{"id":1141,"date":"2025-10-25T15:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/new-excellence-framework-europe-version-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:34:38","slug":"new-excellence-framework-europe-version-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/en\/new-excellence-framework-europe-version-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: Excellence Framework Europe &#8211; Version 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<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-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Excellence reimagined. Shaping the future.<\/h2>\n<p>The new Excellence Framework Europe (EFE) is here!<br \/>\nExcellence remains one of the strongest drivers of competitiveness and future readiness\u2014and the new framework provides organizations of all types with a clear, practical, and open guide for their development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/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 has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/excellence-framework.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Hexagon-Website.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/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-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>This modern excellence framework was developed jointly by experts from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and has already been successfully applied in numerous assessments. 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