Facts & Figures
The University
EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht emerged in summer 2010 from European Business School and is the first business university in Germany.
The non-profit Foundation for the Advancement of European Business School made up of prominent persons and organizations from the business community is the sole shareholder of EBS GmbH.
Management of EBS GmbH is conducted by the President in his role as CEO and Academic Managing Director together with the Chancellor as CFO and Managing Director. The Supervisory Board is the highest controlling body.
Milestones
| 1971 | Founding of European Business School in Offenbach |
| 1987 | Start of executive education activities 1989/1992 |
| 1993 | Granted right to confer doctoral degrees |
| 1998 | Granted right to confer post-doctoral (professorial) qualification |
| 2000 | First award of MBA dual degrees in cooperation with international partner universities |
| 2004 | First higher education institution in Germany to complete the transition to Bachelor's and Master's programmes |
| 2007 | Launch of the continuing Master's programmes |
| 2008 | Launch of the EMBA programme in cooperation with Durham Business School (UK) Launch of the MBA programme |
| 2009 | Establishment of the House of Logistics & Mobility (HOLM) |
| 2010 | Founding of EBS Law School FIBAA accreditation of the Law degree programme |
| 2011 | Granted status and designation as EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht Start of the first academic year at EBS Law School Right to confer doctoral degrees and post-doctoral (professorial) qualification extended to EBS Law School |
| 2012 | EBS Business School receives prestigious international EQUIS accreditation EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht awarded accreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities |
Budget 2012
| 35% | Tuition fees |
| 2% | State financial support in accordance with § 94 Hesse Higher Education Act |
| 8% | Development finance for the University / Law School |
| 5% | Other public funding |
| 19% | Donations |
| 6% | Contract research |
| 20% | Executive Education |
| 5% | Others |
EBS – the top address for tomorrow’s legal professionals and managers
- Largest business and management studies faculty in Germany with around 40 senior and assistant professors and more than 30 adjunct professors and honorary professors from across the globe in 6 Departments
- Innovative and inspiring law faculty with a unique teaching concept: 3 academic degrees in less than 5 years
- Over 1,500 students (including 20 percent international students enrolled in full-time programmes), additionally approx. 170 doctoral candidate and approx. 170 exchange students
- Around 115 first-year students enrolled in the First Examination in Law programme, around 300 in the Bachelor's and more than 150 in the Master's and MBA programmes
- Student-to-staff ratio: Business Studies 33:1, Law 24:1
- Studium Universale and Coaching open to all students
- 9 business languages
- More than 200 partner universities spread across all continents
- More than 200 corporate partners, including many DAX-listed companies and law firms
- Over 10,000 alumni spread over 30 countries
1 September 2012