Education in business administration with an international or business psychology focus; Small study groups (15-50 students); Personal support and direct contact (open-door policy); In International Business and International Business Management, choice of a regional focus (China/Hispanic world/Francophone world) and 2 integrated semesters abroad (work placement/study); Possibility to specialise (e.g. Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Digital Business Management, Behavioural Business Management); Innovative teaching methods; Content with a high degree of practical relevance and experienced lecturers; Accredited degree courses.

Two semesters abroad (work placement/study) with a choice of regional focus (China/Hispanic world/Francophone world) in the International Business & International Business Management degree courses. Country excursions. Double degrees. 4 degree courses are taught 100% in English. Transcultural Caravan Network with 7 universities from Africa, Asia, Europe and South America with hybrid winter school and annual hybrid conference. Erasmus: Hybrid WPF, for example with Universidad de Castilla La-Mancha in Toledo. Business simulation games with a partner university in Malaga in person or hybrid. Multicultural environment with students from over 50 countries.

Repräsentative Austauschhochschulen: Universidad Alfonso Ibanez, Chile; Xiamen University, China; EM Strasbourg (Ecole de Management), Frankreich; EMLV Paris (Leonard de Vinci University), Frankreich; Canada-Lakehead University, Kanada; Instituto Tecnológico Monterrey, Mexiko; Universidad de Málaga, Spanien; SolBridge International School of Business Woosong University, Südkorea; Soochow University, Taiwan; California State University, USA

Lecture halls with projectors, SMART Boards, some with document cameras, audio systems, internet access (WiFi), some with microphones; Some hybrid-capable lecture halls; PC cluster open 7 days a week; Felix learning platform (OpenOLAT-based), classroom response systems; Rapidmooc all-in-one video studio; Software: SAP, SPSS, project management simulation (Simultrain); Business simulation (TOPSIM); Future cost calculation and optimisation software (DFMA); Python; Subject-specific databases: Thomson Reuters Eikon (Refinitiv), online library. Loan items for students: Laptops, projectors, (video) cameras, WaveRecorders, etc., online meeting tools

Research project "Transcultural Competence" in cooperation with researchers of the Leadership Excellence Institute of Zeppelin University. Research with regional companies, several projects funded by industry, e.g. with Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus, Bad Dürrheimer Mineralbrunnen GmbH + Co. KG Heilbrunnen, macs Software GmbH; Reconstruction of a neuroeconomics lab. Project lean&digital on digital transformation in manufacturing companies. Research and transfer activities concerning the topic of start-ups. Economic policy research on monetary regimes.

Regular open start-up consultation hours to advise university members interested in setting up a business; Organisation of regional networking and pitch events; Two kick-start funding rounds annually (maximum 7,500 euros per project for 6 months) to promote student start-up ideas. The "Innovation Lab Schwarzwald" is an external, free service for start-up support available to students as an elective worth 3 ECTS. One of the university's Start-up Officers is a member of the faculty. Courses: Innovation management, business plans, business simulation games.

HFU Business School has been committed to the United Nations' "UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)" since 2019. There are modules on Sustainability & Business Ethics in all degree courses. Studium Generale as a compulsory elective subject with experts on current developments. Open door policy. Regular international cultural evenings and student projects. EMBA: Two modules abroad. Support e.g. HFU scholarship "Staying abroad with your child", DAAD award for foreign students, Germany Scholarship. Activities on the topics of anti-discrimination, inclusion & integration, sexual harassment.