On April 1, 2021, Dr. Kilian Wegner, research assistant at the chair of Prof. Dr. Rönnau, will become Junior Professor of Criminal Law, Law of Criminal Procedure and Criminal Business Law.
CALL TO THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA
Starting in April, Kilian Wegner will take over the junior professorship at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). Wegner is looking forward to working at the Faculty of Law. Regarding the institution, he adds: "The European University Viadrina focuses on a close interdisciplinary exchange between law, economics and social sciences. It focuses on the role of the German legal system in the European network. I identify with this approach."
CAREER AT BUCERIUS LAW SCHOOL
Kilian Wegner began his career at Bucerius Law School in 2009. Looking back over the past decade, Wegner acknowledges, "I not only owe Bucerius Law School a first-class legal education, but have also met many people in my eleven years here who have had a profound impression and influence on me." Wegner adds, "For this reason, I will always have a close connection to the law school."
WHAT DOES WEGNER SAY ABOUT THE JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIP?
After his graduation in 2014, Kilian Wegner became a research assistant at Bucerius Law School. In 2020, Wegner received his doctorate in law from Bucerius Law School ("summa cum laude"). About his new position, Wegner says: "I am very pleased about my appointment as assistant professor and the associated challenge henceforth, to dedicate myself to independent research and teaching in criminal law."
