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Passion, People and Performance. Take a closer look at WHU. Autor WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management Burgplatz 2, 56179 Vallendar Tel.: +49 261 6509-DW Fax: +49 261 6509-DW mail to: vorname.name@whu.edu URL: www.whu.edu. Our Philosophy and Our Values.
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Passion, People and Performance Take a closer look at WHU Autor WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management Burgplatz 2, 56179 Vallendar Tel.: +49 261 6509-DW Fax: +49 261 6509-DW mail to: vorname.name@whu.edu URL: www.whu.edu
Our Philosophy and Our Values WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management pursues a model of excellence in all its activities. Our claim "Excellence in Management Education" underscores this objective. Our objective for excellence is met through the motivation and dedication (Passion) of all participants, the quest for social responsibility (People), and the commitment to the principle of quality of action (Performance). Prof. Dr. Michael FrenkelDean of WHU
Our Mission Statement WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is committed to excellence in management education in terms of both learning and knowledge creation. Our commitment to learning involves the development of first-rate graduates and the provision of a life-long learning environment for managers. Our commitment to knowledge creation aims to produce high-quality research output and other intellectual contributions. We pursue our mission in particular by • emphasizing the global dimension of business; • combining academic rigor with practical relevance; • encouraging responsible leadership and teamwork; • creating a stimulating intellectual and international environment; • attracting and developing high-quality researchers; • supporting an entrepreneurial culture; • providing service to the community. The dual commitment to learning and knowledge creation of our mission fosters career development and benefits companies and the society at large.
WHU - Overview WHU is a private, state-recognized university-level business school • Founded 1984 • Degrees offered: • Bachelor of Science-Program • Master of Science-Program • MBA-Program • Executive MBA-Program • Master of Law and Business-Program • Executive Non-Degree Programs • European Summer Institute • European Programs • Doctoral Program • Habilitation (German post-doctoral degree)
Facts and Figures • Size: • approx. 681 students and 267 doctoral students • 51 faculty members: • 24 professors and 15 assistant professors • 12 honorary professors • more than 80 lecturers • 9 research centers • Budget: • approx. 22 million Euro • Financing: • Income from the Foundation’s investments • Annual funding from industry • Tuition: • 10.500 €/year for Bachelor of Science-Program • 18.900 € for Master of Science-Program • 35.000 € for MBA-Program • 65.000 € for EMBA-Program • 22.000 € for MLB-Program
Benchmark Accreditations • In 1998, WHU became the first German university-level institution to be accredited by EQUIS. The accreditation has been extended in 2003 and 2009 for another five years. • The Bachelor, Master, MBA, and EMBA Programs are accredited by FIBAA • The Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA Program is accredited by AACSB, WHU is currently going through the accreditation process
Rankings BWL Ranking Mai 2009 WHU is consistently placed among the top schools in national and international rankings: • Top placed in „Handelsblatt Betriebswirte Ranking 2009: Die Top-25 Fakultäten für BWL“ • Top placed in the university ranking of personnel managers 2009 from „WirtschaftsWoche“ and „JungeKarriere“ • Once again excellent positions in the „CHE-Forschungsranking“ and „ZEIT/CHE-Hochschulranking 2008“ • Worldwide rank 18 in the international Financial Times-Ranking 2009 for EMBA-Programm • Further top positions in rankings of Focus, Wall Street Journal, Spiegel Online, FAZ Hochschulanzeiger etc.
Location • WHU is centrally located at the confluence of the rivers Rhine an Mosel with easy connections to • many major European cities. • Studying at WHU means learning and living in one of Europe‘s most beautiful surroundings, the • Upper Middle Rhine Valley, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. • Our campus derives its special charm from the successful blend of old and modern architecture • around the Castle Square. This, together with the adjacent park gives the impression of an authentic • self-contained campus university. • WHU has auditoriums and study rooms equipped with state-of-the-art media technology with wireless LAN across the entire campus and an excellently stocked library.
Student Initiatives • Our study programs are indeed challenging for students at WHU but not to the detriment of student life. Many of them choose to enrich their WHU experience by dedicating time to one of the many existing student initiatives. • Sport, music, art, theater or social programs, campus life really does have something for everyone. Barely a class of students graduates from a program at WHU without having added a new initiative to the list.
Faculty Groups (1/2) • Accounting and Control Group • Management Accounting and Control (Prof. Schäffer) • Management Accounting and Control (Prof. Weber) • Accounting • Taxation and Accounting • Economics Group • Macroeconomics and International Economics • Microeconomics and Industrial Economics • Regulatory Economics • Monetary Economics • Finance Group • Corporate Finance • Empirical Finance • Finance • Supply Chain Management Group • Production Management • Logistics Management
Faculty Groups(2/2) • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group • Technology and Innovation Management • Entrepreneurship • Business Information Science and Information Management • Innovation and Organisation • Marketing Group • Marketing and Commerce • Business-to-Business Marketing • Market Research • Strategy and Organization Group • Corporate Strategy and Electronic Media Management • International Business and Supply Management • INTES Institute for Family Businesses • Microeconomics and Industrial Organization • Organisation Theory • Leadership and Human Resource Management
Research Centers • Asia Center • Biopharma Management Center (BMC) • Center for Collaborative Commerce (CCC) • Center for Private Banking • Center for EUropean Studies (CEUS) • Center for Market-orientated Corporate Management (CMM) • Henkel Center for Consumer Goods (HCCG) • Institute for Management and Controlling (IMC) • INTES Institute for Family Businesses
Research • 21 „habilitations“ (post-doctoral degrees) since 1987 • Former WHU doctoral students now professors at: • Harvard • Vienna • Odense (Denmark) • Berlin • Hamburg • Frankfurt • Munich • More than 300 successful doctoral students since 1987 • WHU is the only German private, university-level Business School with membership of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Network – Partner Universities • Through WHU‘s worldwide co-operations, the school is one of the most international university-level • institutions in Germany. • WHU works with over 150 renowned partner universities worldwide. • The school is German exclusive partner of various top business schools in USA.
WHU works with over 150 renowned partner universities worldwide: Network – Partner Universities EUROPE ESADE Stockholm School of Economics London Business School SDA Bocconi …. ASIA Hong Kong University of Science and Technology CEIBS, China Europe International Business School … NORTH AMERICA Northwestern University (Kellogg), Chicago Carnegie-Mellon University Columbia University HEC Montréal University of British Columbia … AFRICA University of Cape Town…. SOUTH AMERICA EGADE ITESM, Monterrey Fundacio Getulio Vargas INCAE … AUSTRALIA Melbourne Business School University ofWestern Australia …
The excellent study conditions and the community spirit make one exchange semester at WHU a life long lasting experience! Exchange • Introduction week for exchange students • Team Building • Buddy system for exchange students • “Tauschie Tuesday” • Welcome reception and farewell • Hiking tour and get-together • Vaulted cellar-parties • VIP student organization • Small study groups • Between 3 and 30 students in electives • Teacher/students ratio is 1:4 • 25% international students
Network - Companies • WHU enjoys an extensive network of corporate contacts. Many companies are convinced of the benefits of working together with WHU. Areas of co-operation include: • Support at the placement of internships and recruiting activities • Guest-lectures in courses and exclusive company presentations • Practice-related research projects and membership in WHU centers • Research of academic topics within the context of practical research, Master theses as well as dissertations. • Many companies support WHU as founders, benefactors, friends and supporters: • Donations of Chairs or assistant professorships • Donations of rooms or room equipment • financial donations
Network - Alumni • WHU graduates maintain close links with their Alma Mater and with each other. The manageable number of students ensures that these links are durable and strong. • Alumni support the WHU financially and through their intellectual activities in workshops, seminars, and annual meetings. • Many alumni participate in the School‘s student recruitment. • Almost all of our graduates become members of WHU‘s Alumni Association („In Praxi“). Currently there are about 2,000 members listed at In Praxi.
WHU Contact • WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management • Burgplatz 2 • 56179 Vallendar • Germany • Phone.: +49 (0)261-6509-0 • Fax: +49 (0)261-6509-509 • whu@whu.edu • www.whu.edu