Europe Events/Lectures/Workshops


Photo :

NIAS-KJC Europe Lecture Series

A New Geopolitical Epoch: Economic Challenges from a European Standpoint

20 February 2024

By Dr Martin Kocher

Federal Minister of Labour and Economy, Republic of Austria

NIAS-KJC Europe Lecture Series #20

A New Geopolitical Epoch: Economic Challenges from a European Standpoint
Organised by
Science, Technology and International Relations Programme
National Institute of Advanced Studies
School of Management, Department of History and Economics
Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore &
KAS-India Office, New Delhi

Date & Venue
20 February 2024 Tuesday, 1100-1300hrs
SKE Auditorium, Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore

 

About the Speaker
Martin Kocher, Federal Minister of Labour and Economy, Republic of Austria

Prof Dr Martin Kocher worked as a Research Assistant at the Department for Public Finance, University of Innsbruck. He continued to pursue an international academic career at universities in Munich, Amsterdam, Norwich and Goteborg. From 2016 to 2021, Martin Kocher was Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) in Vienna as well as Head of the Competence Centre for Behavioral Economics "Insight Austria" at the IHS. Kocher was also President of the Austrian Fiscal Advisory Council (FISK). On 11 January 2021, Martin Kocher was appointed Federal Minister for Labour, Family and Youth by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. With the amendment of the Ministerial Law (Bundesministeriengesetz), the areas of Family and Youth have been transferred to the Federal Chancellery. Since 031 February 2021, Martin Kocher is Federal Minister for Labour. Martin Kocher was appointed as Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs on 11 May 2022. Since 18 July 2022, Martin Kocher is Federal Minister of Labour and Economy.

Other Events

Trump Legacy

14 December 2020
By Vivek Mishra, Kamna Tiwary, Harini Madhusudan, Apoorva Sudhakar, and Abigail Fernandez

India-China Strategic Stability

5 December 2019
By Prof Rajaram Nagappa, Lt Gen Dr Prakash Menon, AVSM, PVSM, VSM, Prof VS Ramamurthy, Mr Manoj Kewalramani & Dr George Perkovich

30 November 1999

30 November 1999