Management
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) has been jointly led by Scientific Director Holger Bonin and Secretary General Julia Studencki since July 2023.
Prof. Dr. Holger Bonin, Scientific Director
Holger Bonin has been Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) since July 2023. Previously, he was Research Director of the Institute for the Future of Labor (IZA) in Bonn and Full Professor of Economics with a focus on labor market and social policy at the University of Kassel.
His applied research is rooted in the rigorous analysis of representative microdata. It focuses on the effectiveness of social policy, the impact of technological and demographic change on labor markets and jobs, and the sustainability of public finances. Holger Bonin is heavily involved in research-based policy-advising studies. He is a member of the Expert Advisory Board for the Competence Monitoring of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in Germany and was a member of the Expert Commission for Research and Innovation of the German Federal Government.
Mag. (FH) Julia Studencki, Secretary General
As of September 9, 2022, Julia Studencki has been appointed Secretary General of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS). Her activities include commercial management.
Julia Studencki studied business consulting at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiener Neustadt, specializing in management, organizational consulting, and corporate auditing. After passing the tax consulting examination in 2006, she held leadership roles at BDO Graz GmbH (now Rabel & Partner) and later at acib GmbH, where she has led finance and human resources since 2016. She also teaches part-time at Joanneum University of Applied Sciences.
