![](/site/dekade_deka-gruppe_site/resourceCached/24.3.1/assets/images/brand-logos/DekaGruppe_Logo.png)
Our commitment to education and scholarship
Our commitment to education and scholarship
There can be no progress without education.This is why Deka promotes scholarship focusing on economic interrelationships. We support the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, the University of Applied Sciences of the Savings Banks Finance Group and the Planspiel Börse. We also founded a research institute named IQAM Research.
Hochschule für Finanzwirtschaft und Management (University of Applied Sciences for Finance and Management)
It is important to us to assist in the development of these young people: Every year, Deka invites the current students to Frankfurt. Since 2015, we have also awarded prizes to the top graduates. They then spend four weeks as interns in the Deka Group – in an area of their choosing. They gain practical experience, receive exclusive insights into the company and make valuable contacts.
![Hochschule für Finanzwirtschaft & Management](/site/dekade_deka-gruppe_site/get/params_E725050502/10967740/hochschule_sparkassen_finanzgruppe_1_767x511.jpg?fallback)
Graduates of the Hochschule für Finanzwirtschaft und Management
Endowed professorships at the Hochschule für Finanzwirtschaft und Management
2021, it was decided to establish a further endowed professorship. The "Endowed Professorship for Asset Management with a Focus on Digitalization, Sustainability, and Demography" is intended to contribute to the further development of research-based asset management in the Savings Banks Finance Group in the future. The appointment process for this chair is currently underway.
The University stands out for its practical orientation and the focus of its research projects. It deals with innovative topics that are also relevant for DekaBank as a financial service provider. DekaBank's support allows it to position itself as a future employer.
![Natalya Khimicha](/site/dekade_deka-gruppe_site/get/params_E1041954415/10967743/Natalya_Khimich.jpg?fallback)
Research Prize 2020:
Natalya Khimicha of Drexel University, Philadelphia, received first place for her research with Ron Bekkerman and Eliezer M. Fich.
IQAM Research: Privates Institut für Quantitative Kapitalmarktforschung
Every two years, IQAM Research grants awards for excellent research work by students and graduates in the area of capital market research. In 2020, the first prize went to Ron Bekkerman, Eliezer M. Fich and Natalya Khimicha of Drexel University, Philadelphia. The researchers use machine text analysis for business analysis. In 2022, the Research Prize will be awarded for the fourth time.
IQAM Research allows us to examine and evaluate current academic developments and integrate them into our business practices. This benefits the further development of DekaBank as a financial service provider and its products. Employees who publish their academic papers through IQAM Research can make contact with renowned researchers. This allows an exchange of knowledge to occur, ensures that high quality research is performed at IQAM Research and helps create a positive perception of us as an employer and provider of products.
Read more on IQAM Research here.
![House of Finance](/site/dekade_deka-gruppe_site/get/params_E-516503047/10967720/house_of_finance_767x511.jpg?fallback)
House of Finance at the Goethe University in Frankfurt
Deka at the Goethe University in Frankfurt
- The non-profit association of the Goethe Finance Association (GFA) promotes research and teaching.
- It also supports the Freunde und Förderer der Goethe-Universität (VFF; Friends and Sponsors of the Goethe University). The focus here is also on research and teaching, especially in the Frankfurt financial centre.
Center for Financial Studies
Planspiel Börse: Securities trading made simple
As the Wertpapierhaus (securities service provider) for the Savings Banks Finance Group, we want to promote the public acceptance of securities in German. Interest rates are still low, and this has a negative effect on the growth of savings accounts. A financial education is very important for understanding this and the alternatives that exist. DekaBank's support for the Planspiel Börse is intended to promote intensive learning of financial and capital market knowledge and is aimed at youth and young adults in particular.
You can find additional information on the Planspiel Börse here.
![Planspiel Börse, Foto: Stefan Maria Rother](/site/dekade_deka-gruppe_site/get/params_E202341148/10967754/planspiel_boerse_siegerehrung_767x511.jpg?fallback)
Second place in the school competition for overall portfolio valuation in the Planspiel Börse with their advisers from the Sparkasse Bayreuth.
39th Round of the Planspiel Börse
The anniversary round of the Planspiel Börse will start on October 4, 2022.
The prizes for the winners are provided by the Savings Bank Finance Group and DekaBank: The three best teams of pupils, students and trainees in the overall portfolio and sustainability ranking will be invited to the exclusive Planspiel Börse award ceremony at Deka on 19 May 2022 with a supporting programme lasting several days in Frankfurt am Main. The best school team in the overall portfolio ranking will also travel to the European award ceremony in Palermo, Italy. In addition, the schools of the six winning teams will receive a school prize - a day of action on financial education. The six student winners will receive a financial contribution to support their studies.
-
Planspiel Börse founded over30years ago
-
Participants from around21countries
-
More than30.000participating teams
![Marco Lammert is a portfolio manager at Deka Investment. Portrait of Marco Lammert](/site/dekade_deka-gruppe_site/get/params_E-663821088/10967773/Deka_Marco_Lammert_767x511.jpg?fallback)
Marco Lammert works as a portfolio manager at Deka Investment.
From the Planspiel Börse to Deka
Marco Lammert, a trained investment fund salesman, studied part-time at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. After time at CASS London Business School and Credit Suisse in London, he joined the Global Equities team in 2014 as a portfolio manager with responsibility for the Financials sector.