Assoz. Prof. Mag. Dr. Elisabeth Riebenbauer
Education and employment
1993–1997 and spring 2003: Tax consultant for an accounting firm
1997–2003: Study of Business Education and Development at University of Graz and University of Exeter
July 2003–September 2014: Research Assistant at the Department of Business Education and Development, University of Graz
2007: successfully completed the PhD Program at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences (Thesis: Accounting in Practice Firms – An International Comparison of Practice Firms in Austria with practice firms in Germany, Italy and Virtual Enterprises in the United States of America)
2003–2014: Lecturer in the field of adult education, as well as at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum
Cooperation in national and international research projects, national and international publications and conference presentations
Since 2011: Austrian representative in the Pedagogial Committee of ISBE - International Society for Business Education
Coordinator for the teacher training including supervising teachers
2010–2011: Participation in the Career Program for Scientists
2011–2013: Teacher at a commerical college (BHAK Grazbachgasse)
2012–2019: General secretary of the ISBE Austria
2014–2020: Assistant Professor at the Department of Business Education and Development, University of Graz
2017–2018 Temporary professorship for Economic & Business Education at University of Mannheim/Germany
2020: Successfully achieved the qualification for lecturing as a professor with Venia Docendi for Business Education and Development
Since December 2020: Associate Professor at the Department of Business Education and Development, University of Graz
Academic Functions
- Member of the Faculty Board
- Head of the curricular committee for Business Education and Development
Fields of Research
- Compentency development in Accounting
- Multi-dimensional teaching and learning methods
- Practice Firm – Business simulations for educatinal purposes
- Didactics of Accounting
- Entrepreneurship Education
- Reflection and compentency development