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EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht (literally "university for business and law"), more commonly referred to as EBS Universität or simply EBS, is a state-recognized private research university specializing in the disciplines of business and law. The university is located in
Wiesbaden Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...
and Oestrich-Winkel,
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. EBS is considered to be one of the most prestigious institutions for law and business studies in the German-speaking world, being particularly renowned in the finance and consulting industry. The university was founded in 1971 as European Business School, thereby making it the oldest private business school in Germany, and its activities focus on three core areas: undergraduate degree programs, postgraduate degree programs, and executive education. With the foundation of its law faculty in 2010, the former European Business School was awarded full university status in 2011, forming the EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht. EBS is known as one of the most thriving universities for entrepreneurs in Germany. Start-ups of EBS Alumni include Vapiano, Lieferando, Foodspring. Notable alumni are the CEO of
Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered in Lower Manhattan in New York City, with regional headquarters in many internationa ...
for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Dr. Wolfgang Fink), SVP and Chief Business Officer at
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(Philipp Schindler), former CEO of Puma (
Jochen Zeitz Jochen Zeitz (born 6 April 1963) is a businessman best known for his work as CEO of Harley-Davidson, Inc. and chairman of LiveWire Inc. In April 2025, Zeitz announced his intention to retire from the company after five years as CEO. Previo ...
), or former CEO of
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(Kai-Uwe Ricke). Among the university's corporate partners, one can find
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,
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,
Clifford Chance Clifford Chance LLP is a British multinational law firm headquartered in London, England, and a member of the " Magic Circle", a group of leading London-based multinational law firms. In 2022-2023 Clifford Chance was the third largest law fir ...
,
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, or
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. Academic partnerships include
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. Its current president is
Günther Oettinger Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources from 2017 to 2019, as European Commissioner for Digi ...
, former EU Commissioner and former Minister-president of the state of
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.


History

EBS was founded in
Offenbach am Main Offenbach am Main () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Hesse, Germany, on the left bank of the river Main (river), Main. It borders Frankfurt and is part of the Frankfurt urban area and the larger Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Aut ...
as a
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by Klaus Evard in 1971. The young institution was named the European Business School. The original concept provided for a European-style leadership training program with three locations in France, England, and Germany. To this day, the EBS study program is characterized by several practical periods of study abroad, integrated semesters abroad, and a school-based structure. In 1980 the School moved to Schloss Reichartshausen in Oestrich-Winkel in the
Rheingau The Rheingau (; ) is a region on the northern side of the Rhine between the German towns of Wiesbaden and Lorch, Hesse, Lorch near Frankfurt, reaching from the Western Taunus to the Rhine. It is situated in the German state of Hesse and is part ...
. In 1985 a second university building (the "Burg") was added in Oestrich-Winkel. In 1989 it was awarded higher education status, 1992 it was recognized as a scientific university by the Hessian Minister of Science. This step was followed by the separation of EBS Schloss Reichartshausen from the international network of European Business Schools, which had developed into a network in the 1980s. Since then, EBS has been cooperating with independent universities worldwide. In 1993 it was awarded the right to confer
doctoral degrees A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...
and in 1998 the right to confer post-doctoral (professorial) qualifications. On 16 June 2010, the EBS Law School was founded as a second faculty alongside the EBS Business School, and "Universität in Gründung" (University under formation) status was gained. The EBS Law School is located in
Wiesbaden Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...
and is the official seat of EBS Universität. Since September 2011 the EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht has the official status of a university. New EBS students caught attention in September 2010 as they over-consumed alcohol in September 2010 in close proximity to the university as part of a
freshman A freshman, fresher, first year, or colloquially frosh, is a person in the first year at an educational institution, usually a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational in ...
ritual. The founding of the EBS Law School should initially be funded by the state of Hesse and the city of Wiesbaden with 25 million Euros, but actually required 50 million Euros. At the end of April the Hessian Ministry for Science announced that they would examine the reports on the expenditure of funds and to freeze all aid money, leading to a repayment of around 2% of that amount, which were used for other causes than for the startup of the law school. Inquiries by state prosecutors because of a potential fraud at the expense of the State of Hesse led to a state prosecutor raid of the offices and flats of leading EBS management staff on April 9, 2014. Both related preliminary proceedings against all parties for an administrative offence pursuant to Section 170 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure have been discontinued because the public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt has not established sufficient suspicion. In December 2018 the third EBS Executive School faculty was founded.


Campus

The EBS maintains a total of three locations for teaching, research, and administrative purposes. The two largest campuses are located in
Wiesbaden Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...
and Oestrich-Winkel. The newer
Wiesbaden Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...
campus houses the EBS Law School, while Reichartshausen Castle at the larger and older Oestrich-Winkel campus houses the EBS Business School.


Organization and administration

Shareholders of the EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht gGmbH are SRH Higher Education GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of the non-profit foundation SRH, and the alumni association EBS Alumni e.V. The president of the university is former EU Commissioner
Günther Oettinger Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources from 2017 to 2019, as European Commissioner for Digi ...
, who together with Martin Böhm ( Rector) and Dorothée Hofer (Managing Director) leads the university.


Academic profile


General Information

The EBS Universität offers degree programs at the
undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education, usually in a college or university. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, ...
and graduate levels. Both faculties also offer
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programs and award
habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excelle ...
s.


Business School

Study programs of the EBS Business School include: *
Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...
(BSc) in Business Studies (6 possible specialisations) *
Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
in Law, Politics and Economics (2 possible specialisations) * specialized Master of Science (MSc) programs, including Master in Finance, Business Analytics, Marketing, Real Estate, and other areas. * as well as a full-time
Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...
(MBA) program. At EBS Universität, a personal
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is available to all students and doctoral candidates to support them throughout their studies. The University also offers a range of
executive education Executive education (ExEd or Exec. Ed) refers to academic programs at graduate-level business schools for executives, business leaders and managers, globally. These programs are generally non-credit and non-degree-granting, but sometimes lead to ...
programs for specialists and managers. EBS is a member of the academic section of the
UN Global Compact The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact to get businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. The UN Global Compact is the world's ...
, a global initiative to promote
corporate citizenship Corporate social responsibility (CSR) or corporate social impact is a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in, with, or s ...
. In addition to business-related research, EBS has a chair of
Philosophy of Science Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. Amongst its central questions are the difference between science and non-science, the reliability of scientific theories, ...
and an Institute for
Business Ethics Business ethics (also known as corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics, that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that can arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business c ...
.


Executive School

Since December 2018, the EBS Executive School has been offering part-time continuing education programs and certificate programs.


Law School


Education

The EBS Law School offers a law programme (mostly held in german) leading to the German State Examination (Erste Juristische Prüfung) in jurisprudence. The law programme at EBS Law School is structured into a total of eight semesters and includes a foundation period, a main study period, a semester abroad and a specialisation period. After three years law students receive a
Bachelor of Laws A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. This degree requires the study of core legal subje ...
(LL.B.). At the end students must take the german
bar examination A bar examination is an examination administered by the bar association of a jurisdiction that a lawyer must pass in order to be admitted to the bar of that jurisdiction. Australia Administering bar exams is the responsibility of the bar associat ...
( German State Examination). The Law School's students are among the best in
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, with a rate of over 60% of students passing the bar examination with distinction (Prädikatsexamen). Since 2014, four of the best graduates of the state
Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...
have been from EBS University. As of September 2023, the law school employs 18 professors and lecturers. Additionally, 29 external lecturers teach at the law school, among them professors from some of the nations best ranked universities, judges, researchers and lawyers from some of the countries leading law firms.


Reputation

According to several rankings, it’s considered one of the best in Germany. In 2023, they received the 5th place of the CHE Ranking which focusses on the academic quality, and third based on the LTO Ranking which primarily focuses on student satisfaction. With around 60% reaching at least a “Prädikatsexamen” in the first state exam, the Law School ranks second in Germany after the
Bucerius Law School Bucerius Law School (pronounced ) is a private law school located in Hamburg, Germany. The school was the first private school to teach law in Germany. History and structure Bucerius Law School was founded in 2000 by a non-profit foundation, ...
. In 2019, the law school ranked 10th by reputation in Germany according to ranking by WirtschaftsWoche.


Partnerships and Cooperations

The law schools partner network includes some of the most reputable national and international law firms, including
Clifford Chance Clifford Chance LLP is a British multinational law firm headquartered in London, England, and a member of the " Magic Circle", a group of leading London-based multinational law firms. In 2022-2023 Clifford Chance was the third largest law fir ...
,
Hengeler Mueller Hengeler Mueller is a German law firm of about 320 lawyers. The firm maintains offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Brussels and London. The firm was created in 1990 when Hengeler Kurth Wirtz (founded 1901 in Düsseldorf) and ...
,
Gleiss Lutz Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch, frequently referred to as Gleiss Lutz, is a business law firm headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It is one of Germany's largest law firms, with eight offices worldwide in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, ...
,
Linklaters Linklaters LLP is a British multinational law firm, headquartered in London. Founded in 1838, it is one of the four ' Magic Circle' law firms known for their corporate and financial expertise. It currently employs about 3,100 lawyers in 31 of ...
and
Skadden Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (known as Skadden) is an American multinational law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm comprises approximately 1,700 lawyers and is the fourth highest grossing law firm in the U ...
. During the third year of law school, students must spend a semester abroad. The Law School has a network of partner universities, including
Bocconi University Bocconi University or Università Bocconi (formally known in Italian language, Italian as ''Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi'' – Luigi Bocconi Commercial University) is a private university in Milan, Italy. The university is consistently ...
,
Paris Dauphine University Paris Dauphine University - PSL () is a Grande École and public institution of higher education and research based in Paris, France, Collegiate university, constituent college of PSL University. As of 2022, Dauphine has 9,400 students in 8 fields ...
and
University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, ) is a public university, public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities, it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlan ...
.


Student initiatives

In 2022, the Diversity and Refugee Law Clinic was founded. During their first year of studies, students are members of two “Ressorts”, which do charitable work, visit local companies and institutions, organise Moot Courts, and contribute to university life in a variety of other ways. Each Ressort focusses on specific subjects, and are often different from the Ressorts at the Business faculty. Every year, first year students organise the EBS law congress, which often features a list of well-known speakers including politicians, judges, professors and entrepreneurs. Corporate partners and guest include leading law firms, but also companies in the legal, recruiting and media space. The event is the biggest student organised law congress in Germany. In July 2022, the BRYTER Center for Digitalization & Law was opened, which researches and teaches on topics of law and digitization.


Student life

Students work together in numerous student initiatives to address social issues, organize events and congresses, or consult small and mid-sized businesses. One notable event is the annual EBS Symposium, which brings together renowned personalities of business and politics with students and journalists to discuss current business issues. Other notable student organizations and initiatives include: * James Consulting (student consultancy) * EBS.Invest e.V. (finance society) * IVV - "In Vino Veritas" (production of university wine) * EBS Politics * EBS Real Estate Congress * EBS Law Congress


Accreditations

*EBS Business School, business factulty of EBS Universität, is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (
AACSB The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is an American professional and accreditation organization. It was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to business ...
) *
FIBAA The Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) is recognised accreditation body in all German speaking countries (Germany-Switzerland-Austria), FIBAA was founded in 2002 to accredit schools of business. Since the la ...
: All programs are
accredited Accreditation is the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body (such as certification body, inspection body or laboratory) against recognised standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to ...
by the
Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation The Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) is recognised accreditation body in all German speaking countries (Germany-Switzerland-Austria), FIBAA was founded in 2002 to accredit schools of business. Since the l ...
(FIBAA) * Since 2012 EBS holds the institutional accreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities. *
EQUIS The EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) is a business school accreditation managed by Brussels based EFMD. It provides accreditation for higher education institutions of management and business administration and is run by the European Fou ...
: The EBS was accredited by
EQUIS The EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) is a business school accreditation managed by Brussels based EFMD. It provides accreditation for higher education institutions of management and business administration and is run by the European Fou ...
from 2012 to 2016. The EBS did not fulfill the criteria for the reaccreditation of EQUIS in 2015 as ruled by the EFMD, but was granted the right to go through the reaccreditation process once again in 2016. In December 2016, EBS lost its EQUIS accreditation by failing to satisfy the requirements of the EFMD.


Rankings

EBS University is part of various international rankings * In 2023, EBS was ranked 2nd in Germany and 25th in the world in the influential
Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic Current affairs (news format), current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Jap ...
ranking for its Masters in Finance program. * In 2023, EBS was ranked #58 in the world in the
Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic Current affairs (news format), current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Jap ...
ranking for its Masters in Management program. * In 2023, EBS was ranked 7th in the
WirtschaftsWoche ''Wirtschaftswoche'' is a German weekly business news magazine published in Germany. ''Wirtschaft'' means “economy” (including business), and ''Woche'' is “week”. History and profile For many years, ''Wirtschaftswoche'' was published ...
ranking of the top 10 German universities in business administration. *The EBS Law School also occupies the top group in several rankings: in the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung ranking, they took the 2nd place in 2020 and 5th place in 2023, as well as the 3rd Place of the Legal Tribune Online ranking. * In 2023,
QS World University Rankings The ''QS World University Rankings'' is a portfolio of comparative college and university rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education analytics firm. Its first and earliest edition was published in collaboration with '' Times ...
ranked EBS #401-450 worldwide in the subject "Business and Management Studies". * In 2022, EBS was ranked #2 in Germany for its MBA in the
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Masters Rankings, and #1 in Financial Markets for its Master's in Finance. * In 2019,
QS World University Rankings The ''QS World University Rankings'' is a portfolio of comparative college and university rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education analytics firm. Its first and earliest edition was published in collaboration with '' Times ...
ranked the Business School #56 worldwide for its Master in Management program.


Presidents

* 1971–1994: Klaus Evard *1994–2000: Walter Leisler Kiep *2000–2009:
Hans Tietmeyer Hans Tietmeyer (18 August 1931 – 27 December 2016) was a German economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters. He was president of Deutsche Bundesbank from 1993 until 1999 and remained afterwards one o ...
* 2009–2011: Christopher Jahns * 2011–2013: Rolf Cremer * 2013–2015: Rolf Wolff *2016–2020: Markus Ogorek *2021–today: Günther H. Oettinger


Alumni


The alumni association

Founded in 1971, the EBS's Alumni Association is one of the oldest and largest networks of alumni in Germany, with over 3,400 members. In 2008 the EBS Alumni Association initiated the Alumni Alliance, a strategic cooperation between the Harvard Clubs of Germany, Stanford Alumni Rhein-Main Frankfurt, HSG Alumni St. Gallen Frankfurt, and ETH Alumni Zürich and Frankfurt.


List of notable alumni (selection)

* Cornelius Boersch, Business Angel and founder of Mountain Partners *
Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Maximilian Nikolaus Maria; born 16 May 1969), known professionally as Max von Liechtenstein, is a Liechtensteiner prince and businessman. He is the second son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of L ...
, CEO
LGT Group LGT Group is the largest royal family-owned private banking and asset management group in the world. LGT, originally known as The Liechtenstein Global Trust, is owned by the princely House of Liechtenstein through the Prince of Liechtenstein Fo ...
* Philipp Schindler, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer at
Google Google LLC (, ) is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial ...
*
Jochen Zeitz Jochen Zeitz (born 6 April 1963) is a businessman best known for his work as CEO of Harley-Davidson, Inc. and chairman of LiveWire Inc. In April 2025, Zeitz announced his intention to retire from the company after five years as CEO. Previo ...
, CEO and chairman of the board of
Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression along with i ...
, former CEO of Puma * Dr. Wolfgang Fink, CEO of
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for Germany, Austria and Switzerland * Stefan Jekel, Head of International Listings at
New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is the List of stock exchanges, largest stock excha ...
* Astrid Teckentrupp, Managing Director of
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for Germany, Austria and Switzerland * Jürgen Steinemann, Chairman at
Metro Group Metro AG is a German multinational company based in Düsseldorf which operates business membership-only cash and carry stores primarily under the Metro brand. , Metro is operating 626 wholesale stores in 21 countries, including Europe and P ...
* Mark Korzilius, founder of Vapiano * Ralf-Otto Limbach, former Managing Director of
Vaillant Group The Vaillant Group is a company that develops products for heating, cooling and hot water. The company employs ~17,000 people worldwide and generates an annual turnover of approximately 3.7 billion euros. This makes the Vaillant Group one of th ...
* Rolf Hansen, Christian Magel and Thomas S. Enge, founders of Simyo GmbH * Kai-Uwe Ricke, former CEO of
Deutsche Telekom AG Deutsche Telekom AG (, ; often just Telekom, DTAG or DT; stylised as ·T·) is a partially state-owned German telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn and the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue. It was formed in 199 ...
* Martin Krebs, Managing Director of
ING-DiBa ING Group N.V. () is a Dutch multinational corporation, multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. Its primary businesses are retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, whol ...
* Steffen Naumann, CFO at Zuellig Group Hong Kong, former CFO at
Bertelsmann The Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Bertelsmann (), is a German privately held company, private multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, ...
and Springer * Jan-Henrik Lafrentz, CFO of MAN Truck & Bus AG * Markus Schrick, CEO of
Hyundai Motor Hyundai Motor Company, often referred to as Hyundai Motors, ( ) and commonly known as Hyundai (), is a South Korean multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, which ...
Germany * Yves Müller, CFO at Hugo Boss AG


International network

The EBS maintains a global network of 270 partner universities. The university offers several
double degree Joint degrees are academic qualifications awarded through integrated curricula often jointly coordinated and delivered by multiple higher education institutions, sometimes across different countries. Graduates may receive a single qualification ...
options, including
Tongji University Tongji University is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Tongji is one of the ...
,
EDHEC Business School The École des Hautes Études Commerciales du Nord, commonly known as EDHEC Business School or simply EDHEC, is a French business school and ''grande école'' founded in 1906. It has campuses in Lille, Nice, and Paris, as well as in the United Ki ...
,
Brock University Brock University is a public university, public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment. The ...
and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.


Filmography & books

* ''Gestatten: Elite – Auf den Spuren der Mächtigen von morgen.'' (Engl.: Meet the elite – On the trail of tomorrows powerful) Book, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg 2008, * ''"grow or go“. The Architects of the "global village“.'' Documentary, Germany 2003, 94 Min., Buch: Marc Bauder, Dörte Franke, Regie: Marc Bauder, Produktion:
ZDF ZDF (), short for (; ), is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Launched on 1 April 1963, it is run as an independent nonprofit institution, and was founded by all federal states of Germany ( ...
, Das kleine Fernsehspiel (Four absolvents are followed on their way to become consultants) * ''„Von Anfang an Elite“'' (Engl.: Elite from the beginning). Documentary, Deutschland 2008, 45 Min., Buch: Julia Friedrichs, Eva Müller, Produktion: WDR, Die Story * ''„Die jungen Manager“'' (Engl.: The young managers). Documentary about the expectations of the future managers, Germany, 5.06 Min., 25. März 2013


References


External links

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EBS Alumni Association

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