Sights set on the education fair and Zeppelin Academy
Die Schwäbische reports on Baden-Württemberg’s trade fair and private university
Schwäbische.de by Ruth Auchter
Really, the focus now is on investors “between Ulm and Lake Constance,” according to Friedrichhafen’s mayor Josef Büchemleier. Peter Rasenberger explains what this is all about: The Ministry of Science in Stuttgart, which has still not officially recognized the ISGM (International School of General Development) as a private university, prefers “financial declarations of intent from Germany”. In plain language, that means that the corporate group Sunfield once represented by Rasenberger is no longer aiming for the lion’s share of the seven endowed chairs. In the meantime, Rasenberger no longer works for Sunfield, but acts as press officer for ISGM. In this function, he tells Die Schwäbische, “We have successfully finished restructuring ISGM and financing is assured for the next five years”.
In any case, the 80 or so students can start or continue their studies in the fall term at the school in Fallenbrunnen 2 in Friedrichshafen. What is more, the academy wants to change its name to “Zeppelin” to polish up the campus’s image: Mayor Büchelmeier not only hopes that Zeppelin will move its in-house training facilities to Friedrichshafen sooner or later. They could also operate together with other institutions, such as the ISGM Business School, as a kind of education pool under the name “Zeppelin Academy” in future. According to Rasenberger, Zeppelin has sent out “positive signals” regarding the name change.