Projects • The University of Passau

Hidden talents of our doctoral students

Our doctoral students have decided to focus their research on Digital Platform Ecosystems (DPE). Can you guess what their hidden talent is?

Anastasiya Wiesmüller

Robin Nowak

Olivia Wirth

Keynote series

In summer semester 2021, Passau played host to some of the most prominent international scholars from the disciplines of information systems research, management and innovation, marketing, economics and science communication, who presented their latest findings in a keynote lecture series on the topic of Digital Platforms Ecosystems (DPE). The lecture series took place as a Zoom webinar. Videos of the lectures are available on the University's YouTube channel.

For more information visit our event website

Header-image of the distinguished keynote series on "Digital Platform Ecosystems" at the University of Passau in summer semester 2021.

Projects on platform economy and entrepreneurship

EXIST project PATEC – on the way to a founders' university

With the project "Passau – The Entrepreneurial Campus" (PATEC), the University of Passau is pursuing the aim of boosting the spirit of foundation on its campus and developing to become a genuine founders' university.

How data exchange in company networks influences users’ decisions concerning disclosure

On the Internet, clients’ data is increasingly exchanged between companies. How does this impact users’ decisions to disclose data? This question is investigated by information systems and marketing business researchers at the University of Passau in a project funded by the DFG.

bidt-project: Challenges of regulating digital communication platforms

What needs does society have in respect of the regulation of video platforms? Hannah Schmid-Petri, Professor for Science Communication at the University of Passau, and IT law expert, Professor Dirk Heckmann from the TU München (Technical University of Munich), are providing important insights for the European digital strategy in a joint bidt-project.

Composition of R&D teams along the life cycle of firms

A project team from Passau, Heilbronn and Frankfurt monitors several thousand German companies, which have been established since 1990. The researchers focus on the founders' role: Do they influence the innovative power of their company?

Services versus data: DFG project investigates market mechanisms and their regulation in the digital platform economy

Major online platforms such as Amazon, Facebook or Google offer companies improved placement in exchange for data. As part of a DFG project, a team from the University of Passau is researching the consequences for competition and how this can be intelligently regulated.

Data Neutrality and Open Access: Access to user data in the digital economy

Google, Apple, Facebook or Amazon – one thing the most valuable companies in the world have in common is that they have exclusive access to their users’ data. What does this spell out for competition in digital markets?

Certificate Programmes in Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship

Since the summer semester of 2018, the University of Passau has been offering two interdisciplinary English-language certificate programmes. Students of all faculties can apply to the Entrepreneurial Pathfinder and the Honours Degree in Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship.