On May 29, 2026, Business Contacts once again opened its doors, bringing together students and companies from the region as well as from across Germany at the Oeconomicum of the University of Münster. The career fair offered numerous opportunities for personal conversations, career orientation, and the establishment of valuable professional connections for the future. More than 40 companies introduced themselves to visitors and provided information about internships, working student positions, trainee programs, as well as entry-level and career opportunities. The event focused particularly on direct interaction, which was actively embraced by both students and company representatives.

Am 29. Mai 2026 öffnete die Business Contacts erneut ihre Türen und brachte im Oeconomicum der Universität Münster Studierende und Unternehmen aus der Region sowie aus ganz Deutschland zusammen. Die Karrieremesse bot zahlreiche Möglichkeiten für persönliche Gespräche, berufliche Orientierung und den Aufbau wertvoller Kontakte für die Zukunft. Mehr als 40 Unternehmen präsentierten sich den Besucherinnen und Besuchern und informierten über Praktika, Werkstudierendentätigkeiten, Traineeprogramme sowie Einstiegs- und Karrieremöglichkeiten. Dabei stand insbesondere der direkte Austausch im Mittelpunkt.

As part of the 11th Tech-Kalinen Meetup, titled “From idea to career: Women in STEM share their journeys,” three different career paths in STEM fields were presented. The goal of the event was to highlight the diversity of career opportunities in STEM and to shed light on both the differences and similarities among these career paths.

The event was organized by the Tech-Kalinen network together with the Women+ in Information Systems initiative at the Department of Information Systems at the University of Münster. The student initiative Women do IT from Department 10 (Mathematics and Computer Science) also presented itself

Among the speakers were Dr. Beate Rottkemper (Head of Sustainability Management, UKM), as well as Dr. Lena Clever and Dr. Fumi Kurihara from the Department of Information Systems. They shared personal insights into their career paths in research, teaching, and industry, and reflected on key experiences, challenges, and pivotal moments. It became clear that career paths are rarely linear and that openness to new opportunities often leads to unexpected possibilities.

Key takeaways from the evening included the importance of individual career paths as well as the insight that technological innovation and societal impact are not mutually exclusive.

The Tech-Kalinen network connects women in tech professions in the Münsterland region, fostering exchange and increasing the visibility of women in tech as role models and contacts for early-career talent. The network focuses on current topics in the digital and technology sectors and discusses approaches to addressing the lack of diversity in the field.

From June 8 to 10, the 21st International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST) took place at Münster Castle. For three days, the conference featured engaging workshops, inspiring paper sessions, and intensive exchange within the international research community.

Under the theme “Design for better futures. Beyond the science of the artificial.”, participants discussed how design science can go beyond the purely artificial to contribute to a vibrant, sustainable, and responsible future. This year’s conference aimed to expand the boundaries of what design science is and what it could become. In doing so, it created space for new ways of thinking, knowing, and creating that are as adaptive, entangled, and generative as the challenges we face..

The conference theme closely aligns with one of the key research areas of the Department of Information Systems. This is reflected in projects such as the Flow Factory, where responsible AI innovations are developed and put into practice.

During the Conference Dinner at A2 am Aasee, Prof. Jan vom Brocke was honored with the Design Science Research Lifetime Achievement Award. Since 2007, this award has been presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to research and the scientific community.

During the ceremony, laudator Prof. Samir Chatterjee from Claremont Graduate University praised Jan vom Brocke's significant scientific achievements, highlighting in particular his dedication to the community: "Jan has brought people together across institutions, countries, and disciplines (...) and created an environment where ideas can flourish and researchers feel welcome and supported." 

Award recipient Jan vom Brocke expressed his honor and gratitude to be part of such a "wonderful community": "Design Science has always been so close to my heart, as it provides the opportunity to conduct research of value to society." 

This year’s conference was organized by the Department of Information Systems led by Jan vom Brocke, Timo Strohmann, Hans Näscher, Fumi Kurihara, Armin Stein, Katrin Bergener, and Lea Kleinekathöfer, with the support of numerous additional contributors who contributed to the event’s success.

 Jan vom Brocke (right) with laudator Samir Chatterjee (Photo: Julian Meyer).

Prof. Dr. Jan vom Brocke, Direktor des Instituts für Wirtschaftsinformatik und des European Research Centers for Information Systems (ERCIS), ist mit dem Design Science Research Lifetime Achievement Award ausgezeichnet worden. Der Preis wird seit 2007 an Persönlichkeiten vergeben, die herausragende Beiträge für die Forschung und die wissenschaftliche Community leisten.

Dr. Colin Schulz widmet sich am Institut für Entrepreneurship dem digitalen und ökologischen Wandel aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Perspektive. Gleichzeitig beweist er, dass er selbst ein spannendes Gleichgewicht aus Beständigkeit und Veränderung gefunden hat. Für seine wissenschaftlichen Leistungen erhält Colin Schulz am 9. Juli den Förderpreis der Universitätsgesellschaft – ein Porträt.

Vor gut einem Jahr begann Donald Trump als Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, hohe Zölle für Handelspartner anderer Länder zu erheben. Welche Auswirkungen solche Alleingänge auf den globalen Handel haben und welche effektiveren Mittel es gibt, um das Wachstum zu erhöhen, erläutert der Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Bernd Kempa im Interview mit Brigitte Heeke für die Unizeitung wissen|leben.

Die FH Südwestfalen sucht für das "Future Mobility Lab", ein gemeinschaftliches Projekt des ERCIS der Uni Münster und der FH Südwestfalen, nach einer wiss. Mitarbeiterin/einem wiss. Mitarbeiter!

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On Wednesday, June 11, 2026, twelve students from the School of Business & Economics were honored with the BMS CS-AlumniUM Junior Award in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements during their first year of study. The award ceremony took place in the distinguished setting of the renowned Schloss Wilkinghege.

Am Mittwoch, den 11. Juni 2026, wurden zwölf Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät für ihre herausragenden Leistungen im ersten Studienjahr mit dem "BMS CS-AlumniUM-Junior-Award" ausgezeichnet. Die Verleihung fand im feierlichen Rahmen im renommierten Schloss Wilkinghege statt.

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hohenberg, holder of the Chair of Digital Transformation and Co-Director of the Centre for Business Transformation (ChanCe), has been awarded as “Outstanding Reviewer” by the prestigious Journal of Marketing (JM). This leading international journal honours reviewers who make an outstanding contribution to quality assurance in marketing research.

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hohenberg, Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Digitale Transformation und Co-Direktor des Centers for Business Transformation (ChanCe),  wurde vom renommierten Journal of Marketing (JM) als „Outstanding Reviewer“ ausgezeichnet. Die international führende Fachzeitschrift würdigt damit Gutachter:innen, die einen herausragenden Beitrag zur Qualitätssicherung in der Marketingforschung leisten.

From May 18 to May 20, 2026, Lennart Schäpermeier and Leonard Papenmeier from the Department of Information Systems participated in the COSEAL (Configuration and Selection of Algorithms) workshop at RWTH Aachen University. 

The workshop is a premier international event bringing together researchers from academia and industry across all areas of automated artificial intelligence (AutoAI). Participants discussed current advances and trends in the automated configuration and selection of algorithms, including automated machine learning (AutoML), Bayesian optimization, neural architecture search and automated algorithm selection. The latter was celebrated with a special session highlighting 50 years of algorithm selection research.

At this edition, Lennart Schäpermeier presented BONO-Bench, based on joint work with ERCIS member Pascal Kerschke, which was recently accepted at the ACM TELO journal (SJR Q1). BONO-Bench advances the state of the art in evaluating bi-objective optimization heuristics by providing a test suite with controllable challenges and reference solutions, enabling researchers to better understand and configure their optimization heuristics.

The COSEAL workshop series originally started in 2013 at the Department of Information Systems with a workshop organized by Prof. Dr. Heike Trautmann (ERCIS member, now University of Paderborn). It is held anually in locations across Europe and attracts approximately 100 participants from dozens of research institutes. Additionally, Lennart Schäpermeier (together with André Biedenkapp, University of Freiburg, and Theresa Eimer, University of Hannover), serves as a general chair of the COSEAL network.

The next COSEAL workshop is held from May 10-12, 2027 at TU Dortmund.

On 13 May 2026, the School of Business & Economics awarded the Dr. Andreas Dombret Doctoral Prize for the year 2026. This year’s recipient is Dr. Janina Wiebringhaus from the Chair of Marketing Management, headed by Prof. Dr. Manfred Krafft. In her dissertation “Essays on Transformative Value Creation in Mental Healthcare Services”, she examines how transformative value can be created in mental healthcare through interactions between employees, patients, and digital technologies. The focus is particularly on treatment and care contexts in depression therapy and long-term mental health care.

Am 13.05.2026 wurde an der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Dr. Andreas Dombret-Promotionspreis für das Jahr 2026 vergeben. Preisträgerin ist Dr. Janina Wiebringhaus vom Institut für Marketing unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Manfred Krafft. In ihrer Dissertation „Essays on Transformative Value Creation in Mental Healthcare Services“ untersucht sie, wie in der psychischen Gesundheitsversorgung durch Interaktionen zwischen Mitarbeitenden, Patient:innen und digitalen Technologien sogenannte transformative Wertschöpfung entstehen kann. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei insbesondere Therapie- und Versorgungskontexte bei Depressionen und in der stationären Langzeitversorgung.

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