Bbw University of Applied Sciences

University in Berlin

bbw Hochschule (bbw University of Applied Sciences) is a private, state-recognized university^[1][2] based in Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany.

Founding and association[edit]

bbw University of Applied Sciences is wholly owned and operated by the bbw Akademie für Betriebswirtschaftliche Weiterbildung GmbH. The university was founded in 2007 by bbw Bildungswerk der Wirtschaft in Berlin by the Berlin-Brandenburg Business Associations (UVB) and the Berlin University of Applied Sciences as scientific partners.^[3]

Profile[edit]

The founding principle was to establish a new model of cooperation between business and science in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region, and to specialize in courses focused on economics and engineering. Due to the fact that the university operates under the trusteeship of the Berlin-Brandenburg Business Associations, its motto is “The University of Business for Business”. This trusteeship model facilitates close connection between academic course content and its practical relevance to the workplace.^[3]

Specializations[edit]

bbw University of Applied Sciences offers Bachelor and Master programs in full-time, dual and part-time form.^[4] The range of courses offered at the university are focused on three core subject groups: economics, industrial engineering and engineering sciences.

Department of Business and Economics[edit]

Economic subjects at Bachelor level:

• Health Management (B.A.)
• Trade Management and eCommerce (B.A.)
• Real estate management (B.A.)
• Media and event management (B.A.)
• Fashion management (B.A.)
• Tourism management (B.A.)
• Business Communication (B. Sc.)

Economic subjects at Master’s level:

• International Business Management (M. A.)
• Health Management (M. A.)
• Green Business Management (M. A.)
• Management of Creative Industries (M. A.)
• Real Estate Project Management (M. A.)

Department of Engineering and Management[edit]

Industrial engineering:

• Logistics & Supply Chain Management (B. Sc.)
• Digital Industry 4.0 (B. Sc.)
• Management of Business Digitalization (B. Sc.)
• Business Management and Engineering (B. Eng.)
• International Technology Transfer Management (M. Sc.)
• Strategic Management in Logistics (Double Degree) (M. Sc.)

Engineering Sciences

• Mechanical engineering with mechatronics (B. Eng.)
• Electrical engineering (B. Eng.)
• Electrical Engineering (Dual Study Program) with the specialization of Control and Safety Engineering (B. Eng.)
• Electrical engineering (dual study programme) specializing in traction power supply and overhead contact lines (B. Eng.)

Accreditation[edit]

bbw University of Applied Sciences is accredited by the German Science Council ^[5] and system-accredited by the FIBAA Accreditation Commission^[6]

Studienkolleg[edit]

bbw offers a Studienkolleg for international students intending to study in Germany and who do not have the required qualifications for direct entry (Hochschulzulassungsberechtigung). It offers the Studienkolleg in partnership with TU Berlin, where graduates of the Studienkolleg undertake the German University Entrance test (Feststellungsprüfung) following the conclusion of the course.^[7]

Academic partnerships[edit]

Academic partners^[8] of the bbw include:

• Armenian State University of Economics, Armenia
• New Design University in St. Pölten, Austria
• Suzhou Institute of Construction and Communications, China
• Irup Regional Institute University in Saint-Étienne, France.
• Budapest Metropolitan University, Hungary
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
• Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
• Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania
• Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
• St Petersburg University of Management and Economics, Russia
• Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia
• ESPRIT University, Tunis, Tunisia

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