How resilient is Germany as a business location? Our latest analysis reveals that between 2023 and 2025, Germany’s 20 largest cities recorded 125,138 new business registrations and 13,197 corporate insolvencies. Location also plays a significant role, with insolvency ratios varying considerably from city to city. While Wuppertal recorded an insolvency ratio of 28.2 percent relative

On September 13, a new state parliament will be elected in Lower Saxony; mayoral elections are taking place in numerous municipalities at the same time, providing a timely opportunity to examine the current composition of Germany’s town hall leadership. We first conducted this research last year and have now repeated it for 2026. The result

Whether it’s changing your registered address, obtaining a certificate of good conduct or applying for a passport: by 2026, the civic services office in the fashion city of Düsseldorf will offer the highest level of digitalisation among German civic services offices. Just how digital these processes actually are varies significantly depending on the city and

Skilled professionals from non-EU countries who want to work in Germany must earn at least €50,700 per year. This is the threshold set under the EU Blue Card scheme, which serves as a work and residence permit for highly qualified non-EU nationals across Europe. Despite a common EU directive providing the overall framework, national implementation

New initiative strengthens practice-oriented management and employability skills for students and faculty International Learning Formats for the Workforce of Tomorrow Berlin/Potsdam, May 21, 2026 – GUS Germany GmbH (GGG), one of Germany’s largest private education groups, is expanding its academic offering at the BSBI School of Business and Innovation, the University of Europe for Applied

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is considered a successful incubator for founders. However, it does not come out on top in the latest evaluation by Gisma University of Applied Sciences. As in 2024, a Munich university is once again at the top of the data set on exit founders from the DACH region

Eight months after the new digital accessibility law came into force, a clear picture is emerging: measurable improvements are visible, yet comprehensive digital accessibility has not been achieved.We analysed 245 websites across ten key sectors and reassessed them using the same methodology as in March 2025. Within one year, the share of fully accessible websites

Berlin, January 14, 2025 – On the occasion of Wikipedia’s upcoming anniversary, the Gisma University of Applied Sciences (www.gisma.com) examined how knowledge about major publicly listed companies is represented differently on Wikipedia and Grokipedia. The analysis compares the source structures of entries on the 40 largest publicly listed companies in Germany across both platforms. In

Gisma University of Applied Sciences has officially received joint accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the Business Graduates Association (BGA), two of the world’s leading authorities on business education. The accreditations were awarded after a thorough evaluation process, which involved a panel of senior business school leaders from around the world.  Gisma University of Applied Sciences forms

For this analysis, data from 681 universities with a total of more than 2.8 million students were evaluated, ranging from public universities to private universities of applied sciences. The subject choices of international students stand out in particular: computer science is the most popular field of study, followed by business administration. At some institutions, international