On behalf of the entire BiGSEM faculty it is my pleasure to welcome you and to inform you about our Bielefeld Graduate School of Economics and Management (BiGSEM). In 2011, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of BiGSEM and since its foundation, our Graduate School evolved in three main directions: BiGSEM is outstanding for its research orientation, its interdisciplinarity and its international network. BiGSEM cooperates with several faculties at Bielefeld University, it hosts students from various German and international universities and we are partner in several European Doctoral programs welcoming students from all over the world.