In April 2024, a feasibility study was commissioned as part of an interdisciplinary project to investigate the potential of the Corvey UNESCO World Heritage Site as an innovative campus with economic networking. Corvey gGmbH, the district of Höxter, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the...
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An analysis of the Hamburg metropolis
CHE Consult has conducted a study on Hamburg as a business location for the ‘Hamburg Vor Zur Welt’ initiative. It shows that Hamburg often performs worse in key areas compared to other European metropolitan regions. According to our study, the Port of Hamburg is...

Law as a framework for digitalisation
In an article for ‘DUZ’, Senior Consultants Anna Gehlke and Dr Ingeborg Lasser report on the joint responsibility of politicians and universities to create a legal framework for further digitalisation in teaching and studies and to regularly adapt it to current developments. The article...

Strategy for the Meißen University of Applied Sciences (FH) and training centre
The Meißen University of Applied Sciences and Training Centre (HSF Meißen for short) commissioned CHE Consult to develop a strategic concept. The assignment included the independent conceptualisation, support and moderation of the project as well as the creation of concrete implementation proposals. HSF Meißen...

Team coaching workshop for a Rectorate Commission
A university in Saxony commissioned CHE Consult to improve communication and cooperation within a rectorate committee. Jens Engelke, Principal Consultant at CHE Consult, carried out an analysis and targeted team coaching measures with the aim of optimising the dynamics within the group in the...

Study highlights universities’ pain points
In August 2024, the Stifterverband and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation published an exploratory study on innovative future models in the global education system and their transferability to German universities. The starting point of the study was the conviction that universities are also affected by...

Facilitating a strategy retreat
CHE Consult supported the University of Rostock in the planning and implementation of a ‘strategy retreat’ with the Rectorate, members of the Academic Senate and the heads of the faculties and institutions. The aim of the retreat was to jointly develop and finalise the...

Management guidelines for Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz
CHE Consult supported Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz in the development of a leadership guideline. Based on a comprehensive personnel development concept, the aim was to significantly improve the leadership style and culture at the university. The focus was on increasing employee satisfaction and identification as well...