WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management

The Marienburg in Vallendar is the main building of WHU.

WHU offers the following programs. The language of instruction for the bachelor's program is English or German, while all master's programs are taught entirely in English.[5]

• Three-year Bachelor of Science Program (BSc) which includes two mandatory internships and one semester in one of WHU's international partner schools.
• One-and-a-half-year Master of Science in Management Program (MSc) consecutive to the Bachelor of Science program
• One-and-a-half-year Master of Science in Finance Program (MSc) consecutive to the Bachelor of Science program (started in 2013)
• One-and-half-year Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program (MSc) consecutive to the Bachelor of Science program (started in 2017)
• Full-Time MBA Program (including visiting studies at Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University, IIMB – Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and CEIBS – China Europe International Business School)
• Part-Time MBA Program
• The Kellogg-WHU Global Executive MBA Program in partnership with Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University, Evanston/Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Doctoral Program (students are awarded the German PhD equivalent Dr. rer. pol.)
• Executive Education (customized programs for companies and open General Management programs)

The tuition fee per academic year 2018/2019 for WHU Bachelor's students is €13,200 for those who are citizens of EEA countries and Switzerland, and €23,100 for citizens of non-EEA countries.[6] The tuition fee for the Master of Science in management, finance and entrepreneurship programs are €21,600€ for the 90 credit track and €26,800 for the 120 credit track.[7] Scholarships, tuition waivers and financial aid schemes are available for eligible students.

The selection process for the undergraduate studies consists of two separate parts. Students are preselected according to their academic and 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 deliver presentations, interview representatives of the private business sector and go through mathematical tests.

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).[8] Together with ESMT Berlin, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and the University of Mannheim, WHU is one of four German business schools to hold both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations.

WHU is widely regarded as the best business school in the German-speaking (DACH) countries. Its Master in Management Program was ranked third worldwide by The Economist in 2017, Financial Times in 2014 and Times Higher Education in 2019.[9][10] In 2020, Financial Times ranked it 1st in Germany for its MBA, Master in Management, Executive MBA, and Master in Finance programs. [11] [12] [13] [14] Measured by the number of members on the Vorstand (executive board) of a DAX company, WHU ranked 15th in 2019. The DAX is a stock market index consisting of the 30 major German companies.[15] In the QS Business Masters Ranking 2020, WHU's Masters in Management and Masters in Finance programs ranked first in Germany and among the top 20 worldwide. [16]

In The Economist 2018 ranking of EMBA programs, the joint Kellogg-WHU EMBA Program ranks 6th worldwide.[17] WHU ranked 7th worldwide in The Economist Masters in Management 2019 rankings. [18]

The faculty at WHU is organized into six groups: Finance and Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Management, Marketing and Sales, and Supply Chain Management. As of January 2017, there are 38 Chairs at WHU who teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels and contribute to the business school's research output:[19]

WHU student clubs

Students at WHU founded a large variety of student clubs.[20] Among them are the conferences of the "Campus for..." - series:

• WHU - Campus for Finance[21]
• WHU – Campus for Supply Chain Management[22]
• WHU – Campus for Controlling[23]
• WHU - Campus for Strategy and Leadership[24]
• WHU – Campus for Marketing[25]
• WHU – Campus for Sales[26]

Further student clubs are:

• 3 Day Startup[27]
• WHU Charity Concerts
• confluentes[20]
• Diversity & LGBT at WHU[28]
• Enactus WHU[20]
• Entrepreneurship Roundtable[29]
• forumWHU
• WHU Music Club
• WHU Sports Club (HSSV)[20]
• IdeaLab![20]
• In Vino Veritas
• SAIDA Consulting[20]
• SensAbility[20]
• SmartUp![20]
• WHU Students' Theater Group[20]
• TEDx WHU[20]
• Vallendar Integration Program (VIP)
• WHU Finance Society e.V.[20]
• WHU Debating Union
• WHU Euromasters[20]
• WHU First Responder[20]
• WHU GenerationsCup
• WHU Golf
• WHU Students Help e.V.[30]
• WHU Walks for Charity

A selection of WHU honorary professors:

• Paul Achleitner
• David B. Audretsch
• Klaus Brockhoff
• Karl-Ludwig Kley
• Peter May
• Bolko von Oetinger
• Mei Wang
• Axel Wieandt

• Birgit Bohle, CEO of DB Fernverkehr
• Thomas Buberl, CEO of Axa Group[31]
• Julian Deutz, CFO of Axel Springer, diploma[32]
• Robert Gentz, founder and board member of Zalando, diploma 2007 [33]
• Armin Grossklaus, CFO of ATC Group / Oklahoma City, Detroit, US
• Michael Haenlein, professor at ESCP Europe, diploma 1999
• Jan Heitmann, poker player
• Andreas Herrmann, professor at University of St. Gallen
• Christoph Israng, German diplomat
• Philipp Justus, Managing Director of Google Germany, Austria and Switzerland
• Ulrich Lichtenthaler, German economist
• Matthias Muck, Professor at University of Bamberg
• Andreas Nick, Member of the Bundestag (German parliament), diploma 1990, PhD 1994[34]
• Matthias J. Rapp, CFO of TÜV SÜD AG[35]
• Thorsten Reitmeyer, former CEO of Comdirect bank
• Oliver Samwer, CEO of Rocket Internet, diploma[36]
• David Schneider, founder and board member of Zalando, diploma 2007[33]
• Stephan Schubert, founder OnVista
• Margret Suckale, board member of BASF, EMBA[37]
• Marco Vietor, founder audibene
• Axel Wieandt, German bank manager
• Saygin Yalcin, founder and CEO of SellAnyCar.com
• Oliver Zipse, board member of BMW, EMBA 1997[38]

• WHU homepage
• Spiegel Business School Rankings 2005
• Alumni organisation