Handelshochschule Leipzig
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| Established: | 1898 |
| Type: | Private |
| Chancellor: | Dr. Judith Marquardt |
| Dean: | Prof. Dr. rer. pol. habil. Dr. h.c. Hans Wiesmeth |
| Faculty: | 65 |
| Students: | 325 |
| Undergraduates: | 0 |
| Postgraduates: | 325 |
| Location: | Leipzig, Saxony, Germany |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Nickname: | HHL |
| Website: | www.hhl.de |
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Handelshochschule Leipzig (HHL) - Leipzig Graduate School of Management is a private business school in the German state of Saxony. It is one of the world's oldest Business Schools, having been established in 1898. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, the school has been re-founded under private management in 1992.
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[edit] History
HHL was founded in 1898 upon an initiative by the Leipzig Chamber of Commerce. In 1946, it was integrated into Leipzig University and regained partial independence in 1969. The school was re-founded in 1992, again, through an initiative of the Leipzig Chamber of Commerce. HHL is authorized to award doctoral and postdoctoral degrees. Well known former professors of HHL include Hermann Großmann, Arthur Lisowsky, Karl von der Aa, Karl Thalheim, Heinrich Niklisch and Balduin Penndorf. Well known former students of HHL include Eugen Schmalenbach and Rudolf Seyffert.
[edit] Overview
Teaching and research at HHL is conducted almost entirely in English with some country-specific courses which are held in German. The school awards postgraduate degrees such as the Master of Science in Management (MSc) and the Master in Business Administration (MBA) in a full-time and part-time teaching scheme.
Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL) was ranked as Germany's best business school by karriere magazine [1] in May 2006 and consistently ranks in the German Top 3 in other publications. In April 2004, HHL was the first private Business School in Germany to be accredited by AACSBInternational (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).[2]
In all programmes, international study abroad students, who are staying for one to three terms at HHL, are integrated. These students come on exchange from the over 100 partner universities of Handelshochschule Leipzig HHL), including the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and the business school of Tulane University. It has dual degree programmes with Universidad de Talca (Chile), Universidad de Chile (Chile), Tongji University (China), Universidad EAFIT (Colombia), INCAE (Costa Rica), Universidad del Pacifico (Ecuador), ESC Montpellier; ESC Toulouse; ISC Paris; ESCI Fontainebleau (France), MDI (India), KDI School (South Korea), Norwegian School of Management (Norway), esan (Peru), EADA Business School (Spain), Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), and Florida International University (USA).
The school has an executive education centre, founded in co-operation with INSEAD. Initially named the INSEAD Zentrum Leipzig (IZL) it is now called HHL Executive Education.
[edit] Programmes of Study
[edit] Master of Business Administration in International Management (full-time and part-time)
The MBA programme is directed towards students who already hold a university degree and can present work experience. The programme is conducted via small classes and has an international focus and hands-on approach. As a result of which, participants in the MBA programme come from various backgrounds and classes are usually made up of 60% and more non-Germans. Thus, social competence is key to study success.
The part-time programme is directed towards working professionals who are taking classes in Leipzig on two weekends a month. The general management approach focusses on the topics leadership and global experience. This content, as well as all core disciplines of economics, are being taught in mandatory core courses. Electives are interdisciplinary and reflect current management challenges.
The full-time MBA is a 18-month programme starting in September of each year. Requirements are a university degree, work experience, two letters of recommendation as well as the GMAT. The part-time MBA programme starts in January of each year and runs for 24 months. In addition, work experience of at least three years is required.
[edit] Master of Science in Management
In this 18-month programme, participants can attain the internationally recognized degree Master of Science in Management (MSc). Students spend a mandatory term abroad at one of the partner institutions of HHL. Entry requirements are a completed Bachelor’s degree in Business, three months of practical experience, GMAT, TOEFL, as well as passing the HHL entry exam.
[edit] Doctoral Programme
The HHL doctoral programme 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.
[edit] Literature
100 Jahre Handelshochschule Leipzig 1898−1998. Festschrift anlässlich des 100-jährigen Gründungsjubiläums der Handelshochschule Leipzig am 25. April 1998; Published by: Handelshochschule Leipzig.
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