WHU - Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management

The University

The WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, a private university located in Vallendar near Koblenz, was the first school in Germany to offer an academic degree in business administration emphasizing the strategic leadership of corporations. The school sees its main mission in educating general managers and entrepreneurs. Over the past 25 years, WHU has established a worldwide, unique cooperative network with more than 150 universities from all continents. It was the first German university to receive EQUIS accreditation (1998) and is now a member of AACSB.

The Business School

Today, WHU belongs to the most prestigious business schools in Germany and enjoys an excellent international reputation. WHU stands for Excellence in Management Education. Passion, People and Performance are WHU’s core values, underlying all its activities. Quality, internationality and practical relevance are our principal guidelines in all areas. The results are expressed with our excellent national and international rankings. WHU offers top-level academic programs with the degrees Bachelor of Science (BSc), Master of Science (MSc), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Law and Business (MLB) and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), a doctoral program and tailor-made company programs.

The Program

The MBA Program is designed to equip participants from all over the world with the skills to master strategy, change and competition in an international context and to advance in their career. We are committed to educate general managers who can function in a variety of jobs and cope with diverse and changing environments. Our standards of excellence value highly honesty and integrity, mutual trust and respect as the foundations for competent and confident leadership. A maximum class size of 30 ensures excellent mentoring between professors and students. Scholarships are awarded to highly talented candidates.
WHU has its own Placement Center for on-campus recruitment. Company presentations, career days and informal dinner conversations contribute to successful networking with the company representatives.

The Faculty

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is proud to be the only private university member of the prestigious German Research Foundation. Our faculty members have an outstanding research record and solid experience in management practice. Students benefit from our faculty’s business networks via regular guest lectures by top international speakers. Conversely, WHU professors are in great demand abroad at our 150 partner universities around the world.

Entry Requirements

- A first degree (Bachelor or equivalent)
- Two years postgraduate work experience
- Completed application form
- Curriculum vitae
- Official transcripts from all colleges, universities and professional schools attended
- Two letters of recommendation from professors and/or supervisors
- Application fee of 95€
- TOEFL test results (250 computer based, 100 Internet based) if English is not your native language
- GMAT test scores (600 minimum score)

Application Procedure

You can apply by submitting a hard copy of all documents with the signed application formular or via email to mba@whu.edu. Once the admission committee has reviewed your written application we will invite you for two personal interviews either via telephone or personally. The admission committee will notify you if you have been accepted for the program. Students are admitted to our program all through the year.

Tuition and Fees

The total fee for the 16-month MBA program is € 35,000. This fee includes all tuition, all books and materialsas well as accomodation and full board during the international module.

Terms of payment
Upon acceptance of the offer, a non-refundable payment of € 5,000 is to be paid. The first installment of € 15,000 is due at the start of the program (March). The second installment of € 15,000 is due in January the following year. Payment is due only after having received the corresponding invoice.

Living costs are about € 650,- per month.

Financial Aid

Student Loans
Our local saving bank (Sparkasse) grants loans to WHU students. For further information and contact details at Sparkasse, please click here.

Scholarships
A small number of partial MBA scholarships are available, particularly for those groups under-represented in the program and who can demonstrate the value they would bring to the group. Candidates interested in applying for scholarships should contact the MBA office.

WHU Brain Capital GmbH
Another possibility to finance your participation in the MBA program is the financing concept of the WHU Brain Capital GmbH. To learn more about this concept, please click here or got to www.whubraincapital.de/en

Location

Vallendar (where WHU is located) is situated in the heart of the famous Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are excellent opportunities for students to explore the beautiful surroundings of WHU – take a boat trip through the ancient Rhine gorge past castle-topped cliffs, or cycle through the Moselle valley, home to some of Germany’s best vineyards. There is a huge selection of outdoor activities available throughout the region. The big city is not far away. Enjoy a drink in one of Frankfurt’s many applewine taverns, or climb to the top of one of Europe’s biggest cathedrals in Cologne – both cities are only an hour away by train. Closer to home is the medieval town of Koblenz, just six kilometers from the WHU campus. Koblenz is a student town and has an excellent array of bars, shops and
restaurants.

Accommodation

As with many European universities, most students live in private apartments in the local area. The WHU housing department will help you find suitable and reasonable-priced accommodation here in Vallendar – apart from campus dormitories, there is a range of shared and single options available.

Vallendar is a very family-friendly environment. If your family is accompanying you during your studies in Vallendar, we are pleased to assist in finding vacancies in kindergartens, schools or other institutions.

Student Life

Although WHU students face a demanding and tightly packed program of studies, student life is by no means neglected. Many of them take the time to enrich their university life by engaging in one of countless student initiatives.

Be it sport, music, art, theater, the stock exchange or social commitments, campus life offers something for everybody. Barely a class leaves WHU without having added a new initiative to the list.

Those who are still not satisfied will find even more opportunities in the surrounding area or nearby cities such as Frankfurt, Cologne, Mainz and Wiesbaden.

Pre-MBA Course

Already in February students can attend preparation courses, in which participants are able to refresh their knowledge of mathematics and statisics and start learning German.