School VII Economics and Management

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The subject areas Economics and Management at the TU Berlin are very much oriented to practical applications and technologies, with a strong emphasis on practical business and management issues in all of our teaching and research endeavors. The School focuses on business management, economics and commercial law, as well as technology and management. Areas of emphasis in research include the spheres of health technology and health economics, innovation research and logistics as well as infrastructure economics and network economics. Further research projects look at empirical economic research and economic policy, as well as organization practices, corporate management and strategic controlling.

The School promotes close collaboration with industry in the context of its research projects. Furthermore, certain scientific fields have built their own relationships within various national and international research networks. Such endeavors include competitive strategies in the pharmaceutical and telecommunication industries, the challenge of developing Berlin-Brandenburg into a strong logistics region, hospital logistics or chain of command issues within European stock markets.

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The study course "Business Administration and Engineering", which was first introduced by the former Technische Hochschule Berlin as early as 1926, plays an important role in defining our School’s overall profile. Today, this study program ranks among the most prestigious in Germany. Profiting from a combination of business management training and engineering science, we are training all-round young professionals who can distinguish themselves with solid know-how in both of these specialist fields. Our graduates will profit from excellent opportunities on the national and international job markets and can look forward to outstanding career prospects.

Our training efforts are supported by the "Center for Change and Knowledge Management" (CWW), which is located on our School premises. Tailor-made programs of instruction serve to impart pivotal skills and knowledge to our students such as good communication, integration and planning skills, as well as an international perspective and entrepreneurial thinking. Moreover, internships and dissertations give students the opportunity to acquire practical experience and to prepare their dissertations in one of our associated companies. Graduates will also make important contacts that will pave the way for them to obtain career entry positions.

As a result of recent initiatives, the training that graduates need in order to start their own businesses will not only be supported by top-notch scientific training, but by dedicated university courses as well. In connection with the "Bologna Process" the first group of courses has already been adapted to comply with the requirements of the new Bachelor/Master program. For example, we offer the Bachelor level course "Economics" and the Master level course "Industrial and Networks Economics".