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Current news from Department
06/30/2025
NEXT.IN.NRW project "flowAR" launched
New project at Professorship of Digital Transformation on immersive art installations. How can physical and digital communities design and use them to…
06/04/2025
New Publication in the Journal of Business Venturing
Study on the impact of angel financing on the well-being of entrepreneurs in terms of autonomy, competence and connectedness.
05/28/2025
SchnupperUni 2025
Lectures and workshops offer students a practical insight into different areas of economics.
05/23/2025
Department congratulates graduates!
On 23.05.2025, the department celebrated the successful completion of their studies together with graduates.
05/06/2025
Article in Business Insider on part-time CEOs
Prof. Graf-Vlachy is quoted on the subject of multi-CEOs.
04/28/2025
Teaching Innovation Award 2024/2025
Awards were given to coruses in the categories "Practical Relevance", "Internationalization" and "E-Learning".
04/09/2025
Honorary doctorate for Prof. Shaker A. Zahra from the University of Minnesota
TU Dortmund University honors the economist for his research on entrepreneurship and corporate management.
03/27/2025
New Publication in the Journal of Management Information Systems
Study on the joint value creation of developers and platform owners in Generative AI platform ecosystems.
03/17/2025
Mourning for Prof. Dr. Thomas Reichmann
* August 02, 1938
† March 12, 2025
02/11/2025
Teaching Awards 2024/2025
Award-winning events "Marketing Planning" and "Economic Analysis of Law"
01/28/2025
Prof. Manuel Wiesche takes two top positions in ranking of business researchers
Prof. Manuel Wiesche is ranked 5th among the business research young stars and 29th in the overall ranking.
01/16/2025
Best theses awarded
In January 2025, TMC Turnaround Management Consult honored the best theses from the Department of Business and Economics.
