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
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Pathways to Sustainability Based on Advanced Frugal Innovation: Innovation Generation and Innovation Scaling under Resource Constraints (AFRIN)Led by: Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner (PI, LUH); Prof. Dr. Balkrishna C. Rao (Co-PI, IITM); Prof. Dr. Sara Grobbelaar (Co-PI, SU)Team:Year: 2024Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)Duration: 2024 - 2027
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Intelligent labor market? Effects of the AI transformation on professions, industries and regionsLed by: Dr. Kerstin J. SchaeferTeam:Year: 2023Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und KulturDuration: 2023 - 2025
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The spatial effects of digitalisation and its regional and spatial planning policy implicationsLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2019Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (MWK) aus Mitteln des Niedersächsischen Vorab der VolkswagenStiftungDuration: 2019 - 2025
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Completed research projects
Basic research
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Entrepreneurship in rural areas: scope, determinants and regional economic effects (EntreLR)Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2024Funding: Federal Ministry of Food and AgricultureDuration: 2021 - 2024
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China-specific features of the emergence of innovations in artificial intelligence and environmental protection: Education system, interaction between science and economy, large-scale projectsLed by: Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner (LUH), Prof. Dr. Steffi Robak (LUH), Prof. Dr. Daniel Schiller (University of Greifswald)Team:Year: 2024Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and ResearchDuration: 2021 – 2024
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Implementation conditions for frugality in innovation processesLed by: Prof. Dr. Ingo LiefnerTeam:Year: 2023Funding: Lower Saxonian Ministry for Science and CultureDuration: 2020 - 2023
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Hidden Champions as a central element for the stabilization of rural areas in times of digitalizationLed by: Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner (LUH), Prof. Dr. Stefan Hennemann (JLU Gießen)Team:Year: 2023Funding: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) / Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)Duration: 2020 - 2023
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Transcultural Learning and Competence Approach (TraKuLa)Led by: Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner (IWKG); Prof. Dr. Steffi Robak (IFBE); Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Beer (IRZ); Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Sester (IKG); Prof. Jiang Bo (Tongji University Shanghai)Team:Year: 2023Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (MWK)Duration: 2020 - 2023
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Standardization of Automated Driving Technologies - An Opportunity for Market Entry of Emerging Regions?Led by: Dr. Kerstin J. SchäferTeam:Year: 2022Funding: Leibniz Young Investigator GrantsDuration: 2020 - 2022
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Business Plan-Competitions: Effects on Award Winners and Entrepreneurial Eco-Systems in Lower Saxony.Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2022Funding: Förderprogramm Pro*Niedersachsen des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und KulturDuration: 2019 - 2022
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Transferring current research findings concerning the economic development of China to the Geography classroomLed by: Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner, Dr. Janis Fögele (JLU Gießen), Prof. Dr. Rainer Mehren (JLU Gießen)Team:Year: 2020Funding: DFGDuration: 2019 - 2020
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Technology Spaces - Evolution, Potential, and Policy ImplicationsLed by: Prof. Dr. Tom BroekelTeam:Year: 2020Funding: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)Duration: 2018 – 2020
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Sino-German Cooperation Group: Study on the Internationalization of science, technology and innovation: Strategy, Policy and PracticeLed by: Prof. Dr. Rongping Mu (Fraunhofer ISI), Prof. Dr. Reinhardt Meckl (University Bayreuth)Team:Year: 2018Funding: DFG und NSFC (GZ 975)Duration: 2014 - 2018
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Gateway Cities and their Hinterland: Global Cities from the Global South as Nodes in Global Commodity ChainsLed by: Dr. Sören Scholvin; Prof Dr. Javier Revilla Diez (University of Cologne)Team:Year: 2018Funding: DFGDuration: 2015 - 2018
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The embedding of Lower Saxon organizations and regions in funded R & D collaboration networksLed by: Prof. Dr. Javier Revilla Diez, Juniorprof. Dr. Tom BrökelTeam:Year: 2015Funding: The Lower Saxon Ministry of Science and CultureDuration: 2013 - 2015
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An critical approach on transdisciplinary knowledge generation and knowledge transfer in spatial planning – an approach in reference to the climate change discourseLed by: PD Dr. Matthias SchmidtTeam:Year: 2015Funding: Academy for Spatial Research and Planning (ARL), Headquarters(ARL), GeschäftsstelleDuration: 2012 - 2015
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Regional Policy and Evaluation of Economic Infrastructure: Empirical Evidence from Lower SaxonyLed by: Prof. Dr. Javier Revilla DiezTeam:Year: 2012Funding: The support program "Pro*Niedersachsen", Ministry of Science and Culture Lower SaxonyDuration: 2009 – 2012
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Firm Learning in Spatial PerspectiveLed by: Prof. Dr. Javier Revilla DiezTeam:Year: 2011Funding: Own resourcesDuration: 2009 - 2011
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Constructing Regional Advantage: Towards State-of-the-Art Regional Innovation System Policies in Europe?Led by: Prof. B. Asheim (Lund University, Sweden), Prof. R. Boschma (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Franz Tödtling (University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria), Markku Sotarauta (University of Tampere, Finland)Team:Year: 2010Funding: European Science Foundation Collaborative ResearchDuration: 2008 - 2010
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Promoting Effective Modes of University-Industry Linkages and their Evolution for Economic Catch-up in AsiaLed by: Prof. Dr. Keun Lee, Seoul National University, KoreaTeam:Year: 2009Funding: International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.Duration: 2007 - 2009
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Regional cluster policy in Germany and the United States of America: An economic geographical comparison from an institutional and politic-economical point of viewLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg, Dr. Matthias KieseTeam:Year: 2009Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)Duration: 2007 - 2009
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Regional Cluster Policies in Germany: An Interregional Comparison in Institutional and Political-economic PerspectiveLed by: Dr. Matthias KieseTeam:Year: 2008Funding: own resourcesDuration: 2006 - 2008
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Sectoral-regional Cluster and the „New Economic Geography“ – An Empirical Test of main hypotheses for GermanyLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2007Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)Duration: 2004 - 2007
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Migration after the eastern enlargement of the EU and effects for the labour markets in the target area – the examples of Poland and GermanyLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2002Funding: own resourcesDuration: 1999 - 2002
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EU Regional Policy in Sweden – Model for Germany?Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2002Funding: Friedrich-Ebert FoundationDuration: 1999 - 2002
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On the quantification of the innovation potential of the Hanover-Brunswick-Göttingen region with special regard to innovative networksLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 1996Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG) - Priority programme „technological change and regional development in Europe“Duration: 1995 - 1996
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Evaluation of technology centres and business incubators in GermanyLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 1994Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG) - Priority programme “technological change and regional development in Europe“, State Government of Lower SaxonyDuration: 1993 - 1994
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On the impact of national and regional technology policy on the genesis of high-tech regions in the U.S., France, Japan, the U.K. and GermanyLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 1994Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG-Gz.: Ste 628/1-1)Duration: 1992 - 1994
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Technology centres and business incubators as a tool of local economic development policiesLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 1987Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)Duration: 1985 - 1987
Applied research
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Assessment report on a strengths and weaknesses analysis for developing a regional strategy for southern Lower SaxonyLed by: Prof. Dr. Ingo LiefnerTeam:Year: 2019Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Regionale EntwicklungDuration: Spring 2019
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Real-time evaluation of start-up and acquisition initiatives “Plug & Work” and “Zukunftsfabrik Produktionstechnik“ for the hannoverimpuls GmbHLed by: Prof. Dr. Ludwig SchätzlTeam:Year: 2007Funding: hannoverimpuls GmbHDuration: 2005 - 2007
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Scientific Evaluation of the programme „Junge Innovatoren“ (young innovators)Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2007Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and Art Federal State of Baden-WürttembergDuration: 2007 - 2010
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The Potential for Additional Vocational Training Positions in Rendsburg, Northern GermanyLed by: Prof. Dr. Javier Revilla DiezTeam:Year: 2006Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), European Social FundDuration: 2006
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Scientific Evaluation of the “Programm zur finanziellen Absicherung von Unternehmensgründungen aus Hochschulen” (PFAU) of the Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology Federals State of Northrhine-Westphalia (Evaluation 2006)Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2006Funding: Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology Federals State of Northrhine-WestphaliaDuration: 2005 - 2006
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Scientific Evaluation of the programme „Junge Innovatoren“ (young innovators)Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2004Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and Art Federal State of Baden-WürttembergDuration: 1998 - 2004
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Regional-economic impact of the planned international research institution “European Spallation Source” (ESS)Led by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2001Funding: Research Centre Jülich GmbHDuration: 2001
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Evaluating Technology Business Incubators – The European and German PerspectiveLed by: Prof. Dr. Rolf SternbergTeam:Year: 2000Funding: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ViennaDuration: 2000
