{"id":834,"date":"2024-08-30T12:24:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T10:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:26:04","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_ce69a19f height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:var(--color-content-overlay)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_8b3d6790 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>A joint project for lived excellence<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_8224efc5\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Together for a strong Europe<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_432d3f53\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"728\">A strong alliance<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"675\">The Excellence Framework Europe was developed to unite the diverse thoughts, experiences, and management logics of various excellence approaches in a modern and contemporary framework. Our goal is to create a new foundation for the development and evaluation of excellent organizations \u2013 practical, flexible, and future-oriented.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"847\">The framework is a joint project of the three leading German-speaking Excellence Award organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"906\"><span style=\"color: #203c89;\"><a style=\"color: #203c89;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilep.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"904\">Initiative Ludwig-Erhard-Preis e.V. with Ludwig-Erhard-Preis (Germany)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"906\"><span style=\"color: #203c89;\"><strong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"904\"><a style=\"color: #203c89;\" href=\"https:\/\/esprix.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPRIX Excellence Suisse with ESPRIX Swiss Excellence Award (Switzerland)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"906\"><span style=\"color: #203c89;\"><strong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"904\"><a style=\"color: #203c89;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.staatspreis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quality Austria\/AFQM with Austrian Excellence Award (Austria)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1217\">Together, we are setting a new standard for excellence \u2013 both in organizational development and in evaluation through excellence assessments as part of award procedures.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_bfec0f0f height_small color_alternate\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilep.de\/\" aria-label=\"ILEP Logo-CMYK Druck_zugeschnitten\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ILEP-Logo-CMYK-Druck_zugeschnitten.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ILEP-Logo-CMYK-Druck_zugeschnitten.jpg 780w, https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ILEP-Logo-CMYK-Druck_zugeschnitten-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/esprix.ch\/\" aria-label=\"Logo Black\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-Black-1024x199.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-Black-1024x199.png 1024w, https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-Black-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-Black-1320x256.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.staatspreis.com\/\" aria-label=\"QA Logo de\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/QA-Logo-de-1024x277.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/QA-Logo-de-1024x277.png 1024w, https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/QA-Logo-de-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/QA-Logo-de.png 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A joint project for lived excellence Together for a strong Europe A strong alliance The Excellence Framework Europe was developed to unite the diverse thoughts, experiences, and management logics of various excellence approaches in a modern and contemporary framework. 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