Institute for Austrian
and International Tax Law

Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Josef Schuch

josef.schuch@wu.ac.at

0043 1 31336 4279

Office hours: Tuesday 8am to 9am, please only after making an appointment via email

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1975 - 1979	Primary School in Kleinpetersdorf
1979 - 1987	Grammar School in Oberschützen
1988	Military Service
1988 - 1993	Graduate program in Business Administration at the WU Wien/Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Mag. rer. soc. oec. – Master of Business Administration) and in Law at the University of Vienna (Mag. iur. – LL.M.)
1994 - 1998	Doctoral Studies in Law (Dr. iur.): Thesis on "Verluste im Recht der Doppelbesteuerung" (Losses in Tax Treaty Law)
2002	„Habilitation“ (Ph.D.) to „Universitätsdozent“ for "Finanzrecht" (tax law) at the WU Wien: Habilitation Thesis on "Die Zeit im Recht der Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen" (Time in Tax Treaty Law)

1994 - 1999	Research Assistant (Universitätsassistent) at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the WU Wien (Prof. Gassner/Prof. Lang)
since 1994	Teaching Activities at the WU Wien
2000 - 2004	Tax Consultant with Deloitte, Vienna
since 2002	Full Professor for Tax Law (with emphasis on International Tax Law) at the WU Wien
since 2004	Partner at Deloitte, Vienna

since 2002	Head of the Unit for International Tax Law of the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the WU Wien
since 2002	Deputy Academic Director of the LL.M. program in International Tax Law at the WU Wien
since 2003	Speaker of the Special Research Project (SFB) "International Tax Coordination" of the Austrian Science Fund
since 2004	Chair of the Department of Public Law and Tax Law at the WU Wien
since 2004	Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Association of Professors of the WU Wien
since 2004	Member of the Senate of the WU Wien

2006	University Osnabrück
2007	University Peking (PKU)
2009	University Mannheim

since 2003	Board Member of IFA (International Fiscal Association), Austrian branch
since 2005	Member of the Academic Committee (AC) of the European Association of Tax Law Professors (EATLP)

since 2002	Co-editor of „ecolex“
since 2003	Member of the Academic Advisory Board of Diritto e Pratica Tributaria (Italy)
since 2004	Co-editor of the Series on Austrian Tax Law

1999	Walther Kastner-Award
1999	International Fiscal Association (Austrian branch) Scientific Award
1999	Rudolf Sallinger-Award
1999	Theodor Körner-Award
1999	Kardinal Innitzer-Award
1999	Mitchell B. Carroll-Prize (Honourable Mention) der International Fiscal Association
2004	Senator Wilhelm Wilfling-Award (in honour of academic achievements)