News from the Department
09/25/2025
Best Paper Award at the BIR 2025
Mathis Wilz and Richard Lackes win the Best Paper Award at BIR 2025 with their contribution on storage management.

09/20/2025
Article in Fortune on key factors for the mental well-being of entrepreneurs
International study on the well-being of entrepreneurs. Funded by the UA Ruhr Future's Fellow Program.

09/16/2025
Interview in the Handelsblatt: The influence of language on the success of start-up pitches
Language determines success: Prof. Graf-Vlachy explains how complex language benefits start-up pitches financially.

09/01/2025
Farewell to Prof. Richard Lackes
The department bids farewell to Prof. Dr. Richard Lackes after more than 30 years as holder of the Professorship of Business Informatics

08/18/2025
The role of bioeconomy start-ups in the Rhenish mining area
"Bioeconomy Start-up Pulse 2025" published by the TIE Institute.

08/15/2025
Farewell to Dr. Sören Köcher
The department congratulates Dr. Sören Köcher on his appointment to the University of Trier, where he took up the Professorship of Marketing and…

08/15/2025
Interview in Der Spiegel on the influence of language in start-up pitches and financing success
Interview with Professor Graf-Vlachy on the effect of cognitively complex language in startup pitches.

07/29/2025
New Master's Degree Program in Information Systems
Apply now and shape the future.

07/15/2025
New publication in the California Management Review
Study on the governance of digital platforms of established companies.






