HHL LEIPZIG GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SPRING 2019 WWW.HHL.DE Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer visits HHL see page 02 AACSB Leading International 120 accreditation the Rankings Mission Memories HHL reaccredited Facts and Obama’s The Jubilee for the 4th time Congratulations Climate Expert in Pics page 2 page 3 page 8 page 18 … and many more insights into HHL’s research, transfer and entrepreneurial topics 02 HHL NEWS SPRING 2019 NEWS AACSB accreditation: HHL successfully reaccredited in 2019 The Board of Directors of AACSB Inter- is indispensable especially for our stu- national (Association to Advance Col- dents. It allows us to show our industry legiate Schools of Business) confi rmed partners that our graduates are being the recommendation to reaccredit HHL prepared at the highest level for their issued by the team of international ex- tasks as future executives. HHL has once perts. This makes us the fi rst private again proven that it meets very high and German business school to obtain the stringent standards in research and in- Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer visits HHL seal of approval for the fourth time. In struction while continuing to advance as 2004, HHL was the fi rst private German a school. business school to undergo this review Driving Digital Transformation by international standards. The three-day visit of AACSB Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Bridging the gap between manage- Kretschmer together with Minister ment and IT is crucial to enable the The AACSB review process The international team of AACSB scien- of Justice Sebastian Gemkow and economy for future competitiveness. tists led by Kai Peters, Pro-Vice-Chan- several representatives of Saxony’s Also Prime Minister Kretschmer The review, which takes place every fi ve cellor of Business & Law of Coventry parliament visited HHL to learn more pointed out the importance of Dig- years, focuses on the innovative power, University, had the opportunity to learn about HHL’s approach to Digital ital Transformation for businesses the eff ects of the latest research fi nd- about HHL’s strategic reorientation on Transformation and to discuss col- and the government and the need ings on practice as well as the academ- location during their three-day visit in laboration initiatives between the for advice and support in this fi eld. ic and professional commitment of the September 2018. As a part of that vis- Leipzig universities in this area. He discussed with representatives faculty. The AACSB accreditation as- it, the experts were also introduced to from local businesses, Spinlab – The sesses the advancement of the entire SpinLab – The HHL Accelerator. HHL Accelerator and the City of Leip- business school, the continuous devel- In addition to HHL, only ten other busi- zig for example the growing need for opment of all of its study programs and ness schools in Germany meet the in- “ Software Engineers. To drive Digital the students’ learning progress. ternational AACSB standards of highest Leipzig is a thriving education Transformation more education is The international AACSB accreditation quality in management education. and research hub in Germany. needed that combines IT skills with Complementary competencies business acumen. from the diff erent universities The Leipzig based universities and institutions here enable us HTWK, University of Leipzig and to connect management and HHL presented several collaborative entrepreneurship know-how initiatives that address Digital Trans- In Publications with technological skills and formation, the education of new tal- advanced research in artifi cial ent and the fostering of an entrepre- intelligence. highlights HHL’s neurial spirit. The discussion ended Dean Prof. Dr. Stephan Stubner. with several concrete take-aways and follow ups that HHL and its part- On Social Media ners will work on in the future. “ HHL, as a private institution, is not just an important complement to Saxony’s other higher education institutions but also an important stakeholder in Happy Birthday #HHL zu 120 bewegten und erfolgreichen Jahren! Saxony’s innovation system. Frank-Thomas Suppee @FSuppee Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretsch mer ac- knowledges HHL as “one of the best buisness schools in Germany and Europe”. His appreciation is Ohenenana Bonsu Kyeretwie All successful roads lead to HHL. part of his preface for a new book about the advan- All roads from HHL lead to even tages of private universities in Germany, a unique more success. guide to education made in Germany, published by Springer Gabler: “Die Managerschmieden” by Dr. Annette Doll and Dr. Alexander P. Hansen. #saxony #highereducation An der #HHL in #Leipzig. weht die Luft der Freiheit scheinbar am stärksten. RESPECT & GO ON! @GENIUS_VC_GmbH In the Press From left to right: Dr. Marcus Kölling (HHL Chancellor); Prof. Dr. Gesine Grande Prince Pocu A Heavy (HWTK Dean); Michael Kretschmer (Saxony’s Prime Minister); Prof. Dr. Stephan Weight University. Great! Stubner (HHL Dean); Sebastian Gemkow (Saxony’s Minister of Justice); Prof. Dr. Thomas Lenk (University of Leipzig Vice-Rector for Development and Transfer) Dr. Phillip Schüler Proud to be part of the amazing HHL family! Imprint Publisher: HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Jahnallee 59, 04109 Leipzig, Germany, Tel.: +49 341 9851-60, [email protected], www.hhl.de Publication Date: April 2019 V.I.S.D.P.: Executive Sven Oliver Sonnenschein Well Management of HHL Prof. Dr. Stephan Stubner, Dean of HHL, and Dr. Marcus Kölling, Chancellor of HHL done – good to see the devopment Editor: Gudula Kienemund M.A. Photos: Bundesregierung/Kugler, BAI, Michael Bader, Iona Dutz, HHL, of such a great initiative at HHL Daniel Reiche, Jens Schlüter, C. Schülke Cover: Jens Schlüter Layout: Stefanie Bader ISSN: 1433 934X Leipzig Graduate School of ISSN: 1867-8017 (online) • Thank you to all contributors and proof readers of this edition @hhlnews #hhl www.hhl.de Management #talents #leipzig, keep on growing! This edition of HHL News has been produced 100% climate-neutrally. www.hhl.de HHL NEWS SPRING 2019 03 ENTREPRENEURSHIP HHL on the path for excellence Entrepreneurial #1 University Startup Radar 2018 by Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft Master in #2 Management Globally THE Ranking 2019 of Times Higher Education & Wall Street Journal German Startup #7 Monitor KPMG and BVDS evaluated founders and the regional startup ecosystem We have done it again! HHL is not only ally for our Master in Management (# 1 in we introduce our new programs which the oldest Business School in Germany Europe) and the German Startup Moni- Vice Dean Henning Zülch will talk more with over 120 years of experience and tor noticed that our Start-up output is about in this HHL News edition. over 30.000 alumni, but we are also one in the top 10 in Germany. A remarkable This year we will continue to work on the of the most innovative management fo- achievement: with only 750 enrolled future of HHL. One integral part of this cused universities. One token of that are students, HHL generates almost 50 % of is our DIGITAL SPACE concept which the recent initiatives we have success- the start-up rate as the German leader will complement our off erings for young fully undertaken. TU Munich with over 40.000 enrolled entrepreneurs and medium-sized to First, and most probably the achieve- students. large corporations. The German govern- ment with the highest international visi- HHL also stands out for its research ca- ment supports the development with a bility, is the successful reaccreditation of pabilities. With over 30 Professors and grant in context with the EXIST V pro- AACSB. In 2004, HHL was the fi rst pri- Post-docs and over 100 Ph.D. students gram and many partners like the City All these achievements would not have vate German Business School to achieve we have a strong and solid research of Leipzig, local and national entrepre- been possible without the great spirit this milestone which only 5 % of Busi- base. This is refl ected in numerous pub- neurs and companies and foremost HHL of every individual member of our HHL ness Schools globally are awarded with. lications in leading international jour- community members currently work community: Administration, Faculty, Now in 2019, AACSB has confi rmed for nals, but also in practitioner journals like on bringing this idea to life. More on Stakeholders, Students, Alumni. To each the 4th time in a row that HHL truly is an Harvard Business Review or even Man- DIGITAL SPACE will follow in our next and every one of them goes my deepest internationally leading institution. Our ager Magazin. Our faculty is active in publications. gratitude: you are HHL. drive for excellence was also acknowl- the leading international research asso- edged by several other institutions. The ciations and regularly is invited to pre- German Stifterverband has named HHL sent their research studies. The recent as leading “Gründerhochschule” for the Handelsblatt/Wirtschaftswoche rank- fourth time in a row since 2012, Wall ing of the leading economists in Germa- Street Journal has put us second glob- ny even placed 2 of our Professors in the list of the top 100 German researchers. Feedback from our students has also New been great over the past years. The reg- HHL ular course feedbacks have shown a steady improvement which highlights Digital Space the intrinsic motivation of our faculty to optimize the learning experience of HHL submitted a concept for each individual student. We work con- strengthening their entrepreneur- stantly on improving our teaching, for ial support with the Digital Space, example also through our annual teach a platform to connect founders the teacher retreat, the acknowledge- Peter Altmaier and companies in the fi eld of digi- ment of the best lecturer at the grad- German Federal Minister for Economic Aff airs and Energy tal transformation.