Institute for SMEs and Crafts

The Institute for SMEs and Crafts is a legally independent institute at the Allensbach University of Applied Sciences. With this affiliated institute, the university promotes research in the SME and craft sector, strengthens the exchange between science and business practice, and promotes the internationalization of the university.

The tasks of the institute include knowledge transfer, consulting, research and training. The focus is on educational counseling in the fields of Education 4.0, E-Learning, Dual Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Dual Higher Education according to the German model, as well as knowledge transfer by advising governments, Chambers of Crafts, Chambers of Industry and Commerce, business associations and companies from the SME and Crafts sector. Most of the projects are funded by governments.

Institute Director: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Wagenmann

Services for international clients

Educational institutions (vocational schools, training centers, colleges, universities) and companies:

• Education 4.0 –  Digitalization in education
• E-Learning, Blended Learning, Distance Learning: Methodological-didactic concepts
• Train-the-Trainer certificate courses in Education 4.0, E-Learning, Blended Learning
• Conception and development of dual vocational education and training (VET), based on the German model
• Conception and development of dual study programs, based on the German model
• Internationalization in education, e.g. university cooperation

International students:

• Certificate courses with Credit Points (ECTS) in International Business and Management

Key Areas

• Dual vocational education and training (VET)
• Dual higher education, practice-oriented higher education
• Education 4.0, Blended Learning
• International cooperation in education

Memberships

• iMOVE

• Training Database of the Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg

• German-Asian Business Circle, Frankfurt a.M., Germany:
  Member of the Advisory Board

Examples of current and recent projects

• Funding project of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics as part of the funding program Vocational Training 4.0 – Innovation in digital vocational orientation and in digital inter-company vocational training
• Funding project of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics as part of the funding program ZukunftsKompetenzen@bw:
  „Low-threshold development of digital learning media with on-board resources„
• Funding project of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics as part of the funding program Future Initiative Handicrafts 2025:
  Pilot project study „New Work: The influence of megatrends and business model innovations on work in crafts of the future – specified in the carpentry trade and with recommendations for action for companies, trade organizations and politics“
  Links:
  https://www.hwk-konstanz.de/new-work
  https://www.hwk-konstanz.de/artikel/wie-wandlungsfaehig-ist-das-handwerk-64,0,2576.html
  https://handwerk2025.de/strategie/new-work-der-einfluss-von-megatrends-und-geschaeftsmodellinnovationen-fuer-das-schreinerhandwerk
  https://www.allensbach-hochschule.de/grosse-handwerksstudie-gemeinsam-mit-hochschulinstitut-entstanden/
• Funding project of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics as part of the funding program Digitization and VET:
  „Digitization and networked learning in inter-company training in crafts“
• Funding project of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics as part of the funding program Digitization and Professional Development:
  „Digitization and networked learning in dual vocational training in crafts„

Cooperation

• Cooperation with the Chamber of Crafts Konstanz and their vocational training centers in projects for digitalization in vocational education and training →  more

Contact

Alte Gärtnerei 3 | DE-78187 Geisingen | GERMANY
Fon: 0049 (0)176 56778890 | E-Fax: 0049 (0)3212 2731961

Email: sme-institute@allensbach-hochschule.de
Web: https://www.allensbach-hochschule.de/hochschule/institute-for-smes-and-crafts/
Institute Director:  Prof. Dr. Jürgen Wagenmann

Institute at the Allensbach University of Applied Sciences:
Lohnerhofstrasse 2  |  DE-78467  Konstanz  |  GERMANY
Fon: 0049 (0)7533 91923-90  |  Fax: 0049 (0)7533 91923-91