Mechthild Schrooten

Prof. Dr. Mechthild Schrooten is a Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics (Faculty 1) of Bremen University of Applied Sciences, where she serves as Head of the International and Global Management (ISGM) Bachelor's program and Master's program in Global Management (MBA). Her office is located in building A, room 222 at Werderstraße 73, Bremen, with teaching responsibilities in International and Intercultural Management and economics foundations.

Her research spans Monetary Economics, International and Intercultural Management, and Education Economics, with deep investigation into non-cash payment systems, cryptocurrencies, and cultural determinants of financial behavior. She actively examines Risk Management frameworks, Sustainability challenges in Industry 4.0 contexts, and Alternative Economic Policies through her leadership in the Alternative Economic Policy Working Group.

Recent publications (2017-2021) reveal concentrated expertise in monetary system evolution, including empirical studies on cryptocurrency adoption and cross-cultural payment behaviors, alongside critical analyses of education financing and European economic crises. This body of work demonstrates rigorous methodological approaches to understanding finance-culture-policy intersections in globalized economies.

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Prof. Schrooten supervises bachelor's projects and theses in International and Global Management while securing significant research funding. Her grant portfolio includes DAAD-funded Brazil-Germany university cooperation with Fortaleza University, UAS7 internationalization projects with SUNY, and Bremen University-funded research on non-cash payment transformations.

• Advising: Bachelor's/Master's theses supervision in international management contexts
• Grants:
  • DAAD Brazil-Germany research cooperation
  • UAS7 international teaching initiative with SUNY
  • Bremen University non-cash payments research fund

She leads the Alternative Economic Policy Working Group (AAW eV) research collective and maintains strategic partnerships with DIW Berlin, Fortaleza University, and SUNY, driving transnational collaborations in payment systems research and sustainable management education.