fiscal Law & Accountancy (summa cum laude)
    Vives University of Applied Sciences (KU Leuven Association), Belgium

 

Awards

  • 2014: DAAD-Prize for the Outstanding Achievements of a Foreign Student in Germany
  • 2011: Winner of the Olympiad 'Business & Management: Accounting & Analysis', Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, Russian Federation

 

Continuing Eduction

  • 2021: Certificate in English as Medium of Instruction (Cambridge University)
  • 2020-21: Certificate in Higher Education Didactics (Brandenburg Network for Higher Education Quality)
    Focus: Problem Based Learning, Digital Higher Education Teaching, Intercultural Teaching and Learning

 

TeachingOpen areaClose area

Current courses at TH Wildau

  • Introduction to Business Management (B.A. Business Administration)
  • Introduction to Business Administration (B.A. European Business Management)
  • International Marketing Management (M.A. European Management)
  • Basics of Economics/Business (Preparatory Programme Wildau Foundation Year)

 

Current courses at other universities

  • Strategic Management (Vives University of Applied Sciences, KU Leuven Association, Belgium)

 

Past courses

  • Introduction to European Management (B.A. European Management)
  • Basics of Management (B.A. European Management)
  • Service Management (B.A. European Management)
  • Marketing (B.A. European Management)
  • Finance in Europe (B.A. European Management)
  • Introduction to Economics (B.A. European Management)
  • European Institutions, Policies & Law (Vives University of Applied Sciences, KU Leuven Association, Belgium)

 

Selected lectures and presentations at other universities

  • Greenwashing in Marketing
    March 2023, INSEEC BBA - European Business School (Bordeaux, France)
  • Greenwashing in Marketing
    November 2022, Vives University of Applied Sciences, KU Leuven Association (Kortrijk, Belgium)
  • Service Management
    November 2021, Vives University of Applied Sciences, KU Leuven Association (Kortrijk, Belgium)
  • Women in Management
    November 2019, Vives University of Applied Sciences, KU Leuven Association (Kortrijk, Belgium)
  • Social Entrepreneurship in Youth Organisations Across Europe
    April 2019, Silesian University, School of Business Administration in Karvina (Karvina, Czech Republic)
  • l'Europe des Citoyens et Étudiants: Institutions et Politiques de l'Union Européenne
    November 2018, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • Doughnut Economics
    April 2019, University of Córdoba (Córdoba, Spain)
    November 2018, Vives University of Applied Sciences, KU Leuven Association (Kortrijk, Belgium)
  • How to Present Financial Information?
    November 2017, Vives University of Applied Sciences, KU Leuven Association (Kortrijk, Belgium)

 

Supervision of Bachelor and Master Theses

  • As first or second supervisor
  • In German or English
  • Topics: (International) Management, (European) Taxation, EU-Affairs, Marketing
  • Further information: Thesis Guidelines

ProjectsOpen areaClose area

Projects

  • 2022-2025: CLIL4ALL: Content and Language Integrated Learning (Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership) (co-lead)
  • since 2017: Acqua di Melone: Explaining Basic Concepts in Business Management Visually
  • 2016-2022: Intercultural Workshops with the University of Applied Sciences Gorzów (Poland)
  • 2016-2019: ECMT+ Entrepreneurship and Communication in Multicultural Teams (Erasmus+ SP)

Research interestsOpen areaClose area

Selected research interests

  • European & Green Taxation
  • International Marketing
  • Strategic Management
  • Social Entrepreneurship

MembershipsOpen areaClose area

Committees

  • Since 2023: Chairperson of the Staff Council for Non-Academic Staff
  • Since 2015: Returning Officer / Chairman of the University Election Committee

 

Memberships

  • Since 2022: Member
    Alliance 90/The Greens political party
  • 2018-2022: Chairman of the Financial Control Commission
    European Youth Forum (YFJ), Brussels, Belgium
  • Since 2018: Member of the Federal Committee
    Union of European Federalists (UEF), Brussels, Belgium
  • 2019-2021: Member of the Federal Committee Presidium
    Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe) aisbl, Brussels, Belgium
  • 2017-2019: Managing Director
    Friends of JEF e.V., Berlin, Germany
  • 2015-2019: Treasurer
    Young European Federalists (JEF Europe) aisbl, Brussels, Belgium

Contact:

Technische Hochschule Wildau
Hochschulring 1
15745 Wildau

Tel.: +49 3375 508 386
Fax: +49 3375 508 406
Mail: simon.devos(at)th-wildau.de
Web: www.simondevos.eu

Haus 13, Büro 033

Consultation hours:
by appointment

Unit:

Centre for International Affairs
International Office - incomings

Faculty of Business, Computing, Law
Study Programme European Management

Teaching:

Business Administration, International Management, European Affairs, Taxation