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 degree of practical relevance in all study phases.

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

Our students have extensive technical resources available. The university has an e-learning platform, which is used to support teaching in many ways. The library offers a variety of classical media and e-media, which can be accessed flexibly via the campus WiFi. Modern IT labs and workspaces and a virtual learning environment are used by our students as part of IT lectures, simulation games or SAP training. Access to databases is continuously expanded, e.g. access to the Bloomberg Terminal.

Research focus on corporate management, family businesses, entrepreneurship and digital transformation. Examples of current research focus areas: Foundation of an Innovation Hub for Family Businesses, Foundation of an Institute for Company-Related Forecasting Models and Potential Analyses, Corporate Management for the Digital Economy, Digital Transformation, International Recruiting, Big Data Analytics, Foundation Management, Business Continuity Management, Competitive Intelligence. Each professor contributes personal research and transfer topics.

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