business school graduates who are active in industry should not only bring excellent commercial training with them, but should also have basic technical knowledge. All degree courses at the faculty are therefore in the area of conflict between technology and Business Administration and build a bridge between the product-related and commercial areas of companies. The Esslingen MBA in International Industrial Management links operations with marketing and finance. STEM graduates gain managerial and cross-disciplinary industrial management skills.

In International Technical Business Administration, students must take a semester abroad. The main objectives are getting to know other cultures and consolidating language skills. The Esslingen MBA in International Industrial Management is more than a typical MBA programme: It is designed for Bachelor graduates from STEM fields with management ambitions. Over 90% of our MBA students come from around 12 different nations each year: this intercultural student and alumni network is a highlight of the MBA.

Hanyang University, Seoul, Südkorea; Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexiko; Jyväskylän Ammattikorkeakoulu, Finnland; Kettering University, USA; Rose-Hulman-Institute of Technology, Terre haute, USA; National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipeh, Taiwan; Rîgas Starptautiskâ Ekonomikas un Biznesa Administrâcijas Augstskola, Lettland; Saitama University, Tokyo, Japan; Universidad de Jaén, Spanien; Gannon University, Erie, USA.

Three-axle CNC milling machine with tools; prototypes and limited-series production in student projects; CNC coordinate measuring machine; automatic measurement of complex workpieces; QM lab with the relevant measuring devices for checking workpieces (surface, roundness, profile measurements); Measuring arm for 3D measurements; Practical measurement exercises are compulsory; Assembly cell with articulated robot; integration of manual and automated assembly steps; Three computer clusters with modern management and CAD software; 3D printers.

In the area of data analysis in business administration, the AI Lab AnalyzES! was set up. The lab is active in applied research and supports SMEs in using artificial intelligence methods to optimise business decisions. Another focus is innovation management, which is supervised by the Change Management Institute and has links to the Master´s degree programme in Innovation Management.

Curricular courses in Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Summer School and Accelerator/Incubator in cooperation with local industry and governmental organisations. GründES initiative by the City of Esslingen and the Graduate School.