KLU - Kuehne Logistics University is a private
business school based in
Hamburg,
Germany. It was founded by the Kuehne Foundation of German billionair
Klaus-Michael Kühne, based in
Schindellegi,
Switzerland. The foundation supports education and research in logistics, supply chain, and operations management as well as keeping the assets of Kühne Family.
KLU offers bachelor's degrees and three master's programs, a part-time MBA, and a structured PhD program. KLU is located at Hamburg's
HafenCity area and its classes are taught in English.
History
Steps leading to the creation of KLU
KLU evolved in September 2010 from Kühne School of Logistics and Management, the graduate business school for logistics management at the
Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH). The Kühne School was founded in 2003 as a
public–private partnership by the Technical University of Hamburg and the Kühne Foundation as Hamburg School of Logistics, but was later renamed in honor of
Klaus-Michael Kühne, a German entrepreneur who donated 3 million euro for the school's foundation, followed by an additional donation of 30 million euro in 2007.[1] In conjunction with the opening ceremony of the new campus, Klaus-Michael Kühne donated an additional 40 million euro to the KLU.[2]
Kühne School offered a full-time and a part-time in-service
M.B.A. program with a
logistics management specialization, and two
master's programs, one in Logistics, Infrastructure, and Mobility and the other in International
Industrial Engineering.
All programs are accredited by either ASIIN or FIBAA. As a private higher education institution, KLU has been accredited by the German Council of Science and Humanities (WR,
Wissenschaftsrat) which regularly assesses the quality of private education undertakings in Germany. In its decision, the Wissenschaftsrat highlighted the international education at KLU and the quality of its research output.[3]
2003 founding of Hamburg School of Logistics (HSL)
2004 MBA-degree program – full-time
2005 Accreditation of full-time MBA Programs by ASIIN
2006 MBA-degree program – part-time
2006 First Summer School – part-time
2007 renaming and change of legal status to Kühne School of Logistics and Management at the TUHH
2007 Master-degree program International Engineering and Management – full-time
2008 Accreditation of the part-time MBA-Programs by ASIIN
2008 Master-degree program logistics, Infrastructure and mobility – full-time
KLU Foundation and Milestones
2010 Founding and German state-recognition of KLU
2012 KLU awarded the Erasmus University Charter by the
European Union
2013 Opening of KLU’s campus in the HafenCity by current German Chancellor
Olaf Scholz
2017 KLU granted the right to confer PhD degrees
2020 10th anniversary under the motto of "10 Years of Award-Winning Teaching and Research"
2021 KLU wins the Global Student Satisfaction Award by
Studyportals
Programs
KLU offers international programs, which are taught exclusively in English:
Bachelor of Science (
BSc) in Business Administration with four profiles: international management, sustainable management, supply chain management, and digital management & innovation. Besides the 'standard track' with 180
ECTS-credits and an integrated internship, KLU also offers an 'intensive track' with 210 ECTS-credits and two internships.[4]
Master of Science (
MSc) in Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Master of Science (MSc) in International Management
Master of Science in Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management (TriContinent). Students in this program study the first semester at Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg, the second semester in
Shanghai, China and the third semester in
Knoxville, Tennessee, US.[5]
Doctoral Program (PhD)
MBA Leadership & Supply Chain Management
Master in Sustainability Management and Operations
Study costs & scholarships
Study costs
In January 2022:
The fees for the 2-year Master's program were
€7,190.00 per semester. The fees for the 3-year Bachelor program were €6,190.00 per semester (standard track, 180 ECTS credits) and €6,890.00 per semester (intensive track, 210 ECTS credits).
Scholarships
At KLU there are several scholarship possibilities, which support and encourage students financially, e.g.:[6]
Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship)
Merit-based scholarships
Sport Scholarship: KLU is a partner university for competitive sports and is in mutual exchange with the Olympic Training Center Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein and the General German University Sports Association (adh)[7][8]
In July 2012, KLU was awarded the Erasmus University Charter. Through this European Union program, partnership agreements between European universities are facilitated, students can receive EU funding for stays abroad (language courses, semesters and internships abroad), and the mobility of teachers and university staff across Europe is also supported.
Partner universities
KLU maintains more than 60 partnerships with universities worldwide, within the framework of which an exchange of students from the Faculty of Economics takes place. Among the partner universities are: