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Knowledge that matters: We provide you with both broad and in-depth business knowledge while enabling you to specialize in your field of study in a future-oriented way. Our bachelor's programs are based on the Pforzheim Model: the programs share a common core of basic subjects in business administration, economics, quantitative methods and law. This core is then supplemented by a specialization oriented towards a specific professional field, which gives each degree program its own unique character.
The excellent quality of our education is confirmed by our national and international accreditations. We are the first and only university in the German-speaking area to have received both the EFMD program accreditation as well as the AACSB accreditation. As a result, we are among the top 5% of business schools worldwide.
Both employers as well as the research community hold us in high regard. Our reputation is backed by national and international ranking results such as the international Eduniversal Ranking which rates Pforzheim as the best Business School at a University of Applied Sciences in Germany. The U-Multirank Institutional Ranking highlights the interdisciplinary and international orientation of Pforzheim University in a comparison of over 1,600 universities worldwide. Our students regularly participate in an anonymous survey for the ranking of the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE) and they regularly give us top grades for the general study situation at Pforzheim University and explicitly for the range of courses offered, the organization of studies, the mentoring and support during studies, the practical relevance and the opportunities offered during stays abroad. According to the nationwide ranking of the business magazine “WirtschaftsWoche”, HR managers see the Pforzheim Business Administration and Business Law program as one of the top three programs.
Prioritize your preferred degree program in Pforzheim – or up to three preferred programs – right at the top of your list at hochschulstart.de . This will help to ensure that you are assigned a place in this program upon admission.
Accredited internationally
Pforzheim University was the second university in Baden-Württemberg and the first University of Applied Sciences in Germany to be awarded the prestigious AACSB seal of quality. Less than 5% of all business schools worldwide belong to the select group of institutions that have been awarded this internationally recognized accreditation for their study programs and research activities.
The bachelor's program in Pforzheim teaches both theoretical principles as well as application-oriented knowledge – always focused on the respective professional fields. During your studies, you will work on projects for well-known companies such as Bosch, EY, Jung von Matt, Daimler and Ferrero. You will gain professional experience during integrated internship semesters and thus leave a a very good expression with your dream employer.
Our school's culture is characterized by personal contact. Your professors know you personally and are there to support you outside of lectures as well. This promotes the positive progress of your studies and a successful transition into professional life. Thanks to studying in small classes, you will get to know your fellow students and quickly make new friends.
The University of Pforzheim offers English-language lectures and, depending on the degree program, a voluntary or study-integrated semester abroad to prepare you for the demands of the global working world. As a student at Pforzheim University, you benefit from our network of top universities around the world. International guest professors teach in Pforzheim, and almost 100 partner universities in 45 countries are open to you for a semester abroad. True to the motto: From Pforzheim out into the world!
Take a look beyond the boundaries of your own discipline and expand your knowledge in interdisciplinary courses with students from other degree programs and other departments. This way, you will get to know other ways of thinking at an early stage, benefit from the expertise of other disciplines, and practice working together in interdisciplinary teams.
The program prepares you for the challenges of economically, socially and ecologically sustainable developments. As part of the program, you will learn and practice responsible thinking and action through additional content such as the Ethical Certificate or volunteering in one of the student initiatives.
