Wissenschaftsfestival "SchlauRaum": Krankheitssimulationen und Marktdesign für Organspenden
Das Wissenschaftsfestival „SchlauRaum“ hat Münster Anfang Juli in einen lebendigen Campus verwandelt. Unter dem Motto „Wieso? Weshalb? Gesund?“ rückte die Großveranstaltung das Thema Gesundheit in den Fokus. Auch die Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät war dabei: Prof. Dr. Vitali Gretschko, Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Nachhaltiges Marktdesign, hielt im voll besetzten Open-Air-Hörsaal einen Vortrag zur Fragestellung "Würden Sie Ihre Niere bei eBay versteigern?". Johannes Ponge vom Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik und Logistik zeigte im Pavillon „One Health“ Simulationen zu Krankheitsausbrüchen.
"SchlauRaum" Science Festival: Disease Simulations and Market Design for Organ Donations
The “SchlauRaum” science festival transformed Münster into a lively campus at the beginning of July. Under the motto "Why? How? Healthy?", the major event focused on the topic of health. The School of Business and Economics also participated: Prof. Dr. Vitali Gretschko, holder of the Chair of Sustainable Market Design, gave a lecture on the question “Would you auction your kidney on eBay?” in the packed open-air lecture hall. Johannes Ponge from the Chair of Information Systems and Logistics presented simulations of disease outbreaks in the “One Health” pavilion.
Full, Chaired Professor of Information Systems (tenured, salary level W3)
The Department of Information Systems in the School of Business and Economics at the University of Münster, Germany, is currently inviting applications for the position of
Full, Chaired Professor of Information Systems (tenured, salary level W3)
Studentische Hilfskraft im Marketing SHK/SHB
Im REACH – EUREGIO Start-up Center der Universität Münster und der FH Münster ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Stelle als
Studentische Hilfskraft im Marketing SHK/SHB
New Team Members at the Department of Information Systems
New team members regularly start at our department – whether as resarch assistants, postdocs, or professors. Over the past few months, we’ve welcomed several new faces:
Daria Stumkat has been a Research Assistant at the Chair for Digital Innovation and the Public Sector and part of the Flow Factory since May. She completed both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Information Systems at the University of Münster. Her research interests lie at the intersection of sustainability, AI, and strategy.
Celine Poppe also began her doctoral studies in May at the Chair for Digital Innovation and the Public Sector. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Public Administration and is now part of the research project “Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance”.
Timo Strohmann joined the Chair for Information Systems and Business Process Management and the Flow Factory as a Postdoc in May. His work focuses on design-oriented research and the collaboration between humans and AI.
Fumi Kurihara has been a Postdoc at the Chair for Information Systems and Business Process Management and the Flow Factory since June. She studied International Liberal Studies (BA) and International Affairs (MA), and completed her PhD in Management at the University of St. Gallen.
Tobias Zimmermann and Helene Müller began their doctoral studies in July at the Chair for Information Systems and Business Process Management and the Flow Factory. Both earned their Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Information Systems at the University of Münster.
We warmly welcome all new colleagues and look forward to working together!
WI Summer Party 2025
On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, it was that time of year again: The annual summer party of the Information Systems department invited students, faculty, and staff to the Leonardo Campus. Starting at 4 p.m., the square was transformed into a lively festival area—characterized by a boisterous atmosphere, summer flair, and a varied program.
Whether it was a bouncy castle, ice cream, Aperol, beer pong, or exciting raffles—entertainment was provided in every respect. The numerous guests took advantage of the offerings with great enthusiasm: there was jumping, laughing, and celebrating into the evening.
Despite the changeable weather, the 2025 WI Summer Party was a complete success and once again provided an excellent opportunity to bring the summer semester to a close together in a relaxed atmosphere. We would like to thank everyone involved and are already looking forward to next year!
DRIVER+ project wins Security Innovation Award 2025
The team at the ERCIS Competence Centre for Crisis Management is delighted that the EU project DRIVER+ has won the Security Innovation Award 2025 in the category ‘Best Open Source Innovation’.
The award recognises visionaries who make a significant contribution to protecting our society and its citizens with innovative solutions. At the same time, the innovation award offers the opportunity to highlight and promote outstanding developments from EU-funded security research projects.
The DRIVER+ (Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience) project, which was completed in 2020, aimed to address current and future challenges in crisis management, particularly in light of increasing natural disasters and terrorist threats. The focus was on developing and introducing innovative solutions tailored to the operational needs of practitioners in the field of crisis management.
One of the most important results of the project is the Trial Guidance Methodology (TGM) – a structured, practice-oriented approach for systematically testing and evaluating crisis management solutions under realistic conditions. The methodology was developed jointly by the DRIVER+ consortium and is now actively maintained and further developed by the ERCIS Competence Centre for Crisis Management. It continues to support innovation efforts across Europe and beyond.
Over several years, the DRIVER+ consortium has built up an international network of experts from research institutions, public authorities and industry to improve Europe's resilience to increasingly complex crises. The project placed crisis management practitioners at the centre of the innovation cycle and enabled them to take a leading role in evaluating technologies and procedures in realistic test environments.
The award at SRE2025 is a valuable endorsement of this practice-oriented philosophy and the lasting impact of DRIVER+ far beyond the official conclusion of the project. The TGM has since been used in numerous research projects (e.g. STAMINA, CARE-FLOW) and by practice organisations such as the Fire Service Institute of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Links to this announcement:
Access the methodology: tgm.ercis.org
Learn more about the DRIVER+ project: DRIVER+ website
WiWi-Cup: "Münsteraner Börsenballett" Wins Traditional Tournament
In June, it was time for this year's WiWi-Cup, the Faculty of Business and Economics' internal football tournament. As always, the teams were highly motivated. After exciting matches in the preliminary and final rounds, some of which were decided only by penalty shootouts, the team "Münsteraner Börsenballett" secured the victory at the MLP-AlumniUM-WiWi-Cup 2025 – marking their third consecutive win.
WiWi-Cup: Münsteraner Börsenballett gewinnt Traditionsturnier
Im Juni war es Zeit für den diesjährigen WiWi-Cup, das fakultätsinterne Fußballturnier der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät. Wie gewohnt traten die Mannschaften hoch motiviert an. Nach spannenden Spielen in den Vor- und Finalrunden, von denen einige erst im 9-Meter-Schießen entschieden werden konnten, konnte sich das Team Münsteraner Börsenballett den Sieg beim MLP-AlumniUM-WiWi-Cup 2025 sichern - und das bereits zum dritten Mal in Folge.
PhD Onboarding Event and Joint Semester Celebration
In early July, Professor Dr. Verena Rieger, Representative for the Promotion of Early Career Researchers, and the School's PhD student representatives extended an invitation to welcome new doctoral candidates and celebrate the end of the semester together with other PhD students and postdocs.
PhD-Onboarding Event und gemeinsamer Semesterabschluss
Neue Promovierende willkommen heißen und gemeinsam mit anderen Doktorand:innen und Postdocs den Semesterabschluss feiern - dazu hatten Prof. Dr. Verena Rieger als Beauftragte zur Förderung von Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen und die Promovierendenvertretung der Fakultät Anfang Juli eingeladen.
Hackathon on Hepatitis C Eradication: Students Apply Game Theory in Practice
40 economics students participated in a hackathon, applying their knowledge of game theory to a real-world problem. Their task was to develop a solution for the economically efficient eradication of Hepatitis C, optimizing both the costs and success of an eradication initiative. The seminar was supervised by Prof. Dr. Vitali Gretschko and PD Dr. Jörg Lingens, Chair of Sustainable Market Design; Prof. Dr. Martin Watzinger, Chair of Innovation Economics and Entrepreneurship; and Claas Westendorf, Project Manager at the consulting firm TWS Partners.
Hackathon zur Auslöschung von Hepatitis C: Studierende wenden Spieltheorie in der Praxis an
Rund 40 VWL-Studierende hatten im Rahmen eines Hackathons die Möglichkeit, ihr Wissen zur Spieltheorie praktisch anzuwenden. Ihre Aufgabe bestand darin, einen Lösungsansatz zu finden, wie Hepatitis C wirtschaftlich effizient ausgelöscht werden kann, also Kosten und Erfolg der Beauftragung zur Beseitigung von Hep C zu optimieren. Betreut wurde das Seminar von Prof. Dr. Vitali Gretschko und PD Dr. Jörg Lingens vom Lehrstuhl für Nachhaltiges Marktdesign, Prof. Dr. Martin Watzinger, Lehrstuhl für VWL, insbesondere Innovationsökonomik und Entrepreneurship, und Claas Westendorf, Projektmanager bei der Unternehmensberatung TWS Partners.
Milliarden für Infrastruktur: Prof. Sieg auf Focus-Online zur Straßenfinanzierung
In einem Artikel auf Focus-Online ordnet Prof. Gernot Sieg, Leiter des Instituts für Verkehrswissenschaft und Vorsitzender des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats beim Bundesminister für Verkehr, die aktuellen Planungen zur Finanzierung von Fernstraßen ein. "Effizient und schnell, das wird beides nicht gehen", so seine Einschätzung zur konkreten Umsetzung von Sanierungs- und Bauvorhaben. Als Gründe hierfür führt er u.a. an, dass eine schnelle Nachfrageerhöhung bei Material und Bauunternehmen in steigenden Preisen münden könnte.
Prof. Berens und Dr. Schmitting nehmen in FAZ-Artikel Investitionsbooster unter die Lupe
In einem Beitrag für die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung analysieren Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Berens, Seniorprofessor an der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät, und Walter Schmitting, Akademischer Direktor derselben Fakultät, die Wiedereinführung der degressiven Abschreibung als Teil des „Investitionsboosters“ der Bundesregierung. Der rechnerische Vorteil für Unternehmen beträgt laut ihren Modellrechnungen nur rund 1,2 % der Investitionssumme. Dennoch kann die Maßnahme durch Steuerstundung und psychologische Effekte zusätzliche Investitionen auslösen.
Science Festival "SchlauRaum"
From July 5 to 11, the science festival “SchlauRaum” is taking place, transforming the city of Münster into a vibrant campus. Under the theme “Why? How? Healthy?”, the festival focuses on the theme of health – organized by the University of Münster, FH Münster, Münster University Hospital (UKM) and Münster Marketing.
During the opening weekend, one of the highlights was a pavilion dedicated to “One Health – the health of humans, animals, and the environment.” At the booth, researchers Prof. Stephan Ludwig, Dr. Friederike Jansen, Johannes Ponge, Prof. Benedikt Heuckmann, and Dr. Ulrich Hobusch presented interactive, real-life examples illustrating the interconnection between human, animal, and environmental health. They demonstrated how scientific insights can help identify and combat risks at an early stage.
Johannes Ponge, a research associate at the Chair of Information Systems and Logistics, showed how simulations can support understanding, predicting, and containing disease outbreaks. The simulation models a virtual representation of the German population to test which interventions (e.g. social distancing or vaccinations) may help slow the spread of infectious diseases.
The One Health Platform brings together more than 1,300 researchers from various disciplines.
Outstanding achievements by Information Systems Students
As part of the graduation ceremony on June 27, 2025, not only were numerous graduates of the 2024/25 winter semester bid farewell, but outstanding achievements from students of the School of Business and Economics were also honored.
In the field of Information Systems, Lars Heimann received the CHECK24-AlumniUM-Bachelor-Award for his outstanding achievements in his Bachelor's degree. Vanessa Twickler was honored with the REMONDIS-AlumniUM-Master-Award for her excellent results in her Master's degree. Both awards were presented in cooperation with the alumni association AlumniUM e.V. and CHECK24 or REMONDIS. They underline the high standard and practical relevance of the Information Systems program and recognize the dedication and commitment of the students.
A highlight of the event was the presentation of the “Preis der jungen Wirtschaft – Master Edition“ (Young Economy Award) to Enno Knollmeyer, awarded by AlumniUM e.V. in cooperation with the Wirtschaftsjunioren Nord Westfalen. His master's thesis, entitled ‘Addressing Institutional Voids in Childcare Emergency Staffing Processes: A Digital Social Innovation Approach,’ deals with the structural challenges faced by childcare facilities in the event of short-term staff shortages. As part of his thesis, Enno developed a digital tool that automates emergency planning, ensures legal compliance and improves communication with parents – with impressive results: planning time has been reduced by over 90%. His work is based on a research-based approach that combines design science research with the principle of digital social innovation.
We congratulate all award winners on their well-deserved recognition – and of course all graduates on their successful completion their studies. We wish them all the best and much success for the future!
Teaching Award 2025 goes to the Department of Information Systems
This year, the Teaching Award of the Student Council of Business and Economics was presented to Dr. Thomas Haskamp and Prof. Felipe Scavarda. The award recognizes outstanding commitment to teaching and is based on the results of student course evaluations.
As part of the graduation ceremony, two faculty members from the Department of Information Systems were honored:
Dr. Thomas Haskamp received the award for his master’s seminar “Digital Product Innovation with Design Thinking” offered in the winter semester 2024/25.
For the first time, a visiting professor was also honored with the award this year. Felipe Scavarda (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) received the award – together with Prof. Bernd Hellingrath – for the Bachelor’s seminar “Supply Chain Logistics Management”, which was also offered in the winter semester 2024/25. The Brazilian visiting professor has been regularly teaching at the University of Münster for many years and also collaborates closely with the Department of Information Systems on research projects.
Prof. Dertwinkel-Kalt conducts workshop at ESA Africa 2025 in Nairobi
Prof. Dr. Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, Professorship of Economics with a focus on Behavioural and Digital Economics, conducted a workshop on "Information Provision Experiments" (organized by the Busara Center, Nairobi) for early-career African researchers and practitioners, and subsequently presented "Correcting beliefs about cooperation dynamics induces the adoption of cooperation-enabling institutions" at ESA Africa 2025 in Nairobi.
Prof. Dertwinkel-Kalt gibt Workshop bei der ESA Africa 2025 in Nairobi
Prof. Dr. Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, Professur für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Verhaltens- und Digitalökonomie, hat einen Workshop zum Thema "Information Provision Experiments" (organisiert durch das Busara Center, Nairobi) für afrikanische Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen und Praktiker:innen gehalten, und im Anschluss bei der ESA Africa 2025 in Nairobi "Correcting beliefs about cooperation dynamics induces the adoption of cooperation-enabling institutions" präsentiert.
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