History
Competent for Research & Development
The FIM in Bavaria
The Research Center Finance & Information Management is an internationally recognized research center institution with several locations in Bavaria. Together with the Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering of the Fraunhofer FIT, we combine research, practice, and teaching in a unique way at the interface of finance management, information management, and business & information systems engineering. Currently our team consists of about 80 doctoral candidates and more than 140 research assistants.
Ministerial Council decision of the Bavarian State Government
Ministerial Council decision of the Bavarian State Government regarding the further expansion of the project group within the framework of the Free State of Bavaria's AI initiative.
Federal/State Funding
Continuation of the Fraunhofer Project Group for Information Systems as a permanent part of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and inclusion in federal/state funding as of January 1, 2018.
Evaluation of the Fraunhofer Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering
Successful evaluation of the Fraunhofer Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering by the Fraunhofer-Society.
Doubling of annual third-party funding
Doubling of annual third-party funding in each case. Therefore, in the first quarter of 2017, for example, the Fraunhofer Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering was able to generate more third-party funding than in the whole year of 2014.
Expansion of the project group at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
Erweiterung der Fraunhofer-Projektgruppe Wirtschaftsinformatik durch die sehr enge Zusammenarbeit mit Prof. Dr. Björn Häckel und der Hochschule Augsburg.
“Value-based management of IT projects”
Start of the research project "Value-based management of IT projects", presented by Prof. Dr. Hans Ulrich Buhl and Prof. Dr. Gilbert Fridgen with regard to the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Expansion of the Fraunhofer Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering
Expansion of the Fraunhofer Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering due to the appointment of Prof. Dr. Henner Gimpel at the Augsburg site & Prof. Dr. Maximilian Röglinger at the Bayreuth site.
Journal Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE)
During this period, Prof. Dr. Buhl, as managing editor of the journal WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK, implemented the triple strategy in order to internationalize the journal with the help of well-known sponsors. With the new formation of the English-language journal Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE), the course was set for the successful further development of the oldest German-language business informatics journal. For a detailed report, see „In eigener Sache“ Heft 55(6).
Doubling of third-party funding income
Nearly doubling of third-party revenues from applied research projects of Fraunhofer FIT's Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering.
Bayreuth site & appointment of two new professors
Enlargement of the Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering of Fraunhofer FIT to the Bayreuth site through the appointment of two new professors (Prof. Dr. Gilbert Fridgen and Prof. Dr. Nils Urbach) as well as the very close cooperation with Prof. Dr. Torsten Eymann.
Procurement of new third-party funding
Procurement of more than 2.2 million euros in private third-party funding at the University of Augsburg and more than 800,000 euros in third-party funding from the Fraunhofer FIT Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering.
Relocation to the new second building
Relocation to the new second building ("WI-Labs") to accommodate Fraunhofer FIT's Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering at the Augsburg site, supported by a grant of approximately EUR 4 million from the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Official formation of Germany's first Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering
Official formation of Germany's first Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering of Fraunhofer FIT (under the scientific direction of Prof. Dr. Hans Ulrich Buhl) as part of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT.
Program "Aufbruch Bayern”
Seed capital (5 million euros) from the "Aufbruch Bayern" program to establish and set up Germany's first Project Group Business & Information Systems Engineering at Fraunhofer FIT.
Relocation to the new building for the Research Center Finance & Information Management
Relocation to the new building for the Research Center Finance & Information Management, financed by third-party funds in the amount of EUR 3 million and a grant from the Bavarian state government in the amount of approximately EUR 3 million.
Groundbreaking for the new second building
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new second building ("WI-Labs") for the Research Center Finance & Information Management.
Groundbreaking for the first new building
Groundbreaking ceremony for the first new building for the Research Center Finance & Information Management.
Five-year anniversary of the Research Center Finance & Information Management
Five-year celebration of the Research Center Finance & Information Management.
Elite Network of Bavaria Study Program "Finance & Information Management
Start of the first year of the Elite Network of Bavaria program "Finance & Information Management" at the University of Augsburg and the Technical University of Munich; so far publicly and privately funded with more than EUR 8 million respectively EUR 3 million.
Foundation and opening of the Research Center Finance & Information Management
Foundation and opening of the Research Center Finance & Information Management with EUR 2.7 million seed capital.