As part of his research stay at the Department of Computer Information Systems (CIS) of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, Andreas Janson gave a lecture entitled "How They Work Together - A Theory of Collaborative Learning Appropriation" on September 8, 2017.

From late July to September 2017, Andreas Janson was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Insight and the Department of Computer Information Systems (cis.gsu.edu) at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA, USA) at the invitation of Abhay Mishra. His research topics included appropriation processes of information systems and theory-based design of IT-supported teaching innovations. Prof. Dr. Matthias Söllner also visited Georgia State University, also at the invitation of Abhay Mishra, as part of the Academy of Management Meeting, which took place in Atlanta this year.

Georgia State University is a research-intensive university (highest Carnegie Ranking: R1) and one of the five most innovative universities in the USA (http://owl.li/Urnf30f7Gqw). The CIS Department consistently ranks among the top 5 universities worldwide for research productivity (based on publications in the VHB JOURQUAL A* journals MISQ and ISR). In addition, the "Association for Information Systems" as the most important association of international information systems researchers and practitioners as well as the top international conference "International Conference for Information Systems" are organizationally anchored in the CIS Department.