Commitment

Der Zeppelin Konzern fördert zudem die im Jahr 2003 gegründete Zeppelin Universität (ZU) in Friedrichshafen. An der privaten, staatlich anerkannten Universität absolvieren mittlerweile mehr als 1.000 junge Menschen ihr Bachelor- und Masterstudium. Die Zeppelin Group also funds Zeppelin University (ZU), which was established in Friedrichshafen in 2003. This private, state-approved university is now attended by more than 1,000 young people studying toward bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Zeppelin University enjoys an excellent reputation, not in the least because it was the first private university in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg to be authorized to award doctoral degrees. Zeppelin University, which is among the top-ranking universities in Germany, is not only esteemed among students, however; citizens of the city of Friedrichshafen also benefit from events organized by the university.

Zeppelin Campus

Zeppelin Group and Zeppelin University are linked through close collaboration, through which qualified, committed employees wishing to complete a master's degree at the university are actively supported. The university is also distinguished by the range of tailor-made management development programs it offers for executive employees.

Zeppelin has been supporting the charitable organization Home from Home, which focuses on creating a better future for orphans, HIV-positive children and those who are no longer with their families, in the townships near Cape Town. The organization gives children the chance to grow up in a family-like environment, fit for human beings. Foster mothers ensure that the children receive regular meals, have access to health care, go to school and receive an education. Home from Home started in 2005 with just one house. There are now 33 houses, which 198 children call home.

Home from Home

During bauma 2016 alone, world’s largest trade fair for construction equipment, 56,500 euros was collected for Home from Home through selling meat loaf and beer in the Driver's Bar and the prize draw for photos with construction equipment motifs. Zeppelin matched this amount, and as a result the organization in South Africa received 113,000 euros.