International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef - Bonn

The International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef · Bonn (IUBH) is a private, state-recognised university of business and management. It offers on-campus degree programmes taught in English, dual study degree programmes taught in German and online study programmes taught in German and English. The profile of IUBH Corporate Programmes includes training programmes for professionals and executives in all industries.

Profile

The International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef · Bonn (IUBH) was founded in 1998 and brings together three independent forms of higher education under one umbrella with approximately 9,000 students: On-campus study programmes with a focus on international management at IUBH School of Business and Management, IUBH Dual Studies and IUBH Distance Learning.

All IUBH degree programmes are accredited by the state (or are currently in the accreditation process) and certified. They have received various honours for example from the CHE University Ranking and premium seals from FIBAA. IUBH is also the only German university with membership in the “Hotel Schools of Distinction” global alliance and the first university to have its double degree tourism study programmes certified by the United Nations’ World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). IUBH is a member of the United Nations’ academic Global Compact network and Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative.

IUBH School of Business and Management offers on-campus degree programmes that are taught in English and have an international focus. On-campus programmes are offered in Bad Honnef, Bad Reichenhall and Berlin and include bachelor’s, master’s and MBA programmes in the fields of international management, marketing management, hospitality management, event management, aviation management, transport & logistics and international business. The students, professors and lecturers at IUBH School of Business and Management come from over 85 countries.

IUBH Dual Studies allow students to complete a practice oriented dual study programme. The course offerings include dual bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes in the fields of healthcare, human resources, industry & logistics, marketing, real estate, tax & auditing and tourism. A weekly switch between theory and practice allows students to gain professional experience in a company while earning their degree. IUBH has a network of over 1,000 cooperating enterprises and provides assistance in finding a suitable placement.

IUBH Distance Learning offer bachelor’s, master’s and MBA degree programmes that are taught in German and English and have concentrations in various industries and functional areas. IUBH also offers over 150 certificate programmes. There are flexible learning models for all programmes: full or part-time, digital with scripts, video lectures, online tutorials or even an on-campus component. Examinations can be taken at one of over 30 test centres in Germany, Austria and Switzerland or at one of over 150 international testing centres world-wide.

IUBH Corporate Programmes combine the business related activities of the university with its sister company PROAKTIV Management AG. The service profile includes human resource consulting, seminars for professionals and executives, in-house training, online-based training for employees, competence analysis and academic study programmes.

History

• IUBH was founded in Bad Honnef in 1998, teaching started in 2000.
• In July 2007 IUBH was taken over by the private equity firm Auctus (Munich).
• In 2008 IUBH opened it second location in Bad Reichenhall.
• In July 2009 the German Council of Science and Humanities gave IUBH institutional reaccreditation for ten years.
• Since November 2011 IUBH offers online study programmes at the bachelor’s and master’s degree level.
• In the middle of 2013 IUBH fused with the Adam-Ries University of Applied Sciences and thereby expanded it educational programmes to include dual studies.
• Since the end of 2013 IUBH Online-Studies offers job-concurrent online training with the FlexLearning model and certificate programmes.
• On December 10, 2015 the IUBH parent company Career Partner GmbH was overtaken by the Apollo Group.
• In March 2016 IUBH fused with the University of Applied Sciences for International Economics & Logistics and has since offered, under the IUBH name, dual study programmes in logistics management, marketing management and tourism management in Bremen.

Reputation

The International University of Applied Sciences is officially recognised as a higher education institution. As such, it has the right to award undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. It has also been accredited by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) and by the FIBAA.^[1]

The University ranks consistently in the field in the top group. In the current CHE University Ranking the University achieved outstanding results and positioned itself in the field of business administration as Germany's best private University of Applied Sciences with the most rankings in the top group.^[2] In March 2014 the University was awarded with five FIBAA Premium Seals of the accreditation Agency.^[3]

Locations

IUBH has locations in the following cities: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt am Main, Dusseldorf, Bremen, Erfurt, Bad Honnef, and Bad Reichenhall.

IUBH Online Studies also offer study centres in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Degree Programmes

On-campus - taught in English

Bachelor’s Degree Programmes

• Aviation Management
• Int‘l Event Management
• Hotel Management
• Int‘l Management
• Int’l Marketing Management
• Tourism Management

Master’s Degree Programmes

On-campus study programmes

• International management with the following concentrations:
  • Aviation
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Health Care
  • Hospitality
  • Human Resources
  • IT Management Marketing
• International Management for Non-Business Graduates
• Transport & Logistics Management
• MBA International Business

Blended (with online component)

• Leadership and Management
• MBA International Business

Dual Study Programmes

Bachelor’s degree

• Business Administration
• Healthcare Management
• Logistics Management
• Marketing Management
• Human Resource Management
• Social Work
• Tourism Management

Master’s degree

• General Management

Online Study Programmes

Bachelor’s degree programmes

• Business Administration
• Financial Management
• Healthcare Management
• Logistics Management
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Nursing Management
• Social Work
• Business Information Systems
• Business Law

Master’s degree programmes

• General Management
• Leadership and Management (taught in English)
• Marketing Management
• Human Resource Management
• Business Information Systems
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Business Administration (taught in English)
• Master Clinical Research Management (taught in English)

External links

• International University of applied Sciences Bad Honnef - Bonn
• International University of applied Sciences Bad Honnef - Dual studies (German)
• International University of applied Sciences Bad Honnef - Online

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