The University of Stuttgart's Corporate Health Management (BGM) program has been honored with the nationwide Corporate Health Award for the fifth time. The jury concluded that the university had established an outstanding corporate health management system that ranks among the best in Germany. “The corporate health management program is systematically integrated into organizational processes at both structural and strategic levels, promoting a sustainable culture of health throughout the organization. Employees benefit from comprehensive healthcare services tailored precisely to their needs, which boost their performance and motivation in the long term. This was confirmed by the 2025 Corporate Health Audit.”
The University of Stuttgart relies on professional and future-oriented structures in the area of corporate health management for its approximately 5,500 employees. These include offerings such as Mental Health First Aid, digital preventive services such as Kraftpause and online lectures, as well as structured occupational health management controlling, which strategically anchors the topic of health across the campus.
An environment that balances performance, humanity, and a forward-looking perspective
Chancellor Anna Steiger emphasized: “We are delighted that our occupational health management program has once again received this award. It shows that health has long been part of our culture at the University of Stuttgart and contributes to an environment that combines human-centered performance and a focus on the future.”
Pauline Vogel and Marion Specht from BGM added: "It was a great pleasure to personally accept this year's Corporate Health Award. The award recognizes our work and shows that the high standard of our health management not only enhances the well-being of our community, but also sets benchmarks for science and in practice. At the same time, we view the award as both an incentive and a starting point to further strengthen our commitment to a sustainable culture of health in the future.”
New student health management
In the coming months, there will be a particular focus on introducing a Student Health Management (SGM) program, which will be combined with the existing Corporate Health Management (BGM) program under the new “University Health Management” department. In addition to the needs of around 5,500 employees, this will also ensure that the needs of more than 20,000 students will be systematically taken into account in the future.
Against the backdrop of rising mental and physical demands in academic life and everyday work, and in light of the growing social and health policy importance of prevention and health promotion, the introduction of a university health management system represents a strategically important step. The aim is to develop an integrated and coordinated overall strategy and to design the university not only as a place of learning and working, but also as a health-promoting environment for all university members. The new administrative department will be jointly managed by Marion Specht and Pauline Vogel.
About the Corporate Health Award
The Corporate Health Award [DE] is the most prestigious award in Germany for strategic corporate health management. Established in 2009 by the market research, analysis, and certification institute EUPD Research in collaboration with the Handelsblatt newspaper, the award is presented annually to employers who demonstrate an above-average commitment to employee health and pursue a forward-looking, sustainable human resources strategy.
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