An interview with Steinbeis expert Nicola Westermann and Michael Pahl, Innovation and Network Manager at embeteco
As part of a staff training project backed by the state of Lower Saxony through money provided by the European Social Fund (ESF), a …
Category: Edition 2


The Role of a Future-Oriented Culture of Learning and Training as a Prerequisite of New and Innovative Products and Services


Learning by Doing – Management Know-How for Technical Experts and Engineers
Steinbeis training keeps managers in good shape
Industrial enterprises with a focus on technology often fill management positions with people with a technical or engineering background. Although such employees have the required technical understanding, to fulfil their tasks effectively – …


Lower Resource Investments Thanks to SQB IMS
Integrated management system created by Steinbeis lays the focus on synergies
A management system capable of mastering all processes should allow companies to produce commodities and services that not only match customer requirements, but also the firm’s internal management objectives …


More Competences – More Opportunities
Team of Steinbeis experts participates in study on staff training needs in the automotive and OEM supply industry
How is the automotive industry performing at the moment, especially when it comes to staff training? What areas in particular do the …


Optimizing the Plastics Industry with AI
Steinbeis software STASA QC enhances the efficiency of injection molding processes
STASA Steinbeis Applied Systems Analysis has more than 20 years of in-depth experience in the development and programming of AI-based systems, as well as systems analysis, i.e. the handling …


WeKI-Go – Ensuring AI Conforms with Values
Experts at the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute support SMEs on the path to forms of artificial intelligence that people can trust
Artificial intelligence (AI) should at all times be equitable, transparent, and sustainable. It should also never harm people. At the …


Just Like the Old Days, Only Modern…
Steinbeis Research Center in Würzburg combines tradition with digital modernity to create “stämps”
The real benefits of digital transformation only come to bear when it adds value for people and society. Explorative Digitalization Solutions, a Steinbeis Research Center, has been …


“Simply mapping things digitally saves time and money – especially for the New Mittelstand”
An interview with Carina Gliese (Steinbeis Europa Zentrum) and Thorsten Kroke (BCON2 GmbH)
InterOpera is the condensed name for a joint project looking at “digital interoperability in collaborative Industry 4.0 value creation networks.” Funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic …


Bursting with Energy
Introducing campoV – Germany’s first student residence designed as a so-called energy-plus building
Hearing that a student dormitary is, in a manner of speaking, bursting with energy is not likely to raise eyebrows. But people might take a closer look …


Education Requires an Enthusiasm for Technology
The Interaktivrat of the #techourfuture initiative concludes its work
In May 2023, the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute (FSTI) of the Steinbeis Foundation brought its #techourfuture initiative to a close. The project gave fellow citizens – from schoolchildren to retirees, from the …


Supporting Children with Heart and Soul – and a Sustainable Organization
Steinbeis expert provides support with the development of a new organizational structure
Sixty employees, plenty of passion and dedication, and a mission that is as rewarding as it is challenging. These are the ingredients that define the ÖKJ, an ecumenical …


Open strategy at Meat Counter
Staff is shaping the future of butcher Otto Müller from Constance
Who is actually responsible for the strategy of a company – its owners, management, or maybe even an external strategy consultancy? In many companies, strategies are discussed and planned …


Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Karl Schekulin
Steinbeis bids farewell to a thoroughbred engineer with a spirit for inventive experimentation and a passion for innovation. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Karl Schekulin passed away on May 19 at the age of 85. A first-generation Steinbeiser, he was held in high …