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Dieter Scheid has been particularly committed to the department of Business Science and Economics at Saarland University for many years. He himself studied business administration at Saarland University and received his doctorate in 1984 from the Institute for Consumer and Behavioural Research under Professor Werner Kroeber-Riel. As an alumnus, Scheid remained loyal to the university and was chair of the Society of Sponsors of the Institute for Empirical Economic Research at Saarland University from 2007 to 2023.
During this time, as representatives of the department of Business Science and Economics emphasize, the Saarland entrepreneur 'led the society in an outstanding manner and thus decisively advanced the work of the Institute for Empirical Economic Research (IfeW) with his wise advice, creative ideas and extraordinary commitment.' Through his enormous energy, Dieter Scheid helped to make the Institute for Empirical Economic Research and Saarland University known far beyond the borders of Saarland as an innovative research centre. The annual Trade Congress and Trade Forum also played an important role in this, presenting current research results and hosting panel discussions with renowned experts. To this day, this platform facilitates an intensive exchange of experiences and connects science and practice.
Under the chairmanship of Dieter Scheid, the board regularly presented sponsorship awards to outstanding young scientists at Saarland University. Scheid was also committed to supporting research projects at the five sub-institutes of the IfeW as well as scientific symposia and workshops with doctoral candidates and students. The entrepreneur also advocated for scholarships and established contact between doctoral students and companies in Saarland so that they could gain a deeper insight into practical applications.
Dieter Scheid, who holds a doctorate in business administration, is the managing director of Scheid AG & Co. KG in Überherrn, which specializes in the development, manufacture and distribution of additives and spices for food production. For his outstanding services to the university, Saarland University awarded him honorary membership on 19 November during a ceremony in the university's music hall. This new honorary title replaces the honorary citizenship previously awarded.
The Society of Sponsors of the Institute for Empirical Economic Research, which Dieter Scheid held the chair for many years, brings together companies from various industries, the Saarland Chamber of Industry and Commerce, associations and ministries. Its aim is to strengthen the IfeW and its five sub-institutes as well as empirical economic research in Saarland, thereby promoting close links between science and practice in the long term.
Saarland University can award honorary membership to individuals who have repeatedly rendered outstanding services to the university and thus demonstrated their close and lasting connection with it. The regulations for honorary titles at Saarland University, which the university updated two years ago, provide for this.
