HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, formerly known as Handelshochschule Leipzig, is a private business school based in Saxony, Germany.^[3] Established in 1898, it is one of the world's oldest business schools.^[4][5] The school is accredited internationally by AACSB^[6] and locally by ACQUIN.^[7][8] HHL Leipzig graduate school of management is authorized to award doctoral and postdoctoral degrees.^[9]

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Type	Private
Established	1898 re-established 1992
Chancellor	Dr. Axel Baisch
Dean	Prof. Dr. Stephan Stubner
Academic staff	60
Undergraduates	–
Postgraduates	650 (WS 2016/17)^[1]
Address	Jahnallee 59, 04109 Leipzig, Germany , Leipzig , Saxony , Germany^[2]
Website	www.hhl.de

History

 

Historical building of the Handelshochschule Leipzig, built in 1910 at Ritterstrasse. Today it is part of the Leipzig University as Geschwister-Scholl-Haus.

 

Today: HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, University House at Jahnallee 59.

The school was founded in 1898 upon an initiative by the Leipzig Chamber of Commerce.^[10] In 1946, it was integrated into Leipzig University and regained partial independence in 1969. After the Fall of the Iron Curtain and the reunification of Germany, the school was re-founded under private management in 1992, again, through an initiative of the Leipzig Chamber of Commerce.^[4][11]

Ranking

• #2 in Germany and #23 Worldwide for Master of Science in Management Program [Financial Times Ranking 2020] ^[12]
• #5 in Germany in the Financial Times ranking of European Business Schools.^[13]
• #20 worldwide and #7 in category Career Service worldwide in Global Masters in Management Ranking 2017 by Financial Times^[14]
• #7 for Career service worldwide in Financial Times Global Masters in Management Ranking 2017 ^[14]
• #2 for Salary Increase post MBA in Germany and #15 for Career Progress worldwide in Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking 2016 ^[15]
• #40 in Europe and among the top 5 business schools in Germany in European Business School Rankings 2015 by Financial Times^[16]
• among the top MBA programs in the world among top 3 business schools in Germany in MBA Rankings 2015 by América Economía
• ranked #6 in the international ranking “Masters in Management” worldwide of The Economist in 2017
• listed in the international ranking “Executive MBA” of The Economist 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 Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft Gründungsradar 2016 Ranking^[17]

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management was declared one of the best masters in management programs in Germany by the Financial Times.^[18]

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 EADA Business School
• 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 The Economist rating WhichMBA? Guide February 2010^[19]

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.

Partner Universities

The school maintains a network of more than 120 partner universities worldwide.^[20]

• Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London
• Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
• Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
• Goizueta Business School, Emory University
• Baruch College, City University of New York
• Freeman School of Business, Tulane University
• EADA Business School
• Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University
• Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
• Norwegian School of Management
• Guanghua School of Management, Beijing University
• Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University
• Indian Institute of Management
• Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
• National Chengchi University, Taiwan
• NUCB Business School, Japan

Honorary doctors, senators and professors

• Heribert Meffert
• Michael Spence
• Wendelin Wiedeking
• Michael E. Porter
• Philip Kotler
• Kurt Biedenkopf
• Bernhard Walter
• Burkhard Schwenker^[21][22]
• Hans Werner Sinn
• Gerhard Casper
• Jürgen F. Strube
• Stefan H. Thomke
• Arend Oetker
• Horst Albach
• Ludwig Trippen (†)
• Joseph A. Maciarello
• Angela Merkel^[23]

Professors and alumni

• Karl von der Aa
• Abraham Adler
• Hermann Großmann
• Timo Meynhardt
• Balduin Penndorf
• Eugen Schmalenbach
• 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.^[24]

References

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22. "About us". Roland Berger. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
23. "Merkel awarded her 17th honorary doctorate | DW | 31.08.2019". DW.COM. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Handelshochschule Leipzig.

• Official website
• Interview with HHL MBA Recruiting Officer
• Blog about the activities at HHL

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