22
February
2023
|
14:49
Europe/Amsterdam

GREAT PLACE TO WORK: IU INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES CERTIFIED FOR THE THIRD TIME

IU HAS BEEN ABLE TO BUILD ON ITS STRENGTHS: TEAM SPIRIT AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Summary

As an employer, IU International University of Applied Sciences stands out above all for its team spirit and work-life balance.

  • Great Place to Work: third certification as an outstanding employer for IU International University of Applied Sciences. 
  • Strong growth: expanded from 2,000 to 3,500 employees in two years. 
  • IU International University of Applied Sciences also offers internal opportunities for personal and professional growth. 

 

Erfurt, 22 February 2023. For the third time in a row, Great Place to Work certified IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU) as an attractive employer. The certification is based, on the one hand, on an anonymous, independently conducted survey of IU employees and, on the other hand, on an audit of HR programmes and measures. Some of IU's results were significantly above the average of all other participating companies. 

Great Place to Work = Great Place to Grow 

IU has grown from 2,000 to 3,500 employees in the past two years. "With 100,000 students now, we are the largest university in Germany and are shaping the education of tomorrow. However, we are not only growing as a company, but we are enabling every employee to grow with us - professionally and personally - thus transferring our vision of providing access to education for all and developing through it to our employees as well," says Tim Kaltenborn, Director People Organisation & Culture at IU International University of Applied Sciences. 

IU strives to create a working environment in which everyone can realise their personal potential and develop based on their individual skills. Therefore, IU supports its employees in their professional development by letting them access the wide range of training and learning opportunities at IU. This includes, for example, discounts for IU study programmes or access to the numerous courses within the "IU Learning Hub". 

More importantly, IU lives a "culture of everyone, by everyone". In this way, it creates an environment in which everyone feels comfortable and can contribute their personal strengths. Because only with a good team spirit does IU manage to offer people all over the world modern, flexible and personalised education. 

This is also reflected in the Great Place to Work survey: On average, 66 percent of employees at all companies surveyed by Great Place to Work said that they had team spirit. At IU, 82 percent said this - that is significantly more. 

Growth in harmony with life 

At IU, 70 percent of respondents said they were encouraged to have a work-life balance, compared to an average of only 43 percent for all companies. "It's good for the body, mind and soul" is a typical comment IU employees had made for the Great Place to Work survey. As a leading provider of personalised education, IU transfers the principles of teaching to its employees: Flexibility (flexwork and "work from anywhere" - where possible), self-organisation, flat hierarchies and a digitalised work environment where everyone can grow and develop freely. In addition, IU offers formats for managers such as leadership training for hybrid working as well as for situational and individual leadership. 

IU also stands for equal opportunities and diversity 

The certification by "Great Place to Work" is not the only award with which IU International University of Applied Sciences stands out as an outstanding employer. In October 2022, IU received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award for the first time. IU receives this award for its extraordinary commitment with regard to its personnel and organisational policy oriented towards equal opportunities and diversity. 
 

ABOUT IU INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

With over 130,000 students, IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU) is the largest university in Germany. The private, state-recognised educational institution with its headquarters in Erfurt began operations in 2000 and is now represented in more than 35 German cities. Students from over 190 nations design their studies according to their needs: whether practice-integrated dual studies, flexible distance learning or individual “myStudium”, which combines online self-study and campus life. IU wants to give people worldwide access to personalised education for a fulfilled and self-determined life. In more than 250 bachelor's, master's and MBA programmes, including over 50 in English, IU teaches students key skills relevant to the future. A digitally supported learning environment and the use of AI solutions help students to achieve optimal learning results and experiences. IU is one of the first universities in the world to have developed and deployed its own AI-supported learning buddy. IU cooperates with over 15,000 companies and supports them in the academic training of professionals. Partners include Motel One, Vodafone, AWO and Deutsche Bahn. Further information at: iu.org


The AI-supported learning buddy "Syntea" is now available as a public demo version in the ChatGPT store at the following link: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-P5olqoCPc-syntea