About Us
Shaping innovation. Leading the future.
Welcome to Alma Mater Europaea - European Center Herrenberg (ECH), your leading partner for groundbreaking research and innovative development for society and business.
impetus for future leaders and companies - Innovation as a competive advantage
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Unique doctoral program
The doctoral program offered by Alma Mater Europaea University combines scientific excellence with transfer possibilities for innovations. It is aimed at executives, entrepreneurs and researchers who want to create radical and disruptive innovations and strategically develop society, organisations and companies.
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Innovative business development
We actively support companies and governmental organizations in developing and implementing sustainable innovation strategies - especially radical and disruptive innovations. Through close cooperation with leading economic actors, we bring the latest scientific findings directly into practice.
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Top network from science & industry
As part of the Alma Mater Europaea and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, our participants benefit from a first-class academic environment. Our professors and research partners are internationally recognized experts in leadership, innovation and project management.
'It's not the strongest of species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adapted to change, that lives within the means available and works co-operatively against common threats.'
charles darwin
disruptive innovation as a competetive advantage
Why Alma Mater Europaea - ECH?
Initiated by the European Academy of Sciences and Arts with over 2,000 top scientists and 38 Nobel Prize Laureates. We offer strategic business development for executives and companies complemented by a network of international experts and renowned scientists.
Excellent research & teaching
The doctoral program offered by Alma Mater Europaea University combines scientific excellence with real world transfer. It is aimed at executives, entrepreneurs and researchers who want to create radical and disruptive innovations for their societies.
Strong corporate partnerships
We actively support companies in developing and implementing sustainable innovation strategies. Through close cooperation with leading economic actors, we bring the latest scientific findings directly into practice.
First-class academic environment & network
Our professors and research partners are internationally recognized experts (the European Academy of Sciences and Arts actually counts 38 Nobel Prize Laureates among its honoury members). As part of the latter, our partners profit from this top network.
News & Events
25.02.2025
Initiated by the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and the impetus of its long-standing member Prof. Dr. Dr. Werner G. Faix, the Alma Mater Europaea Center in Herrenberg was founded this year. We are a center in Germany with the aim of promoting innovation in Europe through innovation projects with companies. We look forward to helping shape Germany’s competitiveness and innovation readiness.
25.04.2025
Anna-Vanadis Faix and Stefanie Kisgen will be presented at the Mid-Term Workshop “A Diverse Leadership for Accountable Instituations” from April 28-30, 2025, with a lecture on the topic “Empathy, trust, and cooperation through diverse leadership: How learned competencies determine one-sided leadership and institutions”. The workshop is organized by the University of Geneva. More information here.
25.03.2025
In our first press conference about Alma Mater Europaea – ECH Stefanie Kisgen and Anna-Vanadis Faix shared insights into our work and goals. Promoting innovation in research and transfer is more important than ever to ensure Germany stays competitive on the global stage as the 2025 report by the Expert Commission on Research and Innovation highlights. Read the report here and learn more about the need to intensify efforts in these areas.
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