WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management

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WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Established: 1984
Type: Private Business School
Endowment: €30.5 million as of 2005
Dean: Prof. Dr. Michael Frenkel
Faculty: 20 Chairs, 102 Research Assistants, 75 Staff
Undergraduates: 340 (171 diploma / 169 bachelor)
Postgraduates: 115 (MBA programs)
45 (MLB-Program)
Location: Vallendar, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Campus: Vallendar
Study programs: International Business Administration
and Management:

Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Master of Business Administration(MBA)

Executive MBA
Master of Law and Business
Colors:          Blue and White
Mascot: WHUhu
Website: www.whu.edu


The WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a private business school founded in 1984. The school is located in Vallendar, a small city near Koblenz. The School sees its mission as the education of global managers and entrepreneurs, and its programs have an international focus. Over the past twenty years WHU has established a worldwide network of over 150 partner universities worldwide. The school was the first German university to receive EQUIS accreditation.

WHU is supported by the WHU Foundation, an organisation of industry sponsors and the School is well-known for its corporate links. The School is ranked as a top business school in Germany (source, Spiegel Rankings 2006) and is increasingly recognized worldwide and across Europe. The School's partnership with the Kellogg School of Management, USA has led to the joint Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA Program being consistently ranked one of the best EMBA programs in Europe Source, Financial Times EMBA rankings 2006.


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[edit] Study Programs

WHU offers the following programs:

[edit] Alumni

  • Hannes Blum, CEO of AbeBooks Inc. in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • Paolo Dell'Antonio, CEO, Mast-Jägermeister AG
  • Dr. Andreas Heine, CEO, Siemens Management Consulting
  • Dr. Andreas Nick, Managing Director/Head of M&A, Bankhaus Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie KGaA
  • Dr. Sebastian Klein, CEO, Cominvest
  • Dirk Reich, Executive Vice President Contract Logistics, Kühne + Nagel International AG
  • Dr. Thorsten Reitmeyer, Global Head of Private Banking, Commerzbank AG
  • Oliver Samwer, Founder of Alando (acquired by ebay) and Jamba! (acquired by VeriSign/News Corp.), currently Managig Director of European Founders Fund
  • Bernd Schlötterer, Managing Director, Tele-München-Gruppe
  • Giuseppe G. Hanf, CFO, Grin Imp-Exp AG
  • Michael W. Schwetje, Founder and CEO, OnVista AG
  • Margret Suckale, Board Member, Deutsche Bahn AG
  • Prof. Dr. Axel Wieandt, Global Head Corporate Investments/Corporate Development, Deutsche Bank AG
  • Markus Zöllner, Board of directors, Arques Industries AG

Alumni organisation: [www.inpraxi.org]

[edit] Notable Events

[edit] External links


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