Author: Wolfgang Chr. Fischer
Born: 07 December 1942
Bio: 1942            Born at Greifswald, Mecklenburg, North Germany. 

1948-1953    Elementary School, Pestalozzi Volksschule, Koblenz/Rhein, Germany (West).

1953-1962    Secondary School at Koblenz/Rhein, Germany (West).

1962            Matriculation (Abitur), Max-von-Laue-Gymnasium, Koblenz/Rhein, Germany (West).

1962-1965    Studies in Economics, Law & History, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany (West).

1965-1968    Studies in Economics, Law & History, University of Bonn, Germany (West).

1968            Dipl.-Volkswirt (MEcons), Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Bonn, Germany.

1968-1971    Associate Academic Assistant, Department of International Economic Affairs, Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Bonn.

1971            Dr. rer.pol., Doktor der Staatswissenschaft, (Doctor of Political Economics), Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn), Germany (West).

1971-1974    Academic Assistant, Department of International Economic Affairs, Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Bonn.

1974            Offer for Professor in Economics, Department of Economics and Administration, University of North Chile.

1975-1978    Associate Professor in Economics, Faculty of Labour Science, University of Bremen, Germany (West).

1978            Offer for Professor, Chair in Consumer Affairs, Faculty of Labour Science, University of Technology, Berlin (West), Germany.

1978-2000    Professor, Chair in Economics, specialised in Consumer Affairs, Head of Institute of Labour & Consumer Research, Faculty of Labour Science. Since August 1994, Faculty of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Bremen, Germany (West). 

2000            Emeritus Professor, University of Bremen, Germany (Universitätsprofessor, pensioniert).

1988-1992    Deputy Dean, Acting Dean, Faculty of Labour Science, University of Bremen, Germany.

1972-1985    Member of EC-Committee on European Integration, Section Germany.

1986-1987    Member of Committee on Energy, Parliament State of Bremen, Germany.

1978-1979    Visiting Scholar at Department of Nutrition, San Francisco State University, California, and Californian Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Sacramento, USA.

1976-1990    Visiting Scholar at Department of Consumer Studies, University of Guelph, Ontario, and Ontario Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Toronto, Canada.

1995            Offer of Attachment to the Federal Bureau of Consumer Affairs, Federal Attorney-Generals Department, Canberra, Australia.

1998            Visiting Professor at Department of Marketing, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2000-2003    Visiting Professor at Institute of Economics, University of Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz, Germany.

1992-1997    Visiting Professor at Department of Economics, James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia.

1997-2004    Adjunct Professor, Discipline of Economics, School of Business, Faculty of Law, Business & The Creative Arts, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.

2004-2013    Adjunct Professor of Economics, School of Law, Faculty of Law, Business & The Creative Arts, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.

2007-2012    Patron of the Australian Companies Institute (Ausbuy), Sydney, Australia.

2012            DAAD Research Ambassador (German Academic Exchange Service), Sydney, Australia.

2012            Co-Editor of the Journal of World Economic Research (JWER), Science Publishing Group, New York, USA

2012-2013.   Representative of the University of Bremen to support the Co-operation between  JCU and  University of Bremen.