Jens Kolb

Professor Jens Kolb serves as Vice President for Transfer and Postgraduate Studies at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, where he also holds a professorship in Digitalisation and Technology Management. He leads the Management, Digitization and Sustainability (BA) program and directs the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainability. His research focuses on digital transformation, sustainability frameworks, and process modeling, with notable contributions to sustainability-enabled assessment of technologies and twin transformation studies. He actively supervises bachelor's and master's theses, emphasizing practical industry experience in education. His work bridges academic and applied contexts, aiming to integrate sustainability into digital innovation processes. Professional activities include coordinating studies with industry collaborations and advancing university-industry transfer initiatives.

Research interests span digitalization strategies, sustainable technology evaluation, collaborative process design, and entrepreneurship ecosystems. His publications address topics like cross-cultural sustainability perceptions and context-aware process flexibility, reflecting a blend of theoretical and applied research. He contributes to academic conferences and workshop proceedings, fostering advancements in enterprise modeling and information systems architecture. As an educator, he prioritizes hands-on learning through structured thesis supervision and experiential programs.