We are pleased to announce that the paper "Maturity Models for Digital Transformation: A Systematic Literature Review" by Roland Böllmann and Prof. Frederik Ahlemann has been accepted for presentation at the International…

Artificial Intelligence is widely regarded as one of the most transformative technologies of the coming decade. Yet between the hype and reality, organizations struggle to identify which developments will truly matter and how to…

Yesterday, 24th of March 2026, researchers from three institutions came together for this year's joint research colloquium in Frankfurt am Main, hosted by the Lehrstuhl für BWL, insb. Betriebliche Anwendungssysteme at…

Dear Students, 

the Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management (SITM) is pleased to announce our course offerings for this semester, providing both theoretical foundations and practical insights to help you develop…

On May 5, 2026, Prof. Dr. Frederik Ahlemann, Professor of Information Systems and Strategic Management of IT/IS at the University of Duisburg-Essen, will take the stage at the FUTURE LOGISTICS conference as moderator of a…

Three student project teams at the Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management successfully completed ambitious initiatives in Winter Semester 2025/26, with the LUMINA:Build team achieving particularly impressive…

Why do seemingly trivial habits make all the difference in your studies? In stressful times - whether working on research projects or writing your thesis - small but effective routines can help you stay productive and balanced. In…

The course “Personal Productivity 1 – Gesund & produktiv an der Uni und im Arbeitsleben”, taught by Prof. Frederik Ahlemann and Falco Korn, received an excellent overall evaluation score of 1.35 (on a scale from 1 = very good to 5…

The Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management (SITM) at the University of Duisburg-Essen is offering a new set of bachelor’s and master’s thesis topics in the field of Smart Cities.

Smart City initiatives are…

On December 5, 2025, the 7th KoMet Day took place at the Regionalverband Ruhr in Essen, focusing on “Green Transformation Ruhr.” The event brought together experts from academia, public administration, industry, and civil society…

Welcome back! 

Deniz Baris Gölgelioglu is celebrating his return to the SITM Chair.

Welcome back, Deniz! A lot of us still have recollections of your earlier days with the SITM team. How did it all start back then?

I started as…

Dear Students,

the Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management (SITM) is pleased to announce that we will be offering exciting Bachelor’s and Master’s projects in the upcoming winter semester 25/26.

Information…