HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, formerly known as Handelshochschule Leipzig, is a private

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based in

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. Established in 1898, it is one of the world's oldest business schools. The school is accredited internationally by

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and locally by ACQUIN. HHL Leipzig graduate school of management is authorized to award doctoral and postdoctoral degrees.

History

The school was founded in 1898 upon an initiative by the Leipzig

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. In 1946, it was integrated into

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and regained partial independence in 1969. After the

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and the

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, the school was re-founded under private management in 1992, again, through an initiative of the Leipzig Chamber of Commerce.

Ranking

* #5 in Germany and #33 in European Business School Rankings 2024 for Master of Science in Management Program inancial Times Ranking 2020* #2 in Germany and #23 Worldwide for Master of Science in Management Program inancial Times Ranking 2020 * #5 in Germany in the Financial Times ranking of European Business Schools. * #20 worldwide and #7 in category Career Service worldwide in Global Masters in Management Ranking 2017 by

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* #7 for Career service worldwide in

Global Masters in Management Ranking 2017 * #2 for Salary Increase post MBA in Germany and #15 for Career Progress worldwide in

Executive MBA Ranking 2016 * #40 in Europe and among the top 5 business schools in Germany in European Business School Rankings 2015 by

* among the top MBA programs in the world among top 3 business schools in Germany in MBA Rankings 2015 by

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* ranked #6 in the international ranking “Masters in Management” worldwide of

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in 2017 * listed in the international ranking “Executive MBA” of

in 2015 * ranked as most popular private business school in Germany by trendence Graduate Barometer "Business Edition" 2017 * ranked as best institution in entrepreneurship in Germany among small universities and institutions of higher education by

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Gründungsradar 2016 Ranking HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management was declared one of the best masters in management programs in

by the

Study Programs

Master in Business Administration

* 15-21-month full-time program * 24-month part-time program

Master in Management, M.Sc.

* 18-month full-time program * 24-month part-time program

Global Executive MBA

* jointly run by HHL Leipzig and

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* 21-month program with 2 or 3 residential weeks at business schools in Germany, Spain, Brazil, China and India

Euro*MBA (Distance Learning)

* 24-month program with six residential weeks * ranked Top 4 by

rating WhichMBA? Guide February 2010

Doctoral Program

The doctoral program is for candidates who hold a secondary university degree. Within three years, the candidate participates in lectures, courses, a research colloquium and conferences. After successfully completing all requirements and acceptance of the doctoral thesis, the candidate is awarded the degree ''Dr. rer.oec.''

The Leipzig Leadership Model

The Leipzig Leadership Model (LLM) is an interdisciplinary and multidimensional framework for good leadership developed at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management in 2016. The LLM uses its four dimensions (purpose, entrepreneurial spirit, effectiveness and responsibility) to link important questions of meaning and values with the strategic and operational tasks of entrepreneurial activity. The four dimensions can be applied using key questions and guide reflection: HHL Grafik LFM erweitert englisch 21

- Are we pursuing an overarching goal? (Purpose) - Do we think and act entrepreneurially? (entrepreneurial spirit) - Are our actions legitimate? (Responsibility) - Are we effective? (Effectiveness) Without prescribing specific instructions for action, the LLM offers orientation in order to remain capable of acting as an organization or manager in a fundamentally uncontrollable world and to develop an attitude according to which the manager sees her/himself as part of a larger whole and defines her/himself through a value contribution and not through status, knowledge or power. In 2022 an extended version was published in which systemic interactions between entrepreneurial activity and grand challenges are given greater prominence. In 2023, a psychometric procedure ("Leipzig Leadership Profile") was presented, with the help of which individual leadership orientations are measured in the four model dimensions. This is used in teaching and in the "New Leipzig Talents" competency coaching program.

Partner Universities

The school maintains a network of more than 120 partner universities worldwide. *

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* Lingnan (University) College,

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, Thailand * Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China * National Chengchi University, Taiwan * NUCB Business School, Japan

Honorary doctors, senators and professors

* Heribert Meffert *

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* Michael E. Porter *

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Kurt Biedenkopf Kurt Hans Biedenkopf (; 28 January 1930 – 12 August 2021) was a German jurist, academic teacher and politician of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) party. He was rector of the Ruhr University Bochum. Biedenkopf made a political career ...

* Bernhard Walter *

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* Hans Werner Sinn *

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* Jürgen F. Strube * Stefan H. Thomke * Arend Oetker * Horst Albach * Ludwig Trippen (†) * Joseph A. Maciarello *

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Professors and alumni

* Karl von der Aa * Abraham Adler * Hermann Großmann *

Timo Meynhardt Timo Meynhardt (born 14 July 1972 in Rudolstadt) is a German psychologist and business economist. Since October 2015, he has been holding the Dr. Arend Oetker Chair of Business Psychology and Leadership at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management ...

* Balduin Penndorf *

Eugen Schmalenbach Eugen Schmalenbach (20 August 1873 – 20 February 1955) was a German academic and economist. He was born in Halver, and attended the Leipzig College of Commerce starting in 1898. That college later became part of Leipzig University, only to emer ...

* Rudolf Seyffert * Franz Koch * Arnis Vilks

Literature

100 Jahre Handelshochschule Leipzig 1898–1998. Festschrift anlässlich des 100-jährigen Gründungsjubiläums der Handelshochschule Leipzig am 25. April 1998; Published by: Handelshochschule Leipzig.

References

External links

Official websiteInterview with HHL MBA Recruiting OfficerBlog about the activities at HHL
{{Authority control Business schools in Germany Education in Leipzig Universities and colleges established in 1898 1898 establishments in Germany