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Silvia Böhmer

Münster ranks among the top 5 “Best Business and Management Universities in Germany”

The School of Business and Economics at the University of Münster is once again ranked among the leading institutions for Business and Management in Germany. In the latest “Best Business and Management Universities in Germany Ranking 2026” by Research.com, it ranks 5th nationwide and is thus among the top tier of German Business Schools, alongside other renowned institutions such as the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

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Silvia Böhmer

CHE Ranking 2026/27: Information Systems Receives Very High Ratings

The latest CHE University Ranking shows that students at the School of Business and Economics are highly satisfied with the general conditions at the University of Münster. More than three quarters of the students rated their study experience with 4 or 5 out of 5 stars – in Information Systems, the figure is as high as 93.6 percent.

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Silvia Böhmer

data:unplugged 2026

On March 26 and 27, the Department of Information Systems, together with the Professional School, participated in data:unplugged – Europe’s largest event dedicated to data and artificial intelligence.

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Silvia Böhmer

ECHOSAT: First Global Tree Height Map

How do forests grow in different regions of the world? With ECHOSAT, this question can now be systematically answered on a global scale and over multiple years.

While previous tree height maps only represented individual years, ECHOSAT (Estimating Canopy Height Over Space and Time) tracks forest growth, disturbances, and regrowth over multiple years, providing important data for CO₂ monitoring and climate protection efforts.

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Silvia Böhmer

Students Participate in the German American Conference at Harvard

In mid-November, ten students of the School of Business and Economics took part in the German American Conference (GAC) at the Harvard Kennedy School. The GAC is the largest student-organized conference focusing on transatlantic relations and annually brings together students, academics, and representatives from politics, business, and society. The aim of the conference is to strengthen transatlantic dialogue and to examine current global challenges from multiple perspectives.

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Silvia Böhmer

New Department Secretary at the Department of Information Systems

Since January 2026, Marieke Schwarz has been working as Department Secretary at the Department of Information Systems, succeeding Monika Rohe. After successfully completing her vocational training as an Office Management Specialist at the University of Münster, she has now joined the department as a permanent staff member.

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Silvia Böhmer

Three Research Contributions from the Department of Information Systems at HICSS 2026

The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)  is considered the oldest scientific conference in the field of information and system sciences. In its 59th edition in January 2026, it once again brought together researchers from around the world to discuss current developments and innovative research.

The Department of Information Systems was represented at the conference with three research contributions:

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