"Innovation and sustainability go hand in hand"
06.12.2024
Studying at the FHV is practical and future-oriented - right in tune with the times. From the coming winter semester 2025, there will be attractive innovations in the master's degree programmes in Business Administration. Which ones?
Bernd Schwendinger: The newly revised Master's program is called "International Business Administration - Sustainable Management". We offer the three specializations Accounting, Controlling & Finance as well as Marketing, Sales & Innovation and People, Organization & Transformation.
What is special about the content of studies?
Bernd Schwendinger: We have developed a future-proof curriculum that is consistently based on the cross-cutting topics of sustainability, business psychology and digital transformation. This was based on three theses that we derived from primary and secondary research findings. Put simply, these are a paradigm shift in management thinking, the relevance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the shift towards a knowledge and responsibility society.
What distinguishes this business administration degree programme from others?
Bernd Schwendinger: Sustainable management combines economic success with a good life on a healthy planet. By consistently focusing on these goals, strongly developed specializations and ensuring a theory-practice transfer for our Business and Management, we create the necessary basis for this.
So a holistic approach?
Bernd Schwendinger: Exactly. The holistic approach makes our program unique and particularly valuable for anyone who wants to make an effective contribution in Business Administration. Our new program is not only aimed at imparting specialist knowledge. Students should discover and develop their own potential. The FHV offers the ideal environment for this.
How do students benefit after graduation?
Bernd Schwendinger: The study program is highly topical and the content is taught in a practice-oriented manner by excellent lecturers. As a result, our graduates are optimally prepared for the challenges of the modern working world. They have the necessary future skills and can operate confidently in a complex environment. In summary, they are ideally prepared to operate successfully as specialists and managers in a rapidly changing world.
What should future students bring with them for this degree programme?
Bernd Schwendinger: Curiosity, openness and the desire for continuous development, as well as an interest in complex issues and a willingness to work in an interdisciplinary manner.
What distinguishes the FHV as a university?
Bernd Schwendinger: We offer both practical and research-oriented studies in a very personal environment. The FHV is characterized by its strong regional roots with an international orientation. Our university is a place where innovation and sustainability go hand in hand. Students have the opportunity to realize their ideas here.
Have we piqued your interest? Then take a look at the specializations in detail and apply:
