Research Focus on Digitization

Research projects

The term "year" refers to the start year of the research project in case of "Current research projects" and to the time of completion in case of "Completed research projects". For "Current research projects" the most recent project appears at the top, for "Completed research projects" the most recently completed project appears at the top.

Current research projects

Basic research

  • Intelligent labor market? Effects of the AI transformation on professions, industries and regions
    Led by: Dr. Kerstin J. Schaefer
    Team: Matthias Kapa, Lennart Schott, Dr. Anne Otto, Dr. Gábor Kismihók
    Year: 2023
    Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur
    Duration: 2023 - 2025
  • Standardization of Automated Driving Technologies - An Opportunity for Market Entry of Emerging Regions?
    Led by: Dr. Kerstin J. Schäfer
    Team: Lennart Schott
    Year: 2022
    Funding: Leibniz Young Investigator Grants
    Duration: 2020 - 2022
  • The significance of change agency for innovation and transformation in relationally peripheral regions
    Led by: PD Dr. Henning Kroll
    Year: 2022
    Funding: DFG, Förderkennziffer KR 4895/5-1, Projektnummer 490864816
    Duration: 2022 - 2025
  • Digital Access to Mobility: Societal Transformation in a Digital Society – Raising Awareness for the Participation in a Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility Transition
    Led by: Dr. Kerstin J. Schäfer und Prof. Christiane Meyer
    Team: Dmitry Boyko (Economic Geography), Tomke van Hove (Didactics) und Jonas Koch (Didactics)
    Year: 2021
    Funding: Niedersächsisches Vorab der VW-Stiftung und dem Niedersächsischen Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur
    Duration: 2021 - 2024
  • Entrepreneurship in rural areas: scope, determinants and regional economic effects (EntreLR)
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg
    Team: Lennard Stolz; Niels Wendt
    Year: 2021
    Funding: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
    Duration: 2021 - 2024
  • ReDiCOV - Regional economic disparities in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak: the role of digitalization and working-from-home
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg
    Team: Louis Knüpling, Vanessa Blobel
    Year: 2021
    Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
    Duration: 2021 – 2024
  • Hidden Champions as a central element for the stabilization of rural areas in times of digitalization
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner (LUH), Prof. Dr. Stefan Hennemann (JLU Gießen)
    Team: Carsten Rietmann (LUH), Leon Worbs (LUH), Lisa Zirbes (JLU Gießen)
    Year: 2020
    Funding: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) / Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
    Duration: 2020 - 2023
  • The spatial effects of digitalisation and its regional and spatial planning policy implications
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg
    Team: Lukas Häfner
    Year: 2019
    Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (MWK) aus Mitteln des Niedersächsischen Vorab der VolkswagenStiftung
    Duration: 2019 - 2024
  • Firm Learning in Spatial Perspective
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Javier Revilla Diez
    Team: Dipl.-Geogr. Claudius Schiller
    Year: 2011
    Funding: Own resources
    Duration: 2009 - 2011

Completed research projects

Basic research

  • Intelligent labor market? Effects of the AI transformation on professions, industries and regions
    Led by: Dr. Kerstin J. Schaefer
    Team: Matthias Kapa, Lennart Schott, Dr. Anne Otto, Dr. Gábor Kismihók
    Year: 2023
    Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur
    Duration: 2023 - 2025
  • Standardization of Automated Driving Technologies - An Opportunity for Market Entry of Emerging Regions?
    Led by: Dr. Kerstin J. Schäfer
    Team: Lennart Schott
    Year: 2022
    Funding: Leibniz Young Investigator Grants
    Duration: 2020 - 2022
  • The significance of change agency for innovation and transformation in relationally peripheral regions
    Led by: PD Dr. Henning Kroll
    Year: 2022
    Funding: DFG, Förderkennziffer KR 4895/5-1, Projektnummer 490864816
    Duration: 2022 - 2025
  • Digital Access to Mobility: Societal Transformation in a Digital Society – Raising Awareness for the Participation in a Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility Transition
    Led by: Dr. Kerstin J. Schäfer und Prof. Christiane Meyer
    Team: Dmitry Boyko (Economic Geography), Tomke van Hove (Didactics) und Jonas Koch (Didactics)
    Year: 2021
    Funding: Niedersächsisches Vorab der VW-Stiftung und dem Niedersächsischen Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur
    Duration: 2021 - 2024
  • Entrepreneurship in rural areas: scope, determinants and regional economic effects (EntreLR)
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg
    Team: Lennard Stolz; Niels Wendt
    Year: 2021
    Funding: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
    Duration: 2021 - 2024
  • ReDiCOV - Regional economic disparities in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak: the role of digitalization and working-from-home
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg
    Team: Louis Knüpling, Vanessa Blobel
    Year: 2021
    Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
    Duration: 2021 – 2024
  • Hidden Champions as a central element for the stabilization of rural areas in times of digitalization
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner (LUH), Prof. Dr. Stefan Hennemann (JLU Gießen)
    Team: Carsten Rietmann (LUH), Leon Worbs (LUH), Lisa Zirbes (JLU Gießen)
    Year: 2020
    Funding: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) / Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
    Duration: 2020 - 2023
  • The spatial effects of digitalisation and its regional and spatial planning policy implications
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg
    Team: Lukas Häfner
    Year: 2019
    Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (MWK) aus Mitteln des Niedersächsischen Vorab der VolkswagenStiftung
    Duration: 2019 - 2024
  • Firm Learning in Spatial Perspective
    Led by: Prof. Dr. Javier Revilla Diez
    Team: Dipl.-Geogr. Claudius Schiller
    Year: 2011
    Funding: Own resources
    Duration: 2009 - 2011