Basic research & application orientation
With our research projects, we want to be a source of inspiration for the scientific community as well as for companies and political decision-makers.
Collaborative Research Centres
We are involved in two Collaborative Research Centres, including as spokesperson for the first SFB in business administration.
Overview of current research projects in the economic sciences
NFLRPA - Roleplay Initiative Non-Formal Learning through Role-Playing Activities
The ERASMUS+ project 'NFLRPA - Roleplay Initiative Non-Formal Learning through Role-Playing Activities' focuses on non-formal learning for young people.The project will run for 36 months, with English being the project language. In the NFLRPA project, the partners are developing and evaluating a youth development approach for role-playing. A ...
Duration: 01/2024 - 12/2026
Funded by: ERASMUS+ Programm, Schulbildung
E-Stories - Digital Storytelling
The ERASMUS+ project 'Digital Storytelling in Supporting Immigrant University Students' focuses on the development, testing and evaluation of an online course in the form of a MOOC to promote storytelling in digital formats, taking into account migration and immigration, diversity and cultural aspects as well as language learning challenges. This ...
Duration: 12/2023 - 12/2026
Funded by: ERASMUS+ Programm, Schulbildung
STEM for inclusive schools
In the ERASMUS+ project “STEM for inclusive schools”, we aim to empower STEM professionals to create new opportunities for learning and teaching STEM subjects through the use of digital technology, and to see this as an effective initiative for addressing the challenges of active participation in the STEM field.The aim of the project is to empower ...
Duration: 09/2023 - 09/2026
Funded by: ERASMUS+ Programm, Hochschulbildung
DC2HEAT - Data Centre HEat Recovery with AI-Technologies
The DC2HEAT project aims to create an AI lighthouse for the use of waste heat from data centers using Frankfurt as an example. DC2HEAT is intended to help ensure that the dynamically growing data center infrastructure can be operated in a climate-friendly manner. The aim is to avoid the use of fossil fuels to supply heat in Frankfurt and other ...
Duration: 08/2023 - 07/2026
Funded by: BMUV
Contact: Dr. Gunnar Schomaker, Prof. Dr. Oliver Müller, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Henning Meschede
NeMo.bil – System of cooperating vehicles for individualised public transport
Programme line: New vehicle and system technologiesIn the joint project "NeMo.bil", an innovative, swarm-like mobility system is being developed and prototyped. This enables a new form of sustainable and demand-oriented passenger and goods transport in rural areas. To this end, a new systemic approach is being pursued that combines swarms of ...
Duration: 07/2023 - 06/2026
Funded by: BMWK
Contact: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Marten, Dr. Christoph Weskamp
TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency - Teilprojekt C03
Duration: 07/2023 - 06/2027
Funded by: DFG
TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency - Teilprojekt B08
Duration: 07/2023 - 06/2027
Funded by: DFG
TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency - Teilprojekt B01
Duration: 07/2023 - 06/2027
Funded by: DFG
TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency - Teilprojekt B05
Kosi and Sievers focus on the financial markets and investigate how corporate transparency affects decision-making by capital providers. A specific focus is the role of intangible assets and green bonds as well as the role of institutional investors in processing information. The project uses equity and debt market settings as well as settings with ...
Duration: 07/2023 - 06/2027
Funded by: DFG
TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency - Teilprojekt B02
Gassen and Kosi investigate the role of transparency in private firm settings. Motivated by findings of the first funding round, the project now focuses on the heterogeneity of private firms along their business lifecycle and posits that the role of private firm transparency likely varies along this dimension. In particular, the project studies the ...
Duration: 07/2023 - 06/2027
Funded by: DFG