
Our commitment to education and scholarship
Our commitment to education and scholarship
There is no progress without education. That is why Deka promotes knowledge about economic relationships. We support the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe’s Hochschule für Finanzwirtschaft und Management and the Planspiel Börse. We have also founded the research institute IQAM Research.
Hochschule für Finanzwirtschaft und Management (University of Applied Sciences for Finance and Management)
Deka invites the current students to Frankfurt every year. Since 2015, we have also awarded prizes to the best graduates of the year. They then spend four weeks sitting in on the Deka Group - in an area of their choice. They gain practical experience, get an exclusive insight into the company and make valuable contacts.

Graduates of the Hochschule für Finanzwirtschaft und Management

Dr. Maik Grabau
Endowed Professor for Sustainability and Financial Markets
Endowed professorships at the Hochschule für Finanzwirtschaft und Management
In July 2024, Dr. Maik Grabau also took over the endowed professorship for Sustainability and Financial Markets. This professorship aims to promote the transfer of knowledge between academia and financial practice and to further develop sustainable financial strategies.
The university is characterized by its high practical orientation and the targeted focus of its research projects. It works on forward-looking topics that are also of great importance to DekaBank as a financial services provider.
IQAM Research: Private Institute for Quantitative Capital Market Research
Every two years, IQAM Research honors outstanding research work by students and graduates in the field of capital market research. These awards recognize excellent contributions to the further development of quantitative capital market research and provide valuable impulses for practice.

Research Prize 2024:
From left to right: Dr. Michael Wegener, Dr. Matthias Danne, award winners Gideon Ozik and Miao Liu, as well as Dr. Ulrich Neugebauer, Dr. Dominik Wolff, and Valery Trosdorf

House of Finance at the Goethe University in Frankfurt
Deka at the Goethe University in Frankfurt
Since 1998, Deka has also supported the Center for Financial Studies (CFS), an independent research institute in the House of Finance (HoF) at Goethe University Frankfurt. The aim of this support is to strengthen the exchange between theory and practice.
The “Planspiel Börse”: stock market trading explained simply

Awards Ceremony for the 41st Round on May 19 in Berlin
42nd Round of the Planspiel Börse
The 43rd round of the stock market simulation game starts on October 1, 2025.
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Planspiel Börse founded over30years ago
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Participants from around21countries
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More than30.000participating teams