WHO SUPPORTS US
“The BMW Group has been a supporter of the Academic Society since the very beginning. I personally value it highly as a platform for active exchange between business and science.
The Academic Society stands for clearly focused, practice-oriented research. We need that right now more than ever.”Maximilian Schöberl
Head of Corporate Communications and Politics
BMW Group
The Academic Society cooperates with scientific partners and companies in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland):
- six professors
- four universities
- around 50 leading German and international companies.
Getting involved
The Academic Society for Management & Communication can be supported in three different ways:
- Making a tax-deductible donation to the Guenter Thiele Foundation as the legal representative of the Academic Society
- Taking out an advertisement in the annual report of the Academic Society
- A sponsorship or cooperation agreement with the Academic Society (ideally for a three-year period).
The basic annual subscription is €10,000 per company. Payment in advance is possible on request.
Benefits for our partner companies
Partner companies benefit from the activities of the Academic Society in several ways:
- Personal access to the Academic Society’s exclusive network of professors, researchers, and corporate communications executives
- Propose research projects to be financed and implemented by the Academic Society.
- Participate in research projects and thus gain sound insights into their own communication work
- Access the latest findings, theories, and studies from international PR research
- Attend regular face-to-face learning and knowledge-sharing events (depending on the event, the management level and/or the team level is invited)
- Access a wide range of publications, webinars, workshops, conferences, and other offerings
- Contribute to the professionalization of communications management, promote the acceptance of their function, and support the expansion of global PR knowledge.
