09/25/2025

New Dean and Vide Dean elected

Professor Christiane Pott will be the new Dean of the Department of Business and Economics from October 1, 2025. The Department Council elected her…

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.