Pforzheim University

OUR VISION The Business School Pforzheim is a well recognized business school in Germany and abroad, strongly rooted in Baden-Wuerttemberg, one of the most dynamic and innovative regions in Europe. Based on our high level of education and applied research and driven by international ambition, we shape transformation and strive for societal impact. For business and society, we are a primary source of highly skilled professionals, knowledge transfer and innovation. For high-achieving, motivated national and international students, we are a first choice among universities in Germany. OUR MISSION Business School Pforzheim’s mission statement focuses on our distinct practice-orientation: We provide a high level of academic education in applied business to prepare our students for successful professional careers in a dynamic, global, digital, and interdisciplinary environment. We enable our students to address the opportunities and challenges posed by economic, social, and ecological developments for the benefit of business and society. We make intellectual contributions based on research that can be applied to business and society, to classroom instruction and to advance the knowledge base of the faculty’s disciplines. We engage with and capitalize on the potential of the many attractive companies in our region and beyond for the benefit of our students, business and society. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES - We make our first and foremost priority the students of the Business School (student focus). - We capitalize on the expertise of our faculty – including both academically and professionally qualified faculty. Due to the size of our school, we are able to build on a broad spectrum of specialist competences and skills represented in our diverse faculty (expertise and diversity of faculty body). - We encourage a high degree of faculty-student interaction through individualized consultation and mentoring (faculty-student interaction). - We provide high-quality, contemporary curricula that cover the diversity of functions and processes in an increasingly digital environment that sustain successful enterprises. (contemporary curricula).  - We base our teaching approach on social interaction and use state of the art didactics and tools (state of the art teaching).  - We develop critical-thinking skills by considering business theory and its application, exploring complex problems, creative problem solving, decision-making, personal responsibility, and leadership. This enables our students to acquire lifelong learning skills (critical thinking). - We prepare our students for the challenges of global business through an international culture within the school and by facilitating internationalization on campus and beyond. We encourage teaching and learning in at least one foreign language as well as participation in exchange programs to study and work in other cultural environments (international culture).  - We create a collaborative and open-minded environment for students, faculty and staff that emphasizes communication, mutual respect, innovation, individual initiative, service and pursuit of excellence (collaborative and personal environment). - We are proud upon our active student initiatives and encourage and support them (student initiatives). - We appreciate the valuable contributions of our employees in achieving the school’s mission (team engagement). - We are committed to continuous improvement in teaching, research and processes (continuous improvement). - We prepare our students to sustainably face the challenges posed by economic, social, ecological developments in a global environment (sustainable development).