About the School

The School of Management and Technology is the academic and professional home to 1,700 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students, more than 46 professors, more than 80 research associates and research assistants, 37 professional staff members.

The main themes of the school are reflected in its study programs: The 3 major and 9 minor programs at the College, 5 master's programs and 4 doctoral programs at the Graduate School provide academic training. The doctoral programs focus on (1.) Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation (EMI), (2.) Information Systems and Data Science, (3.) Engineering and (4.) Management, Finance and Accounting.

In total, we offer 16 programs of study in the disciplines of Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Business Psychology, Engineering and Management.  

Values

Responsible 

Interdisciplinary 

Solution-oriented 

Entrepreneurial

Responsible 
In all our areas of activity, we emphasize a responsible approach in social, economic, environmental and personal dimensions and resources. We enable our students to think and act in a sustainable way and to understand the impact of their own actions and decisions. We conduct research in a responsible way which includes assessment of its potential impact. Our understanding of responsible management is improved through exchange with other universities in the PRME initiative. 

Interdisciplinary 
The challenges of our time require interdisciplinary approaches and corresponding competencies. By combining the strengths of multiple disciplines, we are able to contribute innovative findings to research and solutions to practice. We value the additional perspectives and personal skills that develop through interdisciplinary work as they are necessary in many work contexts. Our degree programs include interdisciplinary courses to prepare our students for professional life and for future challenges.  

Solution-oriented
We value a mindset that allows our faculty, students and staff to develop solutions to transform business and society. Our students learn to methodically explore a situation, and to develop, evaluate and apply solutions. We leverage our academic knowledge to support individuals and organizations in developing new solutions to major challenges.  

Entrepreneurial
We value the ability to identify, seize and create opportunities that challenge existing and often unquestioned structures and thus create economic, ecological or social added value. Entrepreneurial skills include the development and realization of new business models, ideas, innovations and solutions. We encourage faculty and students to take initiative, to be courageous and to transform the world through entrepreneurial action.   

Our vision of entrepreneurship goes beyond setting up new businesses. We understand entrepreneurship as a key competence to identify, seize and create opportunitiesthat advance society by creating value – economically, environmentally, and socially. Entrepreneurship expresses itself in the form of projects. These can include, for example, the establishment of a start-up, but also the implementation of an innovation in an existing organization. The aim of such projects is to solve practical problems and gain new insights.