Kühne Logistics University

Business school and university in Germany

KLU: Kuehne Logistics University

Type	state-accredited Business School & University
Established	September 2010
President	Professor Andreas Kaplan
Dean	Alexander Himme (programs), Marianne Jahre (research)
Academic staff	80
Location	Hamburg , Germany
Affiliations	AACSB, FIBAA
Website	www.klu.org

Kuehne Logistics University (KLU) is a private business school based in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded by the Kuehne Foundation of German billionair Klaus-Michael Kühne, based in Schindellegi, Switzerland. KLU offers bachelor's degrees and four master's programs, a part-time MBA, and a structured PhD program in business and management, analytics and data science, and operations and supply chain management. KLU is located at Hamburg's HafenCity area and its classes are taught in English. A new campus is established in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.^[1]

History

Kühne Logistics University was established by Klaus-Michael Kühne in 2010 with a vision to transform the world through outstanding teaching and cutting-edge research in logistics, operations, and supply chain management. This vision continues to be at the core of KLU's mission. Since its inception, KLU has steadily expanded its offerings to include a broader range of business and management programs, as well as analytics and data science. In 2024, KLU was awarded AACSB accreditation, a quality mark in the field of business and management education.

KLU Foundation and Milestones

2010 Founding and German state-recognition of KLU
2012 KLU awarded the Erasmus University Charter by the European Union
2013 Opening of KLU’s campus in the HafenCity by current German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
2017 KLU granted the right to confer PhD degrees
2020 10th anniversary under the motto of "10 Years of Award-Winning Teaching and Research"
2021 KLU wins the Global Student Satisfaction Award by Studyportals
2024 Obtaining of AACSB accreditation
2024 Opening of KLU operations in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Programs

KLU offers international programs, which are taught exclusively in English:

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration with four profiles: international management, sustainable management, supply chain management, and digital management & innovation. Besides the 'standard track' with 180 ECTS-credits and an integrated internship, KLU also offers an 'intensive track' with 210 ECTS-credits and two internships.^[2]
Master of Science (MSc) in Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Master of Science (MSc) in International Management
Master of Science (MSc) in Business Analytics and Data Science
Master of Science in Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management (TriContinent). Students in this program study the first semester at Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg, the second semester in Shanghai, China and the third semester in Knoxville, Tennessee, US.^[3]
Doctoral Program (PhD)
MBA Leadership & Supply Chain Management
Master in Sustainability Management and Operations

Study costs & scholarships

Study costs In January 2022: The fees for the 2-year Master's program were €7,190.00 per semester. The fees for the 3-year Bachelor program were €6,190.00 per semester (standard track, 180 ECTS credits) and €6,890.00 per semester (intensive track, 210 ECTS credits).

Scholarships

At KLU there are several scholarship possibilities, which support and encourage students financially, e.g.:^[4]

Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship)
Merit-based scholarships
Sport Scholarship: KLU is a partner university for competitive sports and is in mutual exchange with the Olympic Training Center Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein and the General German University Sports Association (adh)^[5]^[6]
Gifted Education Awards (Begabtenförderungswerke)

Rankings

U-MULTIRANK: KLU RANKS TOP IN INTERNATIONAL ORIENTATION
KLU TOPS THE CHARTS IN ALL CATEGORIES OF CHE UNIVERSITY RANKING 2020/21
KLU RANKED FAVORITE UNIVERSITY IN GERMANY
GLOBAL STUDENT SATISFACTION AWARD 2019
WIRTSCHAFTSWOCHE RANKING 2019
CHE UNIVERSITY RANKING 2017
UNIVERSITY AWARD 2017
HANDELSBLATT RANKING 2014
FIBAA PREMIUM SEAL

Erasmus

In July 2012, KLU was awarded the Erasmus University Charter. Through this European Union program, partnership agreements between European universities are facilitated, students can receive EU funding for stays abroad (language courses, semesters and internships abroad), and the mobility of teachers and university staff across Europe is also supported.

Partner universities

KLU maintains more than 60 partnerships with universities worldwide, within the framework of which an exchange of students from the Faculty of Economics takes place. Among the partner universities are:

USA: Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University, Quinnipiac University, Haslam College of Business at University of Tennessee
Singapore: National University of Singapore
Austria: Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Universität Klagenfurt
France: EM Strasbourg Business School, Strasbourg, Audencia Business School, Nantes
Italy: University of Trieste, Trieste
Greece: The American College of Greece (DEERE), Athens
Belgium: KU Leuven, Hogeschool, Brussels
Iceland: Reykjavík University
Sweden: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg
Colombia: Universidad de los Andes , Bogotá
India: S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
Mexico: Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City
Uruguay: Universidad de Montevideo, Montevideo
Chile: Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso
Netherlands: Erasmus University Rotterdam Center for Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL), Rotterdam
Russia: Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Turkey: Koç-Universität, Istanbul
South Africa: Universiteit Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch
China: Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg (CDHK), Tongji-Universität, Shanghai, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Zhejiang
Thailand: Thammasat Business School, Bangkok

Former presidents

Wolfgang Peiner (2010-2012),^[7] German politician (CDU), statutory auditor and manager
Thomas Strothotte (2013-2022),^[8] German-Canadian computer scientist and manager
Andreas Kaplan (since 2023),^[9] German manager, MA in Public Administration

Members of the supervisory board

Jörg Dräger, President
Karl Gernandt, German manager, involved in HSV Fußball AG and Hapag Lloyd
Klaus-Michael Kühne, founder and finacie
Thomas Staehelin, Swiss real estate manager

References

^ "KLU celebtrates milestone events in Vietnam". Kühne Logistics University. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "Study for a Bachelor in Business Administration in Germany". Kühne Logistics University. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
^ "Study for a Master in Global Supply Chain Management". Kühne Logistics University. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
^ "Scholarships". Kühne Logistics University. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
^ "KLU Sports". Kühne Logistics University. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
^ "Adh-Mitgliedshochschulen" (PDF). Allgemeiner deutscher Hochschulsportverband (adh). 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
^ "Ex-Finanzsenator Peiner nicht mehr Präsident der Kühne-Uni". 21 March 2012.
^ "Rektoren, Präsidenten und Kanzler Juni 2018".
^ "Andreas Kaplan new President of Kühne Logistics University".