Best research proposal award for Judith Helmer
Judith Helmer received the Best Research Proposal award at the Naples Forum on Service 2023. Her topic focuses on the intersection of marketing and technology, investigating how digital advancements shape markets.
Best Qualitative Paper Award for Iulia Stroila
Iulia Stroila and her co-authors Prof. Paul Steffens and Prof. Carolin Plewa received the Best Qualitative Paper Award at the ACERE 2023 conference for their research on entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Best paper award for Iulia Stroila
Iulia Stroila and her co-authors, Prof. Paul Steffens and Prof. Carolin Plewa, The University of Adelaide, received the 2022 ESU Conference Best Paper Award in the mature group for their qualitative work on the well-being of entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Social EU Award for the best editorial plan for WeRin
The team of project WeRin (Women Entrepreneurs in Regional Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems) led by Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre has won the Social EU Award.
Social EU is another Erasmus+ project co-funded by the EU. It aims to encourage projects to make the best use of social media to reach their respective target groups.
Best paper award for Hacer Tercanli
Hacer Tercanli and her co-author Dr. Ben Jongbloed received the 2021 JoLii Conference Best Paper Award for their work on the importance and benefits of Living Labs for the higher education institutions.
S2Bs' nudging initiative awarded in Stiferverband's top 100 for education, science and innovation
S2BMRC nudging initiative was awarded as one of Germany`s best "100 ideas for education, science and innovation" by the Stifterverband. Nudging for innovation: How we are fuelling the Third Mission with gentle "nudging" (in German: Nudging for innovation: Wie wir mit sanften "Stupsern"die Dritte Mission befeuern) was selected as one of 100 funding projects from the more than 500 applications.
Best Project in Higher Education from the Bulgarian National Agency for eLead Speed
The eLead Speed, a project in which the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre is consortium partner, was awarded the best Erasmus+ project in higher education from the Bulgarian National Agency for Erasmus+ projects. Our team members Habtamu Garomssa and André Perusso received the award in Milan, Italy.
Best Presentation Award for Eva Sormani
Eva Sormani, MSc., was awarded the "Best Presentation Award" out of >60 paper presentations for her presentation on "The Potential of Nudging for Societal Benefits from Research" at the International Conference on Technology & Innovation in Society and Science-to-Business Marketing Conference in Padang, Indonesia.
Award for highly cited research in Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
The Science-to-Business Research Marketing Center in the name of Prof. Dr. Thomas Baaken has, once again, proven its academic orientation and quality of work. Their paper is one of the 5 most highly cited papers published in Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. The paper with the title The Evolution of University-Industry Linkages - A Framework, published in 2013 is one of the most highly cited papers during 2014, 2015 and up until June 2016. The paper was created in a cooperation project of S2BMRC and The University of Adelaide, Australia. The authors express their gratitude for the support of this research by the Go8 Australia-Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme and the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD).
The full citation of the paper is: Plewa, Carolin; Rampersad, Giselle; Johnson, Claire R.; Baaken, Thomas; MacPherson, Greg; Korff, Nisha (2013): The Evolution of University-Industry Linkages - A Framework, in: Journal of Engineering and Technology Management (JETM), 30(1), 21-44. (ISSN 0923-4748)
Best PhD Performance Award for Sue Rossano
Sue Rossano was awarded the "Best PhD Performance Award" for her presentation on "Intrapreneurship within academic research institutions. Understanding barriers and drivers: The case of México in a transnational perspective" at the PhD workshop of the 2014 University-Industry Interaction Conference in Barcelona.
The picture shows Sue Rossano next to Professor Mohammed Saad from the University of the West of England Bristol, UK who handed over the award at the conference dinner.
Take it up - Best pitching award
During the TII Innovation Tool Fair held in Brussels, Belgium, on November 19, 2010, Thorsten Kliewe won the Take it up - Best pitching award for his presentation on TechAdvance™, a technology assessment and development tool developed at the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre and commercialised by its spin-off apprimo. Take it up is the promotion pillar of the Europe INNOVA initiative, funded by European Commission, DG Enterprise
Austauschprozesse award
In 2007, Münster University of Applied Sciences (MUAS) was awarded as one of the Top 5 Universities in Germany applying the best strategies of university-business knowledge exchange and technology transfer by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the business community's innovation agency for the German science system. MUAS were recognised for generating the highest amount of 'third-party' funding (industry contribution) from all universities of applied sciences in Germany. Professor Thomas Baaken in his previous role of Vice Rector and the work of the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre were integral to the university achieving this success.
Recognition as good practice
Science-to-Business Marketing and the Münster University of Applied Sciences' partnering approach are frequently used as cases of good practice. Organisations having published these good practice cases include:
- European Commission (DG Education & Culture): Report on 30 good practice case studies in university business cooperation
- European University Association (EUA): EUIMA Project
- ProTon Europe
- University Industry Innovation Network
Further awards and recognition
2012 | Best session presentation @ Entrepreneurial Universities Conference Received by Thorsten Kliewe for his presentation in the session "University-Business Co-operation and Knowledge Partnerships", Entrepreneurial Universities Conference, 27 April 2012, Muenster, Germany. |
2009 | Best Paper Runner Up @ Sprott Doctoral Symposium Received by Thorsten Kliewe for his paper at the 6th Annual Sprott Doctoral Symposium, 16-17 April 2009, Ottawa, Canada. |
2009 | Honorable mention @ Sprott Doctoral Symposium Received by Thorsten Kliewe for his presentation at the 6th Annual Sprott Doctoral Symposium, 16-17 April 2009, Ottawa, Canada. |
2008 | Best Paper Award - Consumer Behaviour B Conceptual Models and Theory Received by Carolin Plewa for her paper "Emotions and Sponsorship Marketing. Toward a Better Understanding of Sponsorship Persuasion Process" (togehter with Charles Bal and Pascale Quester). |
2007 | Scott Henderson Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Received by Carolin Plewa. |
2007 | Nomination for David Kopf Hochschulpreis Thorsten Kliewe was nominated by Münster University of Applied Sciences as the university's contribution for the "David Kopf Hochschulpreis" a competition on the best final theses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. |
2006 | Nominated for the Postgraduate Alumni Medal, University of Adelaide Carolin Plewa; was nominated by the Faculty of Professions; amongst the final 10 nominees across the university. |
2003 | Honourable mention at the ANZMAC Doctoral Colloquium Received by Carolin Plewa; Runner-up for the Best PhD Proposal (greatest potential to contribute to marketing knowledge). |
2003 | Outstanding Thesis (Business Administration) Award Carolin Plewa was awarded the "Rektorpreis" (Rectors Award) - Awarded by the Vice-Chancellor of the Münster University of Applied Sciences. |