PRESS AND COMMUNICATION
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Press releases
Pioneer of International Research in Communication Management: Ansgar Zerfass Turns 60
Dr. Ansgar Zerfass, Professor of Strategic Communi-cation at Leipzig University in Germany, will celebrate his 60th birthday on October 11, 2025.
First AI Competency Test for Communications Professionals Published
COMM-AIT is the world’s first scientifically based online AI competency test specifically designed for communications professionals. It was developed at the University of Leipzig in collaboration with the Academic Society for Management & Communication and Siemens AG, and is now available online free of charge.
Michael Preuss and Jan Müller join the Executive Board
Dr Michael Preuss and Dr Jan Dietrich Müller will join the Executive Board of the Academic Society from January 2025.
New Research Magazine “Corporate Communication Review”
A new open-access platform and magazine has been launched to provide professionals in strategic communication, corporate affairs, and public relations with inspiring research insights.
ECM 2024/25: Insights into Tensions of Corporate Communication
The ECM 2024/25 shows how chief communication officers from the 300 largest European companies are tackling key challenges in geopolitical crises, artificial intelligence, and managerial learning.
Perceptions and Positioning of Communication Departments
The new research project at Leipzig University investigates how colleagues perceive communications departments and how they position themselves strategically to increase their recognition within the company.
Communications Trend Radar 2024
The Communications Trend Radar 2024 identifies five key trends for corporate communications: Information Inflation, AI Literacy, Workforce Shift, Content Integrity und Decoding Humans
Communications Trend Radar 2023
For 2023, the Communications Trend Radar identifies five key trends: state revival, scarcity management, unimagination, parallel worlds, and augmented workflows.