Ansgar Zerfass, Professor and Chair of Strategic Communication at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at Leipzig University, Germany, has taken up a new role as Member of the Board of Directors of the International Communication Association (ICA). He will also serve as the Chair of…
European communication departments and agencies still struggling to reach digital maturity;
video-conferencing is rapidly taking off in stakeholder communications;
advisor and coach roles may open up new opportunities for communicators
As part of her Master's thesis, Jeanne Link (M.A.) investigated how communication managers deal with ethical dilemmas in digital communication. With the help of a quantitative online survey among German communication managers, she found out which factors are decisive in dealing with ethical…
The winners of the Günter Thiele Prize 2021 are Björn Borchardt (B.A.) and Jeanne Link (M.A.). The virtual award ceremony took place on 16 April as part of the LPRS Forum. The outstanding theses from the Bachelor Communication and Media Studies and Master Communication Management programmes at the…
Communication Manager (m,f,d) in the field of science communication (50%)
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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.
