Handelsblatt Publishing Group Ranking: First Place for the Seventh Time in a Row for the Business School of the University of Mannheim

• According to HR managers of 5,000 German companies the best business graduates come from Mannheim
• Very good positions for Economics and Management Information Systems

For the seventh year in a row, business graduates of the University of Mannheim are in first place in the estimation of employers across Germany. This is shown in a new ranking of the Handelsblatt Publishing Group. Mannheim master programs on Economics and Management Information Systems also did very well. Both occupy 3rd place in Germany in their respective subjects. The ranking is based on a survey of 5,000 HR managers. Most of these work in companies with more than 1,000 employees.

The Handelsblatt magazine "Junge Karriere" attested the Business School of the University of Mannheim a "remarkable distance" to the university in second place. In the estimation of 57.8% of the German HR managers, the best business students are educated in Mannheim. The authors describe the school and the whole university as a "trendsetter in internationality". They mention the international semester times and the increasing number of exchange programs. "Of course, such distinguished conditions do not remain hidden from HR managers in business." As a further plus point, the magazine points to the practical orientation of the business courses at Mannheim.

"The ranking shows how closely the companies are observing the colleges", said University Rector Professor Dr. Hans-Wolfgang Arndt in reaction to the survey. "I am very pleased that our efforts are being acknowledged."

The Handelsblatt ranking is already the second piece of proof in 2008 of the exceptional status enjoyed by the University of Mannheim in the field of Business Administration. A few weeks ago, it had already received the best rating in the ranking of the prestigious German CHE (Centre for Higher Education Development) and was the only institution in the German speaking countries to receive top places in all five categories.

More information (in German language):
www.karriere.de/sonstige/1-teil-gute-zeiten-fuer-bwl-und-vwl-7127/
www.wiwo.de/karriere/die-besten-unis-2008-wo-die-elite-von-morgen-studiert-294716/
ranking.zeit.de/che9/CHE