Press & Media

February 2026

Under the title “How Two Germans Sparked the HYROX Hype”, Prof. Stefan Chatrath is quoted in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Hyrox: Das steckt hinter dem Hype | FAZ

May 2025

Prof. Christian Meyer zum Ermgassen helps to invastigate the story behind the Döner logo in the ARD podcast:
https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/obsessed-doener-papers/die-doenertrommel-5/br/14631479/

“This is deliberate deception and misleading,” says EU marketing expert Prof. Wolfgang Merkle in an interview with T-online:
https://www.t-online.de/digital/aktuelles/id_100714974/manipulative-werbung-marketing-experte-zeigt-wie-sie-sich-schuetzen.html

June 2025

Professor Stefan Chatrath is a sought-after expert on the topic of the Club World Cup and gives interviews, among others, on Radio Eins and in the Frankfurter Rundschau:
https://www.fr.de/sport/fussball/experte-warnt-vor-klub-wm-es-ist-ein-angriff-der-fifa-auf-die-uefa-zr-93781264.html
https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/der_schoene_morgen/_/fifa-klub-wm-in-den-usa.html

July 2025

The design magazine PAGE published a four-page feature on the UE project “AM Watt” in its July print edition and also printed photographs taken by the students. PAGE Online additionally released parts of the article:
New Talents: »Am Watt« – das Weltnaturerbe aus einem neuen Blickwinkel › PAGE online

August 2025

T-Online interviewed Prof. Dr. Jiré Emine Gözen about gender roles in the German Bundestag, referencing the current UE analysis:
Bundestag: Schieflage zwischen den Geschlechtern und alte Rollenmuster

The Frankfurter Rundschau published an interview with Prof. Dr. Jiré Emine Gözen on the topic “Proportion of women in the Bundestag: Huge differences between parliamentary groups”:
Frauenanteil im Bundestag: Enorme Unterschiede zwischen den Fraktionen

Prof. Johannes Kiessler was cited on Focus Plus in the context of a study examining the educational backgrounds of current Bundestag members:
Das haben unsere Abgeordneten gelernt

September 2025

Zawya reported on the AI Buddiz Project at UE Dubai, where AI supports students:
University of Europe for Applied Sciences champions AI-enhanced education with Buddiz AI Assistant

The financial platform Investing.com covered the current LinkedIn analysis by UE on how talents are shaping DAX companies and the role of private universities in this process:
LinkedIn-Analyse: Diese Talente prägen die DAX-Unternehmen | Investing.com

October 2025

News platforms including Zawya and Middle East News reported on UE students’ participation in the COP 30 Simulation Conference in Cairo:
Read article on MENews247

The Austrian magazine IT Welt published an interview with Prof. Dr. Iris Lorscheid on the topic:
The new Accessibility Act: A curse or a blessing for companies? Das neue Barrierefreiheitsgesetz: Fluch oder Segen für Unternehmen?

July 2024

• The Bremervörder Zeitung reports on a cooperation with UE Professor Lauritz Lipp and the Tetjus Tügel Museum: Wie Prof. Lipp das Bremervörder Tügel-Museum mit KI ins 21. Jahrhundert holt (brv-zeitung.de)

June 2024

• The Hamburger Abendblatt, in its announcement of the Altonale cultural festival, highlights the Pink Bear Project of the EU and explains “What’s the Deal with the Pink Giant Bear”: Altonale 2024: Was es mit dem pinken Riesen-Bären am Altonaer Balkon auf sich hat (abendblatt.de)
• The Communication Magazine picks up the EU analysis on the social media usage of state leaders: 42 Prozent der DAX-40-Konzerne nutzen Tiktok – Social Media | KOM – Magazin für Kommunikation
• Media outlets such as gmx.net, Web.de, and Frankfurt live.com report on the EU analysis: “UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 50 percent are free, 38 percent barrier-free”: UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe: 50 Prozent sind kostenlos, 38 % (frankfurt-live.com)

May 2024

• The Hamburg Journal interviews Michael Kwast about the Pink Bear Project on the evening news on May 30, 2024: Hamburg Journal | 30.05.2024 (ardmediathek.de)

April 2024

• MSN.com and Focus Online report under the title “How Easily the Federal Government Can Save Billions” on the analysis of the 29th Subsidy Report of the EU: Haushalt: So leicht kann die Bundesregierung Milliarden einsparen – FOCUS online

March 2024

• AI-Expert and UE-Professor Iris Lorscheid is giving an intriguing interview within her brandnew pocast – episode at “Digital 25”. She talks about the explosive development of AI and discussing humanoid robots:

February 2024

• The guest article by Prof. Wolfgang Merkle in Absatzwirtschaft discusses the trust of brands and customers in times of crisis: Marken und Kund*innen: das Vertrauen in der Krise  – absatzwirtschaft

January 2024

•  T-Online reports on the UE’s fitness analysis on the topic: “In these fitness studios, you train best and cheapest”: https://www.t-online.de/leben/aktuelles/id_100317874/mcfit-fitx-co-die-besten-und-guenstigsten-fitnessstudios-in-deutschland.html
• The Münchener Merkur quotes UE psychologist and Professor Dr. Frank Esken on the topic of subsidies: https://www.merkur.de/wirtschaft/landwirtschaft-bauernstreik-wohnungsbau-bundesregierung-subventionen-48-milliarden-euro-zr-92773509.html

December 2023
The E-commerce Magazine publishes the UE's study on the topic "Shipping Costs: What the 50 Largest Online Shops Charge" and quotes Prof. Dr. Ebbo Tücking: https://www.e-commerce-magazin.de/versandkosten-was-die-50-groessten-onlineshops-berechnen-a-40d4b4e069682f43221cebb18490eea4/#

November 2023
Among others, the Schleswig-Holsteinische Zeitung reports that the UE was awarded the PR Prize for the student project "Brokdorf bleibt" as an exceptional communication campaign: https://www.shz.de/lokales/wilster/artikel/preis-fuer-kernkraftwerksprojekt-brokdorf-bleibt-45960722

October 2023
The DUP Entrepreneur Magazine quotes Prof. Thomas Rieger under the title "Good Home Office, Bad Home Office" on topics of corporate health management: https://dup-magazin.de/management/new-work/mental-health-awareness-gutes-homeoffice-boeses-homeoffice/
The magazines Docma and Digitalfoto.de report on the UE's analysis on the topic: "University of Europe examines worldwide photo competitions - Which motifs achieve the highest prize money": https://www.docma.info/news-szene/university-of-europe-untersucht-weltweite-fotowettbewerbe-welche-motive-die-hoechsten-preisgelder-erzielen

June 2023
The Hamburger Abendblatt interviews Prof. Wolfgang Merkle on the topic of the bankruptcy of Galeria, Karstadt, Kaufhof: https://www.abendblatt.de/wirtschaft/article238719235/Kaufhaus-Krise-Nicht-im-Elmshorner-Modehaus-Ramelow.html
Gulf News reports on the opening of the UE Campus in Dubai, UAE: https://gulfnews.com/business/corporate-news/germanys-university-of-europe-for-applied-sciences-set-to-open-its-first-campus-outside-europe-in-dubai-1.1687168659901

February 2023
The Börsenzeitung carries an interview with Prof. Wolfgang Merkle under the headline "A mixture of ignorance and resignation"
The UE Innovation Hub is shown as a best practice in the HomeReport 2023 of the Zukunftsinstitut in the chapter "Edutecture - Education needs better equipment".
Applied HE reports about the joint BVB scholarship of Borussia Dortmund and UE.
Braunschweiger Zeitung has included press release about the BVB scholarship.

January 2023
Trade expert Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Merkle considers the red pencil to be exactly the wrong way to save Galeria. He also sees Douglas facing a relegation featured in the WAZ.
Deutschlandfunk Kultur interviews UE student Lukas Jahns about the "Brockdorf bleibt!" art project.
UE students report on their jobs at the DFB and FC St. Pauli under the heading "From Iserlohn to the big wide soccer world"
MEP Dr. Peter Liese gives key-note at UE event "Health in Europe 2023"