Join Professor Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi, UNSW Education Focussed (EF) Visiting Teaching Fellow from the University of Mannheim, Germany for a series of exciting events during her visit from 20 May to 01 June 2024. Prof Niessen-Ruenzi is hosted by EF academic, Dr Natalie Oh, Senior Lecturer from the School of Banking and Finance, UNSW Business School.
About the Visiting Teaching Fellow
Dr Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi is a Professor of Finance at the University of Mannheim and Academic Director of the Berlin Center of Corporate Governance (BCCG). She is also a research fellow at the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) and associate editor of the Journal of Corporate Finance.
Her research interests are in the fields of corporate governance, behavioural finance, and asset management. A special focus of her research is on gender differences on financial markets. Professor Niessen-Ruenzi’s research is published in top ranked academic journals and is also regularly featured by the business press and news media. She presents her work at leading international conferences and is a regular speaker on gender topics in the financial industry. Her research papers won several prizes, including best paper awards at the Academy of Management, Rothschild Caesarea IDC Conference and Society for the Advancement of Behavioural Economics. Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi is married and has twin daughters.
About the EF Visiting Teaching Host
As a Senior Lecturer in the School of Banking and Finance, UNSW Business School, Dr Natalie Oh is committed to exploring how Business Education aligns with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) - in particular; Quality Education (SDG4), Gender Equality (SDG5), Reduce Inequality (SDG10) and Partnerships for achieving the goals (SDG17). Her work in developing specialised programs in Business ethics, and with targeted groups including Indigenous, marginalised, elite and female students has been internationally recognised in the award of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Natalie’s approach to developing curricula is to encourage students to take ownership of their learning through practical experience and in partnering with industry. Natalie’s research interests include market microstructures, behavioural finance and capital markets. She has published in major international finance journals, such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Banking and Finance and the Pacific Basin Finance Journal. She has held consultancy role in the World Bank in Washington DC on their Financial Sector Assessment program. Natalie runs a not-for-profit organisation, working on eradicating poverty and assisting low income developing countries. She has worked with other NGOs distributing food and medicine to low income developing countries and she teaches higher education on a voluntary basis in developing countries, including Kenya and Mongolia.
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The EF Visiting Teaching Fellowships are funded by the Education Focussed program and are designed to build the profile and connections of the UNSW education community with highly regarded educators across the tertiary sector in Australia and internationally. Initiated by a UNSW EF academic staff member, Fellowships provide opportunities to develop educational collaborations and facilitate interaction and engagement with UNSW staff and students.
