Jantje Halberstadt

Prof. Dr. Jantje Halberstadt serves as Professor for Economics of Sustainability at the University of Vechta's Faculty of Educational and Social Sciences since 2019, where she also holds dual leadership roles as Dean of Studies for Faculty I and Internationalization Officer for the Department of Economics and Ethics. Her academic journey includes establishing Vechta's Gender Studies junior research group in 2013 and a Junior Professorship in Social Entrepreneurship at Leuphana University of Lüneburg.

Her educational background features:

• Commercial apprenticeship
• Business Administration studies, University of Münster
• Doctorate on internet business models, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg (awarded Heinz-Neumüller-Stiftung Scholarship)

Research centers on sustainability-entrepreneurship synergies through transdisciplinary lenses, examining digitalization's role in agricultural systems, gender-inclusive business models, and social innovation frameworks. Key projects address rural mobility (NEMo), sustainability education impact (Educating future change agents), and Southern African urban resilience (YEEES).

Scientific recognition includes:

• Heinz-Neumüller-Stiftung Scholarship for doctoral research

Current research is sustained through seven major grants:

• NEMo: Integrated rural mobility platforms
• Educating future change agents: Sustainability teaching analytics
• YEEES: Entrepreneurial resilience networks in Southern Africa
• ENaQ: Sustainable energy neighborhood development
• LI Food: Lower Saxony food industry consortium
• TrENDI: Entrepreneurial culture building
• ZLA: Digital agriculture sustainability metrics

These projects facilitate student engagement in real-world sustainability challenges with international partners.

Though no formal lab name is designated, her research ecosystem operates through project-based teams like ZLA Future Laboratory Agriculture (focusing on data-driven farming innovations) and TrENDI's campus entrepreneurship hub, emphasizing practical application of sustainability principles across economic sectors.