ULMA Economic Workshop

Welcome to the ULMA Economic Workshop!

Building on the success of the ULMA Economic Olympiad (ULMA-EO), the ULMA Economic Workshop (ULMA-EW) expands the ULMA framework into an international, research-oriented teaching initiative. The workshop combines applied economic research, replication and reproduction, collaborative international learning, and modern empirical methods in a hybrid format connecting students and faculty across universities worldwide.

The ULMA-EW is organized by the Institute of Economics at Ulm University and aims to strengthen international academic exchange, foster intercultural collaboration, and introduce students to empirical economic research in an international team setting.

The ULMA Economic Workshop consists of two interconnected components:

Flipped Classroom and On-Site Workshop at Partner Universities

Faculty members from Ulm University will provide comprehensive materials for preparations via Moodle and visit selected partner universities to conduct an intensive workshop covering topics such as:

• Applied Econometrics and Causal Inference
• Replication Studies in Economics
• Data Analysis using R
• Research-oriented use of AI tools (AI agents) in empirical economics

The workshop serves as a methodological and organizational kick-off for the collaborative research phase.

International Hybrid Collaborative Research Projects

Following the workshop, students from the partner universities will work together with Master’s students from Ulm University in mixed international teams.

The teams will conduct empirical replication and extension projects under faculty supervision and present their results in an international final presentation session conducted in English.

The collaborative phase takes place digitally (e.g. via Zoom, Moodle and GitHub) and is designed to promote:

• intercultural teamwork,
• applied empirical skills,
• academic communication,
• AI expertise,
• and international research experience.

Target Group

The ULMA-EW is primarily designed for highly motivated Master’s students in:

• Economics and Econometrics,
• Finance,
• Business Mathematics,
• Data Science,
• or related quantitative disciplines.

Partner universities may nominate four up to six suitable students for participation.

International Collaboration & Funding

The ULMA-EW is supported through internationalization funding at Ulm University.

For the pilot phase of the project, a limited number of partner universities will be selected to receive:

• an on-site workshop conducted by Ulm faculty,
• organizational support,
• and funding for collaborative teaching activities.

Due to limited capacities, participation in the pilot phase is competitive and application-based.

Universities interested in becoming a partner institution for the ULMA Economic Workshop are invited to submit an expression of interest. Please fill out our application form:

APPLICATION FORM

We particularly welcome applications from institutions interested in long-term international academic collaboration and innovative teaching formats.

All data will be processed in accordance with the German DSGVO regulations (General Data Protection Regulation). 

Application deadline for universities:
30 June 2026

Selection of partner universities:
July 2026

Self-preparation:
August – September 2026

On-site workshops:
September – October 2026

Collaborative research phase:
Winter Semester 2026/27

Final presentations:
February 2027

The ULMA Economic Workshop is part of the broader ULMA framework at Ulm University, which also includes the ULMA Economic Olympiad (ULMA-EO), an international economics competition that has already connected more than 150 students from over 30 countries worldwide.

Further details regarding applications, timelines, and participation will be published on the ULMA-EO website.

We look forward to collaborating with motivated students and partner universities from around the world!