Comprehensive teaching programme with plenty of elective and specialist options; top-quality formation of methods with the promotion of analytical skills; comprehensive range of tutorials; Close cooperation with non-university partners allows good insights into professional economic practice; Summer school in English with international lecturers; Programme of simulations.

Erasmus programme with over 50 partners in many European countries; Dual programme with the University of East Anglia in Great Britain; Overseas exchange programmes with the Tongji University (Shanghai, China), Beijing University HSBC Business School (Shenzhen, China) and the University of Wollongong (Wollongong, Australia); International lecturers come to Bochum for the Bochum International Spring & Summer School; Participation in the international university consortium UNIC- European University of Post-Industrial Cities to promote student mobility and soc. integration.

Tongji University, China; Poznan University, Polen; Università degli Studi di Padova, Italien; Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italien; Universidad de La Laguna, Spanien; National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Peking University HSBC Business School, China; Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), Portugal; Universidad de les Illes Balears, Spanien; University of Macedonia Thessaloniki, Griechenland.

All lecture halls have multimedia equipment and most have webcams and microphones for recording classes; PC workstations available with a comprehensive range of software; The course administration system allows easy access to course information; e-mail accounts for all students; Establishment of digital communication channels; Comprehensive economics and company databases; Access to the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (RWI) data repository; Video recording of lectures, use of learning platforms such as Moodle for lectures and some exams.

Research is pooled into five fields of competence: Value-based business management (FAACT), sales-oriented business models (SMD), business start-up and transformation (CEIT), environment, resources and energy (CURE), global and regional change (CISE). Sustainability is a cross-cutting theme. Strong empirical focus. Evidence-based advice for policy makers and companies. Joint appointments & close cooperation with Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (RWI). National and international research networks and projects funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), EU, Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Transformation with focus on entrepreneurship education and research; Promotion of regional start-ups; Transfer between the actors in the region; Courses: Micro Degree Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Coaching Workshops for Entrepreneurs, Foundations of Business Plan Preparation, Foundations of Entrepreneurship, Business Model Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Elite Sports, Spring School Digitalisation and Entrepreneurship, Projects in Academia and Practice, Start-up Simulation Game, Banking and Finance Business Models; Networking with stakeholders of regional start-up activities

The faculty categorises research, teaching and practice into five areas of competence: FAACT: Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Controlling, Taxation; SMD: Sales Management Department; CEIT: Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Transformation; CURE: Centre for Environmental Management, Resources and Energy; CISE: Centre for International and Spatial Economics. Sustainability is an integral part of all areas of competence. Diversity is a particular priority of the faculty. It has an Inclusion Advisor, an Equality Officer and a Diversity Officer.