On the occasion of its annual congress 2023, the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA), a body of academic institutions, researchers, and senior professionals in the field of public relations and strategic communication with 550 members from 51 countries, has awarded…
An appearance in front of more than 1,200 industry representatives as the "opening act" for well-known publicist Michel Friedman is something not many graduates experience. It became reality for Larissa Benz from our institute on September 15, 2023. She was one of the three finalists of the Talent…
The 2023 edition of the European Communication Monitor (ECM) has been presented today. The study is known as the world’s longest running empirical study on current and future developments in strategic communication and public relations. It is based on surveys of almost 40,000 communication…
Quality is a priority. This is shown by the results of the recently published study "Quality Perception of Communication Agencies" (German only). The study, developed and conducted at the Communication Management department by Prof. Dr. Ansgar Zerfaß and Daniel Ziegele, explores the question of how…
Jens Hagelstein, M.A., received his doctorate with the degree "magna cum laude" ("very good") from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Leipzig University in July 2023. The doctoral thesis was supervised by Professor Dr. Ansgar Zerfass. Second examiner of the dissertation was Professor…
We welcome Prof. Dr. Aurélie Laborde, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, to speak about "Research and education in organizational communication in France" as part of the research colloquium of the Institute for Communication and Media Studies. The lecture with discussion (in English) will take place on…
Professor Zerfass and his team are experts in strategic communication, corporate communications, positioning and management of communication departments, measurement and evaluation, communication consulting, digital communications, CommTech and international communications.
An overview of all current and past research projects and publications can be found in the databases linked here.
For those who are able to read German is also worth taking a look at the current annual report of the department.
The following institutions are located at the Chair of Strategic Communication. They support research and teaching at the Institute for Communication and Media Studies in various ways.
