Close interlinking of well-founded concepts and practice-oriented education. Students acquire the skills needed for solving problems independently and in groups. Focus at the beginning on the solid teaching of specialist knowledge. Check-up and wrap-up of school knowledge (preliminary courses, tutorials, exercises). Group work and simulation games to strengthen problem-solving skills and personal competence development. Targeted use of online teaching with external speakers and blended learning modules. Areas of competence play a bigger role in the main study stage. Consistently high practical relevance in all degree courses.

Practice-oriented instruction through case studies, projects and excursions; Close cooperation with companies, associations and international partner universities; Small study groups for intensive exchange and individual support; Promotion of team work, communication and presentation skills; Focus on competency assessments through case-oriented work in groups vs. exams; Use of English-language courses to prepare students for international roles

International research with corresponding topics, publications etc. English teaching content always takes internal aspects into account. Specialities such as Ethics and Intercultural Issues in specific subjects. Lecturers with international experience and guest lecturers are often used. Students bring global experience, work with guest students and partner universities. Mobility extends to all continents. There are enough places available for study semesters, internships, double degrees, scholarships and short stays such as Study Tours.

Northumbria University / Vereinigtes Königreich; Vietnamese German University, Vietnam; University of Ulsan, Südkorea; University of the Sunshine Coast, Australien; Università Politecnica delle Marche Ancona, Italien; UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE CARTAGENA,Spanien; Rabat Business School, Marokko; Marmara University, Türkei; ESPM, Brasilien; Dorset College Dublin, Irland

Students have access (physical/digital) to the state-of-the-art LIV library on the education campus. In addition to an extensive range of media on site, there is access to a much larger number of digital media. Several fully equipped IT laboratories are available for conducting courses. The department also has several special rooms, including a creative room and a Family Business Hub. For instruction in finance, a professional Bloomberg terminal of the kind used in financial companies is available for analysis.

The focus of the research is the EUonAir project in the field of AI in teaching. Other research areas include family businesses, entrepreneurship and digital transformation. Institute for Company-Related Forecasting Models and Potential Analyses, Digital Transformation, International Recruiting, Big Data Analytics, Foundation Management, Business Continuity Management, Competitive Intelligence.

Heilbronn University networks with numerous local, national and international stakeholders to advance sustainability topics. Part of the "Transformative Skills for Sustainable Development” Community of Practice, member of the Universities for Sustainable Development (HNE) network, member of the German Network for a Sustainable Higher Education Landscape, member of DG HOCH N, member of UN PRME, member of the U-MOB network (Sustainable Mobility at Universities), German Institute for Sustainable Development (DINE), Heilbronn Sustainability Network