European Credit Transfer System 2007 / 2008

General Information
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General Information
The Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft (FHW) Berlin, a public university of applied sciences, was founded
in 1971 as the successor institution to the Wirtschaftsakademie. In terms of its high number of graduates,
it has developed into one of the largest academic centres for business and management training in
Germany. The university is located close to the centre of Berlin, next to the world-famous Schöneberg
Town Hall, the seat of government and parliament of former West Berlin. It was here that the former
US President, John F. Kennedy, made his famous speech in which he said ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’. Just five
minutes away, the beautiful Volkspark, a green recreation area, beckons the visitor to relax and stroll.
Since the integration of the Faculty of Company-Linked Programmes in 2004, a total of approximately
4.800 students are currently enrolled at the FHW Berlin. The university has a significant international
profile evidenced by over 63 agreements of co-operation with foreign partner universities in Western
and Eastern Europe, North America, Latin America, Australia, Japan and China. Approximately 100
professors and 300 lecturers teach at the FHW Berlin. The lecturers are primarily active in industry and
teach at the FHW Berlin as a sideline.
The FHW Berlin currently offers within the Faculty of Business and Economics 10 Bachelor, 2 Diplom-
undergraduate study programmes as well as four Master’s programmes. Within the Europe-wide Bologna
Process the FHW Berlin has been transforming its study programmes which are now leading to
a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. For this reason, the study course Business leading to a German Diplom
and the study course Business Engineering in Environmental Science will expire. The newly designed
undergraduate Bachelor programmes “Business Administration” and “Business Engineering – Environment
and Sustainability” will take their place.
The Faculty of Company-Linked Programmes solely offers 14 company-linked study programmes
which also lead to a Bachelor’s degree.
The postgraduate study programmes, including five MBA programmes, have been joined in the “Institute
of Management Berlin” (IMB) which was set up in the summer of 2004.
The Academic Year
Duration winter semester: 1 October 2007–31 March 2008
Lectures winter semester : 4 October 2007–16 February 2008
Duration summer semester: 1 April 2008–30 September 2008
Lectures summer semester: 1 April 2008–21 July 2008
Please note: Intensive German Language Course starts three weeks prior to the semester.
ERASMUS University Coordinator and ECTS University Coordinator
ERASMUS University Co-ordinator ECTS University Co-ordinator
Susanne Fürstenberg Prof. Dr. Laila Maija Hofmann
Room: 58 Room: 254
Phone: +49 (0)30 85789-261 Phone: +49 (0)30 85789-448
Fax: +49 (0)30 85789-269 Fax: +49 (0)30 85789-199
E-mail: fuerstenberg@fhw-berlin.de E-mail: lhofmann@fhw-berlin.de