This page gives an overview of current and past contract research, research services and cooperation projects with companies and institutions that are currently being carried out by IU International University of Applied Sciences professors or have been carried out in the past.
Current projects
WpaG
Reintegration of prisoners with mental health issues in Baden-Württemberg
Funded by: Baden-Württemberg Foundation
Contact: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Pohl & Prof. Dr. Christiane Nakao
Duration: 20 July 2023 – 30 June 2025
Mapp-TüRex
Ultranationalist and right-wing extremist movements in sport as recruitment and identity sites for young migrants
Funded by: German Sports Youth (dsj) &
Demokratie Leben!
Contact: Prof. Dr. Kemal Bozay & Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kart
Duration: 15 May 2023 – 31 December 2025

Evaluation of the Training for Addiction Prevention Specialists
Funded by: Thüringen Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women, and Family
Duration: 2023 – 2027

Evaluation of the Training for Addiction Prevention Specialists
Funded by: Thüringen Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women, and Family
Duration: 2023 – 2027

Konex
Evaluation of the Competence Center Against Extremism Baden-Württemberg (konex)
Funded by: State Office of Criminal Investigation Baden-Württemberg
Duration: 01.04.2024 – 31.07.2025

KREALOG: Empowering every child with creativity and logic
Accompanying research on a four-year Positive Education intervention in primary education
Sponsor: IFTE – Institute für Teaching Entrepreneurship e.V.
Cooperation partners: Pädagogische Hochschule Wien-Krems, Pädagogische Hochschule Salzburg
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lichtinger, ulrike.lichtinger@iu.org, Carmen Evermann
Duration: 01.08.2023 - 31.12.2027
Crypto expert survey
Research data collection on expectation formation in the crypto industry
Cooperation partner: BTC-ECHO GmbH
Contact person: Prof. Dr. David Florysiak
Duration: 01.06.2024 to 30.05.2026
101 best hotels Germany
Cooperation partners: Handelsblatt, Madame, Passion for Excellence AG
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Peter Thuy, peter.thuy@iu.org, Prof. Dr. Annegret J. Wittmann-Wurzer, annegret.wittmann-wurzer@iu.org
Duration: since 2020






