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How can employers behave in an environmentally friendly manner and thus act more sustainably? Are waste separation, reducing the CO2 footprint or replacing company cars with car-sharing cars enough?

MHH Dean of Academic Career Development advocates targeted further development of structured support programmes for researching doctors.

Economist presents study results on the four-day pilot project Wellbeing increases when working hours are reduced - while productivity remains the same or even increases moderately. This was supported by a Germany-wide study conducted by the University of Münster under the scientific direction of Professor Dr Julia Backmann and co-led by Dr Felix Hoch.

Anyone starting an engineering degree at the Ilmenau University of Technology in the upcoming winter semester 2024/25 will, if they so wish, receive sound orientation in the extensive fields of activity of engineers alongside their studies.

The 4-day week can, if tailored specifically to a company, make the organization more flexible and at the same time strengthen the employees - this is the most important finding from the pilot test that has just been completed in two Thuringian companies.

  High wages, shortage of labor - how will Germany be able to maintain its position as a hub of industry in view of these challenges?

Roughly nine out of ten Thuringians are convinced that democracy is the best form of government. However, the citizens of the Free State are less and less satisfied with their experience of democracy.