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IMPART – A quarter of a century

IMPART GmbH was founded in Osnabrück 25 years ago on 11 September. The Lord Mayor Katharina Pötter congratulated the company on its silver jubilee and presented those responsible with a beautiful orchid.
The company was founded as a spin-off from the local university. Since then, it has developed and marketed personality tests focussing on “personal styles”, “self-regulation” and “motives”, which are in demand worldwide and are used in research, counselling, coaching and psychotherapy. It also offers a wide range of further training courses with on-site seminars at the ICO (Innovation Centre Osnabrück) as well as online. The test products were developed by Prof Julius Kuhl, who held the Chair of Differential and Personality Psychology at the University of Osnabrück from 1986-2015, and his team.
The company, which has been under the management of Dr Gudula Ritz for the last 15 years, had to overcome serious challenges in its first quarter of a century. For example, it was confronted with the global banking and financial crisis (2007-2008), the effects of which significantly reduced the demand for coaching and counselling tests. A similar development took place during the dramatic years of the coronavirus pandemic (2020-22), during which activities in the area of furthereducation either had to be drastically reduced or replaced by an online format. IMPART GmbH survived both crises thanks to the quality of its test products and, last but not least, to the loyaltyand solidarity of its long-standing customers. This also gives us a solid foundation to confidently build on in the years to come.
Photo: (from left) Prof. em. Julius Kuhl, Dr Gudula Ritz (Managing Director), Liesa Kauke (Procuration), Karl von Westenholz (Assistant to the Managing Director) are delighted with the congratulations from the Mayor of Osnabrück.

Signed: Dr. Gudula Ritz (Managing Director – IMPART GmbH)