As part of the VIP programme of the School of Business and Economics, Prof. Samir Chatterjee and Prof. Alan Hevner will now be strengthening the research and teaching activities of the Institute for Information Systems. Samir Chatterjee is a professor at the Centre for Information Systems & Technology at Claremont Graduate University. Alan Hevner is a professor at the School of Information Systems and Management at the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida.
On September 17 and 18, 2025, the second bootcamp of the EU-funded CURATE project took place at REACH – EUREGIO Start-up Center in Münster. The bootcamp was led by Prof. Tobias Brandt and Shariga Sivanathan from the Chair of Digital Innovation and the Public Sector.
Students from the partner universities Haaga-Helia (Finland), MCI The Entrepreneurial School (Austria), Université Côte d'Azur (France), and the Technical University of Košice (Slovakia) came together to present their final challenge pitches to corporate partners, experts, and their mentors.
In part 21 of the Alumni Stories, we feature Prof. Dr. Ann-Marie Nienaber, who studied Business Administration at the University of Münster and also earned her doctorate there. After positions as a postdoctoral researcher and as the City of Münster’s Commissioner for Science, her path led her via a professorship in Witten/Herdecke to the United Kingdom, where she has held the Chair of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour at Coventry University since 2017. In October, she will move to Technische Universität Braunschweig to establish the new Chair of Business Ethics. Her research focuses primarily on trust, communication, innovation, and sustainability, as well as the ethical implications of artificial intelligence.
The University of Münster’s team “Leeze and Company” achieved outstanding results at the Sydney International Business Competition 2025. The four students Julia-Sophie Ladehoff, Maya Auping, Daniel Schäffer, and Lars Kruse secured 1st place in the 6-hour case and 2nd place overall.
In 2025, Prof. Jan vom Brocke and Prof. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau from the University of Münster are once again among the world’s top 2% most-cited researchers. The Stanford University and Elsevier have published their latest ranking of internationally leading scholars. Jan vom Brocke ranks first in Germany for Information Systems, 5th in the EU and 68th worldwide out of 18,546 scholars. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau is listed third in Germany for Marketing, 12th in the EU and 70th worldwide out of 14,920.
How can companies use digital partnerships to become greener? The study, published in the European Journal of Information Systems (VHB-JOURQUAL3: A), shows that digital alliances – strategic collaborations between firms to share and develop digital technologies – are a powerful driver for green innovations and the creation of a green corporate culture.
The REACH THESIS AWARD 2025 is an initiative of the REACH – EUREGIO Start-up Center to reward highly innovative bachelor, master and doctoral theses. The focus is on applied science and research that can be used as a basis for product development and innovation. In each of the three categories two graduates will be selected and awarded with prize money of 300 € (Bachelor), 500 € (Master) and 700 € (PhD). Applications are accepted from University Münster and FH Münster University of Applied Sciences. It is possible to submit in english or german language. Deadline: 30.09.2025.
The renowned journal Information Systems Research (ISR) has presented the Best Paper Award 2025 to Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein, long-standing member of the Department of Information Systems and recently retired, together with his co-authors Ojelanki Ngwenyama, Frantz Rowe, and Helle Zinner Henriksen. The award-winning paper is titled “The Open Prison of the Big Data Revolution: False Consciousness, Faustian Bargains, and Digital Entrapment.”
In part 20 of the Alumni Stories, we feature Dr. Maik Lindner, who studied Information Systems at the University of Münster, where he also earned his doctorate. After completing his academic training, his career first took him to SAP in Belfast, followed by further positions in international technology companies such as Virtustream and TidalScale. Today, as Chief Information Security Officer and Innovation Lead at the U.S.-based health-tech company OMNY Health, he is responsible for the strategic development of security architectures and the implementation of innovative technologies in healthcare.
