Corporate Governance Between Regulation, Auditing, and Sustainability

Course Overview

“Who monitors corporate management — and through which rules, incentives, and actors?”

This block seminar provides an introduction to the core mechanisms, regulatory frameworks, and instruments of corporate governance, systematically combining economic and legal perspectives.

Course Content

The course integrates several key dimensions:

• Regulatory Architecture: Governance structures in Germany and the European Union.
• Core Interplay: The interaction between corporate governance, financial reporting, and auditing.
• Self-Regulation: The role of codes of conduct, specifically the German Corporate Governance Code (Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex – DCGK).
• Sustainability: Contemporary issues in Sustainable Corporate Governance.
• Comparative Perspective: Comparative analysis incorporating US and UK corporate governance systems.

Instructional Design & Methodology

The course is structured as an intensive block seminar:

• Preparation: Each session is prepared through short assigned readings.
• Format: Sessions begin with an introductory impulse presentation by the instructors, followed by active group discussion.
• Assessment: The course concludes with an independent seminar paper (term paper).

5 ECTS credits can be acquired.

You can register online on the following website: Online registration