Generalist multidisciplinary approach to teaching in small groups with high discursivity; Research-orientated seminar model with high proportion of small-group discussion sessions; Promotion of skills at the interfaces between disciplines with professional relevance, thus enabling new ways of thinking and decision-making where there is a lack of certainty; Individualised education; Intensive support with academic and practice-based coaching and student-teacher ratio of 9:1; Start with digital teaching/learning formats; service/problem-based learning; Special teaching formats: Creative performance and entrepreneurship.

A total of 84 partner universities; Dual-degree certificate programmes with universities in North and South America; Compulsory work placements abroad; High percentage of English-taught courses; International call for professorships; High proportion of incoming students in the programmes; International degree seekers; Student buddy system for incoming students; Intercultural seminars and training; International teaching partnerships; International research networks; International advisory committee; International visiting professors and researchers.

Copenhagen Business School, Dänemark; Peking University – Guanghua School of Management, China; University of California in San Diego, USA; Universiteit Maastricht, Niederlande; Sciences Po in Paris, Frankreich; Universität Zürich, Schweiz; Butler University, USA; University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, Südafrika; Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel; Università degli Studi di Siena, Italien; CESA (Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración) in Bogotá, Kolumbien.

IT support for students, WiFi at all sites, modern HD projector, e-mail inboxes with tasks and calendar for students, campus-wide follow-me printing with printing from students' own laptops, numerous options for scanning with download portal, online study administration, University Wiki, 24-hour library, extensive databases in the library with campus-external online access, campus license for literature management software, lab trolley for statistics software; Media lab and methodology centre; Film workshop and own campus radio; Centre for Digital Education with new teaching/learning formats.

Noted researchers integrate their current research results into the courses; Implementation of student projects (scientific project) as part of the course; In-house discussion paper series "Zu|schnitte”; Own student research.

Pioneer Port for student start-ups; Curricular workshop “Entrepreneurship” with processing of business cases for Bachelor students of all subjects. ZU start-up centre: Infrastructure and services: Use of space at ZU, media training and contacts, legal advice, financial advice; In-depth courses on entrepreneurship, business models; Summer schools.

High degree of responsibility; self-organised learning; independent project work; teaching of methodological competence and a broad theoretical grounding; Work placements (Germany and abroad); Equally important aims include the development of personality and the acquisition of an excellent focus on professional qualification; Teaching of practical and mental tools; Involvement of practical elements; service-learning elements; reference to events and developments in business, culture & politics; teaching is characterised by discursivity and interaction; entry into digital education (e-portfolios, blended learning).