WHU

OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT.

About

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is consistently ranked as one of the top German business schools and established among the top 20 international business schools in Europe. Accredited by EQUIS, AACSB, and FIBAA, WHU offers academic programs as well as education for executives, following four core values with courage and commitment: community, cosmopoliteness, entrepreneurship, and excellence. In these politically uncertain times, WHU is a safe place for all those who are looking for an excellent education in management. As an institution, WHU is ready to grow and planning ahead.DE07613400790431630300.Our students embody the term ‘WHU Spirit’. Their intellectual, cultural, and social commitment can be seen in about 30 student clubs that impact Vallendar, Düsseldorf, Germany, and the world. WHU pays particular attention to the core brand values excellence, community, cosmopoliteness, and entrepreneurship. Our positioning "We foster Courage and Commitment" underpins these core values.



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CONSULTING

WHU offers numerous study programs. The language of instruction for the bachelor's program is English or German, while all master's programs are taught entirely in English.[12] A three-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in International Business Administration, which includes two mandatory internships and an integrated semester abroad at of WHU's international partner universities

Study programs

A three-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Psychology, which includes two mandatory internships and one semester in one of WHU's international partner schools (started in 2022).DE07613400790431630300,COMMERZ A one-and-a-half-year program leading to a Master of Science (MSc) in Management, consecutive to the Bachelor of Science program A one-and-a-half-year program leading to a Master of Science (MSc) in Finance, consecutive to the Bachelor of Science program (started in 2013) A one-and-half-year Master of Science (MSc) program in Entrepreneurship, consecutive to the Bachelor of Science program (started in 2017) A one-and-half-year Master of Science (MSc) program in International Business (started in 2021)

FACULTY

The faculty at WHU is organized into six groups: Finance and Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing and Sales, and Supply Chain Management. As of September 2021, there are 40 full professors and 19 assistant professors at WHU who teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels and contribute to the business school's research output

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ACCREDITATIONS

All WHU degree programs are recognized by the German state and accredited by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA). In addition, WHU holds accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Accreditations

All WHU degree programs are recognized by the German state and accredited by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA). In addition, WHU holds accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and from the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). Together with ESMT Berlin, the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and the University of Mannheim, WHU is one of only four German business schools to be accredited by both the AACSB and EQUIS.

Rankings



GermanyWorldwideNotes on German ranking
Financial Times - Global MBA 20211st54th1st since 2019
Financial Times - Master in Management 20201st12th1st since 2012 (except 2016)
Financial Times - Master in Finance 20201st22ndDebuted as highest entrant in 2020
Financial Times - Top MBAs for Entrepreneurship1st6thRanking discontinued
Financial Times - Executive MBA 20201st16th1st since 2003 (except 2004,06,07)
The Economist - Master in Management 20191st7th1st since 2017 (inaugural ranking)
The Economist - Executive MBA 20201st4th1st since 2013 (inaugural ranking)
The Economist - Which MBA? 20213rd63rdTop 3 since 2012 (except 2018)
QS - Global MBA 20213rd58thTop 3 since 2018 (inaugural ranking)
QS - Executive MBA (Joint Programs) 20201st7th1st since 2018 (inaugural ranking)
QS - Master in Management 20201st13th1st since 2018 (inaugural ranking)
QS - Master in Finance 20201st22nd1st since 2018 (inaugural ranking)
Times Higher Education - Master in Management 20192nd3rdRanking discontinued

WHU's master's program in management was Germany's top-ranked program for nine years in the last decade by the Financial Times, including for five consecutive years between 2013 and 2017.The Economist ranked WHU third worldwide in its inaugural Master in Management ranking published in 2017. DE07613400790431630300,In 2019, Times Higher Education ranked WHU third worldwide in its Master in Management ranking. As of 2020, WHU's placement and career services departments have been ranked among the top two worldwide for the eleventh time in a row by the Financial Times' Masters in Management rankings. WHU has maintained the first position in Germany in every Master in Management ranking published by The Economist and QS till date. In 2020, the Financial Times ranked WHU first in Germany for all its programs: MBA, Master in Management, Executive MBA, and Master in Finance. In the list of business schools with the most unicorn-founding alumni, WHU is placed fourth globally, tying with INSEAD, behind Harvard Business School, the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Wharton School.According to the BYUPhD ranking that tracks alumni publications in 12 leading accounting journals, the doctoral program placed fifth worldwide in the Managerial Accounting category. WHU's SCM Group ranked first in Germany and sixth globally for Supply Chain Management empirical research in 2020 according to the SCM Journal List ranking. As of 2020, WHU's joint Executive MBA program with the Kellogg School of Management has been placed first in Germany for the twelfth time in a row by Financial Times. In The Economist ranking of EMBA programs in 2020, the joint Kellogg-WHU EMBA Program ranked first in Germany for the fourth time in a row and fourth worldwide.

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