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 TH Wildau, where he is lecturer at the Faculty of Business, Computing and Law as well as Director of Studies of the European Business Management Master study programme. At the International Office, he is responsible for incoming mobility. He is also visiting lecturer at Vives University of Applied Sciences in Kortrijk (Belgium).
In addition to his work at TH Wildau, Simon is member of the Wildau City Council for Alliance 90/The Greens. In the past, he served in the board of the pro-European NGO Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe) and was Chairman of the Financial Control Commission of the European Youth Forum.
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Personal information
- Born 1991 in Ypres (Belgium)
Professional Experience
- Since 2024: Study Programme Director for the European Business Management Master Study Programme
Faculty of Business, Computing, Law, Technische Hochschule Wildau - 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
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Current courses at TH Wildau
- Introduction to Business Administration (B.A. European Business Management)
- International Business & Strategies (M.A. European Business 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 Business Management (B.A. Business Administration)
- 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
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Projects
- since 2023: DAAD-STIBET project at TH Wildau - Scholarship- and Mentoring Programme for International Students
- 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)
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Selected research interests
- European & Green Taxation
- Personal Finance
- International Marketing
- Strategic Management
- Social Entrepreneurship
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Committees
- Since 2023: Vice Chairperson of the Staff Council for Non-Academic Staff
- Since 2015: Returning Officer / Chairman of the University Election Committee
Memberships
- Since June 2024: Member of the Wildau City Council for Alliance 90/The Greens
Wildau, Germany - 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
Haus 13, Büro 033
Consultation hours:
Tuesdays 10:30-11:30 (Webex)
Unit:
Faculty of Business, Computing, Law
Director of Studies - European Business Management (M.A.)
Centre for International Affairs
International Office - incomings
Teaching:
Business Administration, International Management, European Affairs, Taxation