Welcome to Institut für Journalistik und Kommunikationsforschung (IJK) Hannover! We offer three study programs in Media Management and Media and Music: Bachelor in Media Management or Master in Communication and Media Research and Master in Media and Music. We retain that which is tried and true: namely the close relationship between scientific theory and the practical application thereof, through the continual international exchange and joint education of both journalists and media managers. Versatility remains our inspiration. Themes ranging from serious newscasts through to trivial daily soaps, about the classical newspaper business through to the WWW make up our research and study programs. Painstaking statistics are as important as creative writing. We observe how the Avant-garde are currently using the latest information technologies while keeping an eye on the public of the traditional mass media. The wide spectrum of careers in which our graduates work confirm our aim of making our students fit for jobs such as research and editing, for advertising and program planning, for PR and music management. Thanks to the many lecturers and media companies.