Allensbach University multiple times awarded in the SZ Institute Ranking „Best Universities for Continuing Education 2026“
The Allensbach University of Applied Sciences Constance was recognized in several continuing education fields in the new „Best Higher Education Institutions for Continuing Education 2026“ ranking by the SZ Institute. The evaluation is based on a study by the market research institute SWI, which combines an online customer survey with social listening from over 100 million online sources.
The Allensbach University of Applied Sciences Konstanz has received multiple accolades in the current „Best Universities for Continuing Education 2026“ ranking by the SZ Institute. The ranking was announced and published online in the Süddeutsche Zeitung under the title „Opening New Doors with University Continuing Education.“ The state-recognized private university was recognized in several categories: „Top Continuing Education Digital,“ „Top Continuing Education Leadership & Management,“ „Top Continuing Education Marketing,“ „Best Continuing Education Process and Project Management,“ and „Top Continuing Education Psychology.“.
„We are very pleased with the awards in the SZ Institute Ranking because they relate to key areas of our continuing education offerings. Digital skills, leadership and management, marketing, project and process management, and psychology are among the topics that are of immediate importance to professionals in many industries,“ says Timo Keppler, Chancellor of Allensbach University. „For us, the award is also“
The „Best Universities for Continuing Education 2026“ ranking, according to the SZ Institute, is based on a study by the market research institute SWI (Social Science Institute Schad). The study combines an online customer survey with social listening from over 100 million online sources, including social media platforms, blogs, review portals, and other digital sources. Based on this, universities are evaluated in the area of continuing education and awarded in subject-specific categories. For Allensbach University of Applied Sciences, the multiple awards in the categories „Top Continuing Education Digital,“ „Leadership & Management,“ „Marketing,“ „Process and Project Management,“ and „Top Continuing Education Psychology“ are of particular importance because they reflect several core areas of its own study and continuing education portfolio. The university offers part-time Bachelor's and Master's programs as well as university certificates in economic, psychological, management-related, and digital subject areas. With its consistently digital distance learning concept and flexibly designed Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in business administration, the state-recognized university primarily reaches professionals from Germany and Austria who want to pursue structured and practice-oriented academic further education or complete a part-time course of study. The degree programs at Allensbach University of Applied Sciences are accredited, designed as distance learning programs, and approved by the State Central Office for Distance Learning (ZFU).
„Continuing education for professionals today is closely linked to employability, professional specialization, and personal development. Universities must create offerings that combine scientific quality, digital studyability, and professional connectivity. The results of the SZ Institute ranking show that Allensbach University is recognized in important future fields of academic continuing education,“ emphasizes Timo Keppler.
