Despite Covid-19
International scientific conferences now online The Covid-19 pandemic has given an enormous boost the ongoing digitalisation transition. While the most visible aspect may be the global shift to “home office” work, international scientific exchange has been equally affected. Stepping up to this challenge, iimt researchers will present their research results at international conferences in Asia,...Read More
Re-election of the iimt President and Vice President
During the meeting of the iimt Institute Council on June 30th, 2020, Dr. Hans C. Werner (Head of Group Human Resources Swisscom (Schweiz) AG) was re-elected President and Dr. Bernhard Kessler (Partner revendex) was re-elected Vice-President of the iimt. Both had already held their positions and will continue in their functions for a further period of 4 years. Hans and Bernhard are very...Read More
New book chapter
As the most important energy market, the electricity market is undergoing a radical transformation that cannot be described by the term decentralization alone. Rather, this transformation is characterized by a diverse interplay of existing and new technologies and actors. Read More
Welcome Sarah Andrey
Sarah started her position at the iimt as Allrounder Marketing & Executive Programmes in May 2020. She worked for almost six years at the Raiffeisenbank in Gurmels where she successfully completed her apprenticeship, including the vocational baccalaureate, which lasted three years. Sarah had the opportunity to gain many insights into the different departments within the Raiffeisenbank....Read More
The final report on the course «Freiburg von morgen» is here!
In the autumn semester of 2019, the iimt has implemented, for the first time, an interdisciplinary course focusing on the institute’s expertise in innovation and transition studies, project management and digitalisation processes. Titled “Freiburg von morgen”, the course enabled students from various backgrounds to investigate real-life challenges for the City of Fribourg in an era of change....Read MoreMerry Christmas and Happy New Year
The iimt team wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! The iimt and all team members would like to thank you for your cooperation and commitment during the year.We wish you a joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year. Your iimt team We are pleased and happy to present you our Christmas movie which was produced by iimt Junior Research Assistants. Read More
We celebrate our 2019 Graduates
On Wednesday the 27th of November, the iimt put on its most elegant attire for the graduation ceremony of 14 students who have successfully closed a significant chapter of their academic careers. In celebration of this accomplishment, the iimt organised a special evening where our graduates were able to share memories and plans for the future. Each of them was presented with a well-earned...Read More
Successful defense
The 23rd of October 2019, the successful disputation of the dissertation of Yves Hertig, former Research Assistant at the iimt, took place at the University of Fribourg. His dissertation with the title „Participation in Energy Transition – The Potential and the Coordination of Energy Communities“ was examined and supervised by Prof. Dr. Stephanie Teufel as a first expert and Prof. Dr....Read More
Welcome Xuan Xie
The iimt team warmly welcomes Associate Prof. Dr. Xuan Xie to the University of Fribourg and to the international institute of management in technology. Xuan will be a visiting researcher here for 6 months, bringing in her expertise and, in particular, her background in information theory. She completed her studies and her doctorate at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of...Read More