The roots of the faculty extend far deeper than the date of its inception. They stretch back to the Technical College for Industrial Managers in Dortmund (HWF), which was the foundational core of the Faculty of Business Studies established at the Fachhochschule Dortmund in 1971. In its early phase, the faculty had 660 students, among them 112 in their first-semester along with 22 faculty members. The chronology of the first 25 college years substantiates remarkable building and expansion efforts and also the establishment of new courses of study as well as the internationalization of studies. Besides the basic program of study in Business, since 1996 seven further diploma programs were established.
Since 2006 bachelor's degree programs of study have gradually replaced these diploma programs. Thus the bachelor’s program in Business Administration (BA) replaced the basic program of study in Business. The Bachelor of International Business brings together the previous four diploma programs IB German-British, IB German-Dutch, IB German-French and IB German-Spanish, wherein the previously differential language orientations remain as concentrations for students. In collaboration with the Faculty of Computer Science, in place of the earlier diploma program in Business Information Technology, a specialized bachelor's degree program (BSc) has been initiated. The Master's programs of study, EuroMPM (MA) and Risk & Finance (MSc) are both entirely new offerings as well as the MSc master’s program of study in Business Information Technology, again in cooperation with the Faculty of Computer Science, and the MBA "Business Administration for New Public Management" continues the professional preparation previously offered by the diploma program of study in Business Administration. Unfortunately, the additional pre-professional evening program in Industrial Engineering encountered a steep fall in enrollment following the initiation of tuition fees and was cancelled without replacement.
The international orientation of the faculty found its earliest expression in the International Business program in place since 1989. At that time it was developed as a diploma program with the goal of a European college education, but since WS 2006 it has gone forward as a bachelor's degree program with partner colleges in France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Australia, Spain, and Mexico.
The large number of foreign students attending its programs is not the only evidence of the international dimension of the Faculty of Business Studies. This is also reflected in the realm of the faculty, among whom there are frequently a number of professors from abroad. The Faculty collaborates with 20 partner colleges in Europe and overseas.
These contacts are also the foundation of numerous research collaborations. Focal points of research involve, among others, the development of multi-media programs, of expert systems for corporate planning and decision support, and business models, as well as the formulation of programs for the creation and development of senior management in the Polish and Latvian economy. The development of distance learning systems for Poland and Belarus were projects that were accomplished with the financial support of the foreign agencies. Current research projects concern the economic uses of mobile systems.
The result of these innovations and also the specific practice focus of the educational program along with its scientific orientation and connections with the regional economy are reflected in the demand for places in the programs of study. Even after losses related to the introduction of student tuition, nearly 1900 young people are currently students in the Faculty of Business Studies.
Since 2006 bachelor's degree programs of study have gradually replaced these diploma programs. Thus the bachelor’s program in Business Administration (BA) replaced the basic program of study in Business. The Bachelor of International Business brings together the previous four diploma programs IB German-British, IB German-Dutch, IB German-French and IB German-Spanish, wherein the previously differential language orientations remain as concentrations for students. In collaboration with the Faculty of Computer Science, in place of the earlier diploma program in Business Information Technology, a specialized bachelor's degree program (BSc) has been initiated. The Master's programs of study, EuroMPM (MA) and Risk & Finance (MSc) are both entirely new offerings as well as the MSc master’s program of study in Business Information Technology, again in cooperation with the Faculty of Computer Science, and the MBA "Business Administration for New Public Management" continues the professional preparation previously offered by the diploma program of study in Business Administration. Unfortunately, the additional pre-professional evening program in Industrial Engineering encountered a steep fall in enrollment following the initiation of tuition fees and was cancelled without replacement.
The international orientation of the faculty found its earliest expression in the International Business program in place since 1989. At that time it was developed as a diploma program with the goal of a European college education, but since WS 2006 it has gone forward as a bachelor's degree program with partner colleges in France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Australia, Spain, and Mexico.
The large number of foreign students attending its programs is not the only evidence of the international dimension of the Faculty of Business Studies. This is also reflected in the realm of the faculty, among whom there are frequently a number of professors from abroad. The Faculty collaborates with 20 partner colleges in Europe and overseas.
These contacts are also the foundation of numerous research collaborations. Focal points of research involve, among others, the development of multi-media programs, of expert systems for corporate planning and decision support, and business models, as well as the formulation of programs for the creation and development of senior management in the Polish and Latvian economy. The development of distance learning systems for Poland and Belarus were projects that were accomplished with the financial support of the foreign agencies. Current research projects concern the economic uses of mobile systems.
The result of these innovations and also the specific practice focus of the educational program along with its scientific orientation and connections with the regional economy are reflected in the demand for places in the programs of study. Even after losses related to the introduction of student tuition, nearly 1900 young people are currently students in the Faculty of Business Studies.
