WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a German business school founded in 1984. Its patron and main financier had been the late billionaire and founder of METRO Cash & Carry Group, Otto Beisheim. WHU maintains a global network of more than 200 partner universities, attracting exchange students from the US, Australia, China and many other countries. The business school holds accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA). WHU is widely regarded to be the best business school in the German-speaking countries, and one of the best ones in the world according to the rankings made by Times Higher Education, Financial Times and The Economist.
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WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (EU/EEA students)
Country
- Germany
City
- Düsseldorf ,
- Vallendar ,
Founding year
1984
Acceptance rate
15%
Fall semester application deadline
Not specified
Spring semester application deadline
Not specified
Semester fees (30 ECTS)
From €6900/semester
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Subjects available to free mover students
Accounting & Finance [English]Business & Management Studies [English]
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Financial Times Rankings
Masters in Finance
15°
Masters in Management
14°
European Business Schools
20°
General rankings position
Eduniversal palmes
5/5
QS World Universities by Subject
Social Sciences & Management
401-450°
Accounting & Finance
101-150°
Business & Management Studies
102°
