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We are one of the largest and most renowned training centers for students of Industrial Engineering and Management in Germany. With a focus on inderdisciplinary research and study in the field of industrial engineering, informatics and economics, we are contributing to finding sustainable solutions to today’s most pressing challenges.

The degree programs Industrial Engineering and Management (BSc and MSc), Information Systems (BSc and MSc, jointly with KIT-Department of Informatics), Digital Economics (BSc and MSc), as well as Business Mathematics (MSc, jointly with KIT-Department of Mathematics) provide a broad and diverse learning environment for students. 

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Dialogtag | 26th June

The KIT Department of Economics and Management invites you to the Dialogtag on June 26, 2025. Prof. Antonio J. Conejo (Ohio State University) will speak on the topic of "Affordable and Reliable Energy". In addition, PhD students will provide insights into current research projects in the "WiWi JuniorResearch Talks". The day will conclude with the department's annual celebration and the presentation of the science awards as well as a get-together. All employees and students of the KIT Department of Economics and Management as well as other interested parties are cordially invited.

Program
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Inaugural lectures | 7th July

We cordially invite you to the inaugural lectures of Prof. Dr. Jella Pfeiffer (W3 Professor of Information Systems III) and Dr. Gerd Gutekunst (Honorary Professor) on Monday, July 7 at 14 in the Tulla lecture hall (Building 11.40., Room 103). Jella Pfeiffer has been Professor of Business Informatics since January 2025 and will speak on the topic: "Decoding User Behavior: The Predictive Power of Eye-Tracking and AI in Virtual Reailty Environments". Gerd Gutekunst has been teaching "Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation" for seven years and will give his inaugural lecture on "Current Tax Challenges of an Energy Group". Informal registration is requested by June 21.

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Portrait Tobias Lindner
WiWi Career Paths

After studying technical economics at the University of Karlsruhe, Dr. Tobias Lindner embarked on a career in politics. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 2011 to 2025. In our interview, he talks about the valuable experience he gained during his studies and the key skills that have helped him on his career path - from working in the Bundestag to serving as Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office.

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WiWi Start-Ups

In the KIT topic highlight March, everything revolves around spin-offs and transfer. We spoke to students and graduates who have founded a start-up. Find out more about innovative ideas in a wide range of areas and what tips the founders have, if you are considering founding.

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Women in Science

February 11 was International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We took this day as an opportunity to ask female professors from the KIT Department of Economics and Management why they ended up in science and what they particularly like about it. You can look forward to exciting stories about women in science!

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Markus BilzBAI
BAI Science Award

Congratulations to Markus Bilz, who won the BAI Science Award of the German Alternative Investments Association (BAI) for his master's thesis "Improving Option Trade Classification With Machine Learning". The master's thesis was supervised by Professor Uhrig-Homburg. We wish Mr. Bilz continued success on his further - perhaps also scientific - career path. You can read more details about the master's thesis in the BAI's special newsletter.

More about the Thesis
Professor Thomas Hirth, Wolfgang Grenke und Professor Orestis TerzidisKarlsruher Institut für Technologie
Scholarships for Young Researchers

At the end of last year, Professor Thomas Hirth, Wolfgang Grenke and Professor Orestis Terzidis met to sign the framework agreement for the new "Wolfgang Grenke Entrepreneurship Scholarships" at KIT. Grenke, an alumnus of the KIT Department of Economics and Management will support doctoral and post-doctoral students in the research field of entrepreneurship with the scholarships. The scholarships are awarded at EnTechnon.

More about the Scholarships
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New Year - New Institutes

On January 1, 2025, the Institute for Information Systems (WIN) was founded in Department II at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. WIN is made up of Professors Alexander Mädche and Christof Weinhardt as well as Prof. Dr. Jella Pfeiffer, who we have been able to welcome to KIT since January. The Institute for Information Systems and Marketing (IISM) is renamed to Institute for Customer Insights (CIN) and consits of Prof. Andreas Geyer-Schulz, Prof. Dr. Martin Klarmann, Prof. Dr. Ann-Kristin Kupfer and Prof. Dr. Benjamin Scheibehenne.

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Looking back at 2024

2024 is almost over - time for a review of the year. Whether inaugural lectures, cooperation with company partners, Dialogtag or graduation ceremony - we look back with pleasure and at the same time look forward to further highlights during the KIT anniversary year 2025.

Looking back 2024
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YoungWomen4OR Award for Emilia Graß

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Emilia Graß has been chosen as one of this year's Young Women for Operations Research (YW4OR) awarded by WISDOM (Women in Society: Doing Operational Research and Management Science).

WISDOM is a forum within the EURO (The Association of European Operational Research Societies) that aims to support, empower, and encourage the participation of all genders in Operations Research and Management Science (shortly OR). One of the goals of WISDOM is to promote championing, networking, and mentoring, particularly of women at the early stages of their careers in OR. On Thursday, 14th November Emilia Graß will give insights into her current research at the YW4OR webinar.

More about the YW4OR Webinar
Logo 50 Jahre WiWiChristine Heinrich
50 Years WiWi - Chronicle

Do you need something to read for cozy autumn days? In 2022, the KIT Department of Economics and Management celebrated its 50th anniversary. On the occasion of this anniversary, a comprehensive chronicle of the department's history was compiled. If you would like to receive one or more copies, please contact Melanie Ungemach.

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WiWo Ranking 2024

In the current ranking of Wirtschaftswoche, KIT once again came in third place in the Industrial Engineering and Management degree program. HR managers at German companies, thus confirm, that KIT-graduates in Industrial Engineering and Management are in high demand on the job market. KIT also recently achieved very good results in the QS World University Ranking and is ranked 102nd worldwide.

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07.Jul
14:00
Johann-Gottfried-Tulla-Hörsaal Gebäude 11.40 ·
Raum 103 …
We cordially invite you to the inaugural lectures of Prof. Dr. Jella Pfeiffer (W3 Professor of Information Systems III) and Dr. Gerd Gutekunst (Honorary Professor) on Monday, July 7 at 14 in the Tulla lecture hall (Building 11.40., Room 103). Jella Pfeiffer has been Professor of Business Informatics since January 2025 and will speak on the topic: "Decoding User Behavior: The Predictive Power of Eye-Tracking and AI in Virtual Reailty Environments". Gerd Gutekunst has been teaching "Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation" for seven years and will give his inaugural lecture on "Current Tax Challenges of an Energy Group". Informal registration is requested by June 21.
10.Jul
17:00
Informationsveranstaltung
Expert Circle: Data Science
TRIANGEL Studio, Gebäudeteil A, Kaiserstraße 93, 76133 Karlsruhe
How is Data Science used at cbs, EnBW and Horváth?
Meet employees from these companies at the Expert Circle on Thursday, July 10 and get a look behind the scenes as well as the opportunity to make exciting contacts.
 
In addition to short presentations by the individual companies, the focus of the event will be on relaxed networking over snacks and drinks afterwards.
The event will take place at TRIANGEL.
 
All students of the KIT Department of Economics and Management are cordially invited to participate.
We look forward to your registration, first come, first served! 
 
The event is part of the partner network of the KIT Department of Economics and Management.
 
14.Jul
18:30
Rathaus am Marktplatz, Bürgersaal (1. OG)
Karl-Friedrich-Straße 10, 76133 Karlsruhe
Mit Mathematik in die Zukunft Mathematische Innovationen sind der Schlüssel für Fortschritt in Wissenschaft, Technik und Gesellschaft. Forschende am KIT-Zentrum MathSEE (Mathematics in Sciences, Engineering, and Economics) zeigen, wie mathematische Forschung zukunftsweisende Entwicklungen in Anwendungsfeldern ermöglicht – vom Verständnis meteorologischer Phänomene über das Gesundheitswesen bis hin zu Finanzmärkten und Risikobewertung. Gleichzeitig wird illustriert, wie Herausforderungen aus den Anwendungsdisziplinen die Weiterentwicklung mathematischer Modelle und Methoden vorantreiben. Dieses Tandemprinzip von Mathematik und Anwendungen prägt nicht nur die Forschung, sondern auch die Ausbildung von Studierenden und Promovierenden am KIT.
Erleben Sie spannende aktuelle Einblicke und entdecken Sie, wie Mathematik unsere Zukunft gestaltet!
 
Am Montag, den 14. Juli 2025 um 18.30 Uhr geben Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler im Bürgersaal des Rathauses Karlsruhe allen Interessierten Einblicke in die Forschung und Arbeit des KIT-Zentrums MathSEE. Der Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Karlsruhe und der Präsident des KIT laden herzlich zu dieser vom FORUM (ehemals ZAK) koordinierten Veranstaltung ein. Ganz besonders willkommen sind Schülerinnen und Schüler.
 
Programm Grußworte Dr. Albert Käuflein
Bürgermeister der Stadt Karlsruhe
Prof. Dr. Oliver Kraft
Vizepräsident Forschung, Lehre und Akademische Angelegenheiten des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT)
Das KIT-Zentrum MathSEE stellt sich vor Prof. Dr. Melanie Schienle
Wissenschaftliche Sprecherin des KIT-Zentrums MathSEE
Institut für Statistik (STAT)
Hydrologie im digitalen Zeitalter: Künstliche Intelligenz als Schlüsseltechnologie für die Hochwasservorhersage Dr. Ralf Loritz
Nachwuchsgruppenleiter & KIT Associate Fellow
Institut für Wasser und Umwelt – Hydrologie (IWU / HYD)
Alles Schall und Licht – die Mathematik hinter der Dauerwelle Dr. Björn de Rijk
Nachwuchsgruppenleiter am Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) Wellenphänomene
Institut für Analysis (IANA)
Sicher unsicher: Mathematische Modelle und ihre Grenzen Prof. Dr. Sebastian Krumscheid
Scientific Computing Center (SCC) &
Institut für Angewandte und Numerische Mathematik (IANM)
 
 
Wenn Sie Hilfsmittel oder Unterstützung (wie z.B. Gebärdensprachverdolmetschung) benötigen, so lassen Sie dies bitte das Rathaus rechtzeitig wissen (Kontakt: angelika rohsaint∂ha karlsruhe de).
 
Besuchen Sie auch vom 14. bis 16. Juli 2025 die Ausstellung des KIT-Zentrums MathSEE im Foyer 1. OG des Rathauses.
 
Motiv: Herwig Hauser’s Kolibri | Ausstellung „Imaginary – through the eyes of mathematics“
22.Jul
17:00
Tulla Foyer (Geb. 11.40) Englerstraße 11, 76131 Karlsruhe
Meet employees from companies in the partner network at the Wiwi partner exhibition on July 22 and get information on starting a career as well as the opportunity to make exciting contacts. Each company will be represented with an exhibition stand and information material.
The event will take place in the Tulla Foyer (Building 11.40) on the KIT South Campus.
Please register using the registration form.

All students of the KIT Department of Economics and Management are cordially invited to participate.
We are looking forward to your registration!
The event is part of the partner network of the KIT Department of Economics and Management.