Berlin School of Economics

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name = Berlin School of Economics
native_name = Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft Berlin


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motto = Leveraging Knowledge
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established = 1971
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rector = Prof. Dr. Franz Herbert Rieger
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head = Prof. Dr. Rieger (President)
students = ca. 5700
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profess = 130
city = Berlin
state = Berlin
country = Germany
campus = Urban
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nickname = FHW
affiliations = FIBAA AQAS
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website = [http://fhw-berlin.de www.fhw-berlin.de]
address = Badensche Straße 50-51, 10825 Berlin
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The Berlin School of Economics is one of Germany's leading universities specialised in the business and economics expertise needed by the next generation of managers. The University is also one of the largest higher education institutions in Germany for business, offering students a wide choice of 26 programmes on all aspects of economics and related disciplines. The programmes cover a spectrum from general business administration and economics (e.g., Business Administration, Economics, International Management) to specific sectoral skills or combined related subjects (e.g., Business Law, Business Informatics or Business Engineering) and the expertise needed for tomorrow's executive managers (e.g., MBA General Management, MBA Health Care Management).

The Berlin School of Economics has two faculties and one independent central institute. The University is now located at three campuses, in the city districts of Schöneberg, Friedrichshain and Lichtenberg.

Over 5,000 students and about 1,000 graduates every year profit from the knowledge and management experiences of around 130 professors and more than 400 part-time lecturers.

The Berlin School of Economics encourages the internationalisation of its students through its almost 80 partner universities throughout the world, e. g. in Australia, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, China, Japan, and the United States.The Berlin School of Economics is a member of the network “UAS7 – Alliance for Excellence“.

History

The Berlin School of Economics was founded in 1971 to provide degree courses in business and economics. The last years have seen an expansion of programmes in related disciplines. Over the years, it has grown into a major player in Berlin's higher education field. Today the Berlin School of Economics offers Bachelor, Master and MBA degree programmes.

Faculties and Central Institute

Faculty of Business and Economics

Faculty of Business and Economics (Faculty I) at the BSE offers ten study programmes related to business and economics with a multitude of specialisation choices and qualification profiles relevant to many sectors. In addition to the necessary fundamentals, graduates are armed with multidisciplinary knowledge and an understanding of the international connections necessary for management. Our inclusion of gender studies and environmental and sustainability studies is pioneering in the study and teaching of our field.

Successful graduates of the programme receive the internationally recognized Bachelor's or Master's degree. English language courses are included in the programme and provide additional preparation for students entering the international workplace.

Faculty of Company-Linked Programmes

The BSE Faculty of Company-Linked Programmes (Faculty II) offers sector-oriented study programmes with business and technical specialisations. The dual-degree study programme allows students to experience specialised practiceoriented learning and work environments through the interlocking of internships with our 480 partner companies and the inclusion of those companies in the development of the study programmes. After three years of studies the students reach the level of the Bachelor's degree and thus receive their first job-qualification degree. All successful graduates have thereby the possibility to take advantage of worldwide job offers and/or continuing degree programmes.

IMB Institute of Management Berlin

As one as the first universities in Germany at early 1990s the Berlin School of Economics established Management education. Today the (IMB) Institute of Management Berlin – as a an independent central institute under the umbrella of the Berlin School of Economics – is one of the fore runners in the management education in Europe. All MBA programmes offered are accredited by FIBAA.

Alongside the five accredited MBA programmes, students can take part in a MA study programme as well as two certificate programmes at the IMB. In a comparison of the range of services of MBA programmes available in Germany the BSE received first place.

The strongly internationally-oriented offerings in continuing education at the IMB aim – with various foci – at the practical mediation of generalised management qualifications for leading business positions.

MBA Programmes

* [http://www.mba-berlin.de/index.php?id=european-asian-programme&L=1 MBA-European Asian Program]
* [http://www.mba-berlin.de/index.php?id=european-management&L=1 MBA-European Management]
* [http://www.mba-berlin.de/index.php?id=entrepreneurial-management&L=1 MBA-Entrepreneurship]
* [http://www.mba-berlin.de/index.php?id=general-management&L=1 MBA-General Management]
* [http://www.mba-berlin.de/index.php?id=health-care-management&L=1 MBA-Health care Management]
* [http://www.mba-berlin.de/index.php?id=european-asian-programme&L=1 MBA-European Asian Program]

External links

* [http://www.fhw-berlin.de/index.php?id=141?&L=1 Berlin School of Economics home page]
* [http://www.mba-berlin.de/index.php?id=home&no_cache=1&L=1 IMB Institute of Management Berlin ]
* [http://www.uas7.org UAS7]