About

We are the THWS Business School

We focus on our students' futures. To optimally prepare our students for responsible tasks in economy and society, we offer far more than mere theory in our practice-oriented bachelor’s and master's programmes. In our programmes, students develop future skills that enable them to succeed in complex national and international environments.
At the THWS Business School we are consistently focusing on our strategic dimensions: Highly practice-oriented teaching, consistent digitalisation of contents and teaching methods, the internationalisation of our degree programmes, and a strong research-orientation that ensures our strong academic basis.
Carried by our shared values, we create an environment at the THWS Business School that is not only based on knowledge but also on a sense of community and mutual growth. Our guiding principle "empowering minds for tomorrow" is more than a slogan - to us it represents our standards, our offers, and our motivation.
We are passionate about this goal and do our best to create the ideal conditions for our students' personal and professional development. Together we optimally prepare them for the challenges of tomorrow.

Future skills

  • Developing future-oriented know-how
    Our students are able to solve problems holistically by understanding complex systems and their impacts, and by identifying levers for effective measures. They develop analytical competence and act with a focus on practice and solutions.
  • Digital & technological competence
    Critical for efficiency and competitiveness in a digital environment, in-depth knowledge of digital tools, programming basics and data interpretation.
  • Flexibility & adaptability to future work environments
    Requires openness towards change, ability to quickly develop new skills and adapt to dynamic situations, essential for changing work environments.
  • (lnter)Cultural competence
    Facilitates effective communication and cooperation in globalised environments, enables bridging cultures and perspectives.

Our values

  • Respectful
    We work together on an equal footing with mutual esteem and understanding. We treat other opinions without prejudice and with an open mind. We work together fairly, with a willingness to compromise and place great value on courteous behaviour.
  • High quality
    We work carefully and apply our resources conscientiously.
  • Committed
    We develop sustainable solutions, specific to our target groups. Our results impress with their exemplary quality based on solid knowledge.
  • Up-to-date
    We work with modern technologies, processes and methods. We integrate up-to-date business, political and economic developments and knowledge into our work.
  • Professional
    We demonstrate and develop our skills through a high level of specialist knowledge and structured actions. The focussed preparation of common activities is a central constituent of our target-oriented work. Our cooperation is underpinned through mutual timeliness and objectivity.

Our strategy

  • Internationalisation
    lncoming full-time students, incoming exchange students, outgoing exchange students, guest lecturers, internship abroad, TWIN programmes, and double degrees
    For more information about our international offers, please visit THWS Business School International.
  • Digitalisation
    Digital teaching methods, teaching on digitalisation, and digital infrastructure
  • Practice-orientation
    Support with finding an internship position, internship semester, financial support and scholarships, practice-oriented teaching and practice projects
  • Research-orientation
    Implementation of the latest research findings into teaching, two research institutes, lab cluster for digital technologies, our own international research conference