The School of Business & Economics and its alumni association, AlumniUM, present the "Alumni Stories" – an interview series where graduates of the School share their career paths and experiences at the University of Münster. In Part 11 of the Alumni Stories, Lars Ehlers, IT Manager for EU Market, Dealer IT, and Retailing Aftersales at Ford Motor Company, takes us behind the scenes of the company where he has worked for over 20 years. In the interview, we learn whether he ever regretted this decision, why "walk the talk" and "knowledge over history" are among the most important lessons of his professional journey, and what advice Lars Ehlers would give to today's students regarding achieving a good work-life balance.

The School of Business & Economics and its alumni association, AlumniUM, present the "Alumni Stories" – an interview series where graduates of the School share their career paths and experiences at the University of Münster. In part 10 of the Alumni Stories, we look back at the exciting professional career of Andree Ohmstedt, CFO at Mercedes Benz Bank. Now retired, he explains why spending an entire career at Daimler-Benz AG was anything but boring and takes us along on his many international assignments. We also learn what made the university city of Münster so special for Mr. Ohmstedt.

Wellbeing increases when working hours are reduced – while productivity remains the same or even increases moderately. This was supported by a Germany-wide study conducted by the University of Münster under the scientific direction of Professor Dr Julia Backmann and co-led by Dr Felix Hoch. Here you can find the complete press release of the University of Münster.