Handelsblatt Publishing Group: University of Mannheim Ranked Number 1 for Business Administration and Economics in Germany

Based on evaluations from more than 500 HR directors, the Handelsblatt Publishing Group ranks the Business School of the University of Mannheim number one for the eighth time successively.

According to employers, the University of Mannheim offers the best management education in Germany. In an annual survey of more than 500 HR directors conducted by the Handelsblatt Publishing Group, the University of Mannheim's Business School takes number one position for the eighth time in a row – and by a wide margin. Mannheim's School of Economics was able to climb up from third place all the way to the top, now also claiming first place in this area. In Information Systems the University of Mannheim holds steadily on to third place.

47% of the HR decision makers who participated in the survey consider the University of Mannheim to be the best German University for Business Administration. LMU Munich and the Universities of Munster and Cologne, who hold the places two to four, lag behind considerably. Mannheim was voted the best university for economics by 23% of the questioned HR directors, placing it ahead of LMU Munich and the Universities of Cologne and Bonn. For Information Systems, the University of Mannheim is recommended by 18% of the HR directors.

"The University of Mannheim is the top choice for HR directors, both in Business Administration and in Economics," writes the Handelsblatt magazine Junge Karriere, which published the results in its May 09 issue. According to the magazine's survey, companies are primarily looking for graduates with relevant practical experience whose personality and outlook matches their own, ultimately coming to the conclusion that "The University of Mannheim excels clearly in this respect."

Basis for the ranking is a survey annually conducted by the Handelsblatt Publishing Group: 508 HR directors from across all industries, most of them coming from international companies with more than 1000 employees, are asked to assess German business graduates, and thus their universities, with regard to their employability.