Re­search pro­file

Around the HNU research nucleus Digital Innovations for the Changing Society, to which the doctoral center also gives its name, four research focal points are grouped in forward-looking areas: Digital Innovation for the Ageing Society, Digitalization of the Healthcare System, Artificial Intelligence and Future-proof Business Models. The challenges of tomorrow in companies and society are at the heart of all research activities.

 

HNU's research core and focal points at a glance

Re­search nuc­leus

Di­gital in­nov­a­tions for the chan­ging so­ci­ety

At the heart of HNU's research activities is the research core "Digital Innovations for the Changing Society", to which the university's doctoral center is also linked by name. All activities dedicated to technological and social innovations for social change are subsumed under this topic.

Doc­toral Cen­ter

As part of the joint doctoral program DIWAG (Digital Innovations for a Changing Society), HNU has been granted the right to award doctorates independently for an initial period of seven years. The HNU Doctoral Center is expected to be able to carry out the first doctorates from the summer semester 2024. Current information can be found here.

Main re­search areas

Di­gital in­nov­a­tions for the age­ing so­ci­ety

The research focus "Digital Innovations for the Ageing Society" (DIAG) examines how the ageing society deals with digital innovations.

Di­git­al­iz­a­tion of the health­care sys­tem

The research focus "Digitalization of the healthcare system" focuses on digital technologies in healthcare.

Ar­ti­fi­cial In­tel­li­gence

The research focus "Artificial Intelligence" is dedicated to the topics of data & analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) in a variety of contexts.

Fu­ture-proof busi­ness mod­els

The research focus "Future-proof models" develops strategies for a new sustainable and digital economy in the face of disruptive changes.