The students' verdict makes it rain stars: In the latest Master's ranking by the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE), students have awarded top ratings to the business master's programs at Pforzheim University.

Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences once again receives many top ratings in the business administration subjects. The Master's students survey awarded an average of four and a half to five stars for a whole range of criteria relating to the study situation in Pforzheim, such as supervision by professors, support during their studies and the general study situation. The Business School also scored highly in terms of the range of courses, research orientation and digital teaching elements. Students also rated the practical orientation of the Master's programs at the highest level, and the study organization criterion even received a dream rating of five stars.

"We are very pleased that our students are so satisfied with the Master's program and the framework conditions here in Pforzheim," says Professor Dr. Harald Strotmann, Vice Dean of the Business School and Program Director of the MBA International Management program. "As an AACSB-accredited university, we always focus on the quality of our teaching and an optimal infrastructure for teaching and learning."
The Master's programs at Business School Pforzheim are characterized by practical orientation, internationality and the involvement of renowned companies.

Business School Pforzheim also meets the highest international standards. This is certified by the world's leading accreditation institution, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). This makes Pforzheim University one of the eleven AACSB-accredited universities in Germany. It is the first university of applied sciences in Germany whose high quality in teaching and applied research was confirmed by AACSB in 2011.

The CHE Master's Ranking 2023 is essentially based on the judgment of students. In the new comparison of Master's programs, up to 15 different criteria - student opinions and facts - are shown, depending on the subject. The evaluation is presented on a 5-star scale.
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Text: Pforzheim University
Photo: Cornelia Kamper / Hochschule Pforzheim