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| Wiesbaden Business School | |
|---|---|
| Name | Wiesbaden Business School |
| Established | 1993 |
| Type | Public business school |
| Parent | RheinMain University of Applied Sciences |
| City | Wiesbaden |
| State | Hesse |
| Country | Germany |
| Campus | Urban |
Wiesbaden Business School is a professional school within RheinMain University of Applied Sciences located in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. It offers postgraduate and executive education with links to regional industry such as Daimler AG, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Telekom, Commerzbank and DZ Bank. The school maintains partnerships with international institutions including EDHEC Business School, IE Business School, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The school was founded during an era of reform in German applied sciences alongside institutions like TU Darmstadt and Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, influenced by European initiatives such as the Bologna Process. Early collaborators included Bundesverband Deutscher Banken, IHK Wiesbaden, Hessischer Rundfunk and Landtag of Hesse. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s it expanded programming similar to developments at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, EBS University of Business and Law and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Milestones involved joint projects with Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, grants from European Commission, and exchange accords with Universidad de Salamanca and Università Bocconi.
The school operates under the legal framework of RheinMain University of Applied Sciences alongside faculties modeled after Hochschule RheinMain structures. Its governance involves a dean aligned with supervisory boards like those at University of Mannheim and advisory councils featuring executives from SAP SE, Siemens AG, Adidas, Lufthansa and Merck Group. Administrative oversight interfaces with municipal bodies including Wiesbaden City Council and state ministries such as the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts. External auditors and accreditation liaisons engage entities like Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation and Deutscher Akkreditierungsrat.
Programs include MBA, Executive MBA, Master of Arts, Master of Science and certificate courses comparable to offerings at ESCP Business School, HEC Paris, INSEAD, London Business School and IMD. Curricula incorporate modules referencing case studies from BMW, Volkswagen Group, BASF, Siemens Healthineers and Bayer AG. Specializations reflect sectors represented by Fresenius Medical Care, KfW Bankengruppe, Procter & Gamble, Nestlé and Unilever. Language tracks echo approaches at Universität Heidelberg, Freie Universität Berlin and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich with exchange terms involving University of Toronto, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Australian National University.
Research centers focus on applied management similar to centers at Centre for European Economic Research, IFW Kiel, ZEW Mannheim and Humboldt University of Berlin. Themes include digital transformation with partners like SAP, Microsoft, Google and Amazon Web Services; sustainability studies connected to World Wide Fund for Nature, UNEP, European Environment Agency and Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft. Collaborative projects have involved Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Society, Leibniz Association, German Institute for Economic Research and Institute for the World Economy. The school hosts conferences attracting delegates from OECD, IMF, World Bank, G20 working groups and United Nations bodies.
Admissions standards are competitive, attracting applicants from corporations such as Siemens, Bosch, Thyssenkrupp, BASF and Henkel as well as graduates from universities including Technische Universität Berlin, RWTH Aachen University, University of Cologne, University of Münster and Leuphana University Lüneburg. The cohort profile often includes mid-career professionals from European Central Bank, Bundesbank, KfW, Allianz and Munich Re. Recruitment leverages alumni networks linked to KPMG, PwC, Deloitte, EY and Accenture. Scholarships and funding sources reference programs from DAAD, Erasmus+, Stiftung Mercator and Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
Facilities occupy urban sites near landmarks such as Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof, Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden Stadtpark and RheinMain CongressCenter. Instructional resources include executive classrooms, simulation labs, and collaboration spaces comparable to amenities at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main and Goethe University Frankfurt. Libraries coordinate holdings with Hessische Landesbibliothek, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and interlibrary networks including HeBIS. Student services collaborate with organizations like AIESEC, Rotaract, Bundeswehr Universität outreach, and local chambers such as IHK Frankfurt am Main.
Institutional standing is evaluated alongside rankings mentioning Financial Times, The Economist, QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education and CHE University Ranking. Accreditation and quality assurance reference AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, Deutscher Akkreditierungsrat and program-specific recognition by Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst. Corporate partnerships and alumni outcomes are benchmarked against outcomes reported by German Academic Exchange Service, Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft and Bundesagentur für Arbeit.
Category:Business schools in Germany