| WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management | |
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| Established | 1984 |
| Type | Private Business School |
| Dean | Prof. Dr. Michael Frenkel |
| Academic staff | 27 Chairs, 281 Doctoral students, approx. 100 staff |
| Students | 761 (March 2011) |
| Location | Vallendar, RP, Germany |
| Campus | Vallendar |
| Study programs |
International Business Administration Master of Law and Business |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Website | www.whu.edu |
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (or WHU Vallendar) is a German business school. The privately financed school was founded in 1984 by the Koblenz chamber of commerce and is located in Vallendar near Koblenz. WHU maintains a network of over 150 partner universities worldwide.
The school's partnership with the Kellogg School of Management, USA has led to the joint Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA Program being ranked as one of the best EMBA programs in Europe.[1] Its Master of Science in Management program has been ranked 6th worldwide by the Financial Times in 2011, making WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management the foremost German business school.
Patron and main financier of the business school is the billionaire and founder of the METRO Cash & Carry Group, Otto Beisheim.
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WHU offers the following programs:
The Selection Process for the undergraduate studies consists of two separate parts. Students are preselected according to their academic achievements or personal achievements and are offered a chance to compete for one of the roughly 200 seats per year at the final selection day. During that day, candidates have to display their intelectual skills by holding presentations, talking to representatives of the private business sector and going through mathematical tests. The top 50% of the applicants are then offered a place in the Bachelor of Science programme. Out of the roughly 1000 applicants, 200 are offered a place, making for an acceptance rate of 20%
The University was ranked best Business School in Germany by Spiegel in a survey 2006. The School is the only private Business School in the German-speaking area that is EQUIS certified. It also ranks first in percentage of Alumni earning over $80,000 a year in Germany. 2011, the Masters in Management-Programm of the WHU was ranked 6th globally in the overall rankings by the Financial Times.[3] The University was placed first in starting salary for Masters Students in the same ranking. Known for its excellent Placement amongst Consulting Firms and Investment Banks , the WHU Career Center was ranked first in Germany in a study conducted 2010.
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