Personal Information
| Date of birth: | 1 July 1986 |
| Citizenship: | Switzerland |
| Marital status: | Married |
Work Experience
| From 01/2024: | Senior Lecturer (equiv. to US Associate Professor) in Finance, The University of Queensland, UQ Business School, Department of Finance, Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
| 10/2020 – 12/2023: | Lecturer (equiv. to US Assistant Professor) in Finance, The University of Queensland, UQ Business School, Department of Finance, Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
| 09/2018 – 08/2020: | Assistant Professor in Finance, IESEG School of Management, Department of Finance, Lille, France |
| 09/2019 – 01/2020: | Visiting Lecturer in Finance, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 12/2017 – 09/2012: | Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Fribourg, Chair of Finance and Governance (Prof. Dr. Isakov), Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 08/2017 – 01/2017: | Visiting Research Scholar, University of Maryland, Department of Finance (scientific sponsor: Prof. Dr. Frésard), College Park (MD), USA |
| 09/2012 – 02/2002: | Several positions (e.g. cashier, bartender, truck driver) in different Swiss companies (Cremo, Manora) in parallel to my studies |
Education
| 03/2018 – 09/2012: | Ph.D. / Dr. rer. pol. in Finance University of Fribourg, Switzerland Dissertation: “Family Ownership and the Stock Market: The effects of family ownership on stock returns, analyst coverage, and M&A activity in Switzerland” Graduated summa cum laude |
| 09/2017 – 09/2015: | Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in Higher Education and Educational Technology University of Fribourg, Switzerland Dissertation: “Design and experimentation of an academic course: Group work on the analysis and comparison of the corporate governance quality” (in French) |
| 03/2012 – 09/2011: | Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) Lexis English, Brisbane, Australia |
| 08/2011 – 09/2009: | Master of Arts in Accounting and Finance (French/English/German) University of Fribourg, Switzerland Dissertation: “Technical analysis: Comparison, tests, and optimisation of technical indicators” (in French) Graduated summa cum laude (5.50/6) |
| 08/2009 – 09/2006: | Bachelor of Arts in Management (French/German) University of Fribourg, Switzerland Dissertation: “Solving a peak-load pricing problem using Kuhn and Tucker’s theorem” (in French) Graduated magna cum laude (5.42/6) |
| 08/2009 – 03/2009: | Erasmus Exchange Semester Otto-Friedrich-Universität, Bamberg, Germany |
Honors, Awards, & Grants
| 2025: | 2025 PHC FASIC PROGRAM (AU$ 12,500 & EUR 4,000), Franco-Australian Hubert Curien, Canberra, Australia Australia-France Social Sciences Collaborative Research Program (AU$ 5,500), Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Canberra, Australia AAP LEM EQUIPE (EUR 2,500), Lille Economie Management, Lille, France BEL Reignite Scheme (AU$ 10,000), The University of Queensland, BEL Faculty, St-Lucia, Australia |
| 2024: | Nomination for Innovation in Large Courses Award, UQ Business School, St-Lucia, Australia Outstanding teaching evaluation for the course FINM7401 Finance in 2023 |
| 2023: | ECR Travel Grant (AU$ 1,500), Australian Finance Research Network (FIRN), Canberra, Australia Nomination for the Best Paper Award at the ICGS conference 2023 Nomination for the WRDS Best Paper Award at the EFMA conference 2023 Outstanding teaching evaluation for the course FINM7401 Finance in 2022 |
| 2022: | Macoun Research Scholar Program (AU$30,000), The Macoun Charitable Foundation, Brisbane, Australia |
| 2020: | Start-up Support Funding Scheme (AU$20,000), The University of Queensland, UQ Business School, St-Lucia, Australia |
| 2019: | AMI Re-writing (1,575€), European center for humanities and social sciences, Lille, France Appel à Projets du LEM ($690), LEM UMR CNRS, Lille, France |
| 2018: | Vigener Prize (best PhD thesis of the faculty), University of Fribourg, Switzerland Doctoral degree with Highest Honors, University of Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 2016: | Research fellowship of the Swiss National Science Foundation – Doc.Mobility ($34,466) for visiting the Robert H. Smith School of Business Department of Finance (University of Maryland, USA). Scientific sponsor: Prof. Dr. Frésard |
| 2011: | Master degree with Highest Honors, University of Fribourg, Switzerland |
Nicolas EUGSTER 