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Current news from Department
02/10/2026
Study start 2026
We're ready to go, April marks the start of the lecture season this summer semester!
02/03/2026
Teaching Awards 2025/26
Award-Winning Courses “Strategic Management” and “Urban Economics”
02/01/2026
Farewell Wishes for Olaf Erkens
The Faculty's longest-serving employee is retiring on February 1, 2026.
01/22/2026
Best Theses Awarded
TMC Turnaround Management Consult awarded prizes for the best theses at the faculty. The awards went to B.Sc. Negin Ghaffaripour and B.Sc. Ole…
12/22/2025
Forbes highlights research on corporate taxation
International Business Taxation: Forbes refers to research insights,
12/17/2025
The department congratulates Edgar Preugschat, Ph.D., on his habilitation
Mr. Edgar Preugschat, Ph.D., was awarded the Venia Legendi for Economics on the basis of his habilitation thesis "Essays in Directed Search".
12/15/2025
Department Mourns Passing of Prof. Dr. Egon Jehle
* 15.02.1939 † 15.11.2025
12/11/2025
Department Mourns Passing of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Teichmann
* 30.10.1942 † 21.08.2025
12/10/2025
Graduation Ceremony 2026
The department's next graduation ceremony will take place on May 22, 2026.
11/24/2025
New publication in MIS Quarterly
Digital transformation: Prof. Wiesche and co-authors publish a study on trust in AI triads.
11/17/2025
Open House 2025: Exploring Research
The department presented an interactive hands-on activity (Management Science) and an immersive exhibition (Digital Transformation).
11/03/2025
New Publication in Studies in Higher Education
Entrepreneurship and Digitalization: How can universities design coworking spaces?
