Institutes, Centers & Labs

The Centre for Media & Society is dedicated to the interaction of media change and social change. Based on the observation of the central importance of media communication for modern society, the Center offers the basis for taking a scientific look at the manifold effects and interactions of social processes through and by means of the media.

The Center for Mobility Studies | CfM, based at Zeppelin University, is dedicated to the interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international analysis of regulatory, ecological, economic, cultural or planning framework conditions of innovative business models in the mobility market.

The Friedrichshafen Institute for Family Entrepreneurship | FIF focuses on the future viability of family businesses in the areas of succession & next generation, innovation & entrepreneurship, brand, family office, strategy and family governance.

The Leadership Excellence Institute Zeppelin | LEIZ is a research, teaching and practice transfer institution. Its main topics relate to work on the theory of relational economics and, in particular, on the governance of value chains, issues of corporate and leadership ethics and corporate culture, the conditions for success of transcultural cooperation, the economic/social conditions and consequences of disruptive technologies.

The Open Government Institute | TOGI sees itself as a thought-leader in developing new ideas, visions, and models for open government, and therefore follows an interdisciplinary, design-orientated approach towards research. Consequently, the implementation of ideas and recommendations in cooperation with partners from politics and administration also plays an important role for the institute. Additionally, TOGI values its close link with teaching and student research.