Studying with Kuehne

The Kühne School of Logistics and Management GmbH, whose sole shareholder is the non-profit Kuehne Foundation, says it is founding a private independent university, The Kühne Logistics University (KLU) – Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Logistik und Unternehmensführung.

The Kuehne Foundation and the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) have agreed, within the context of the founding of the KLU, that the former Kühne School will be released from its alliance with the TUHH. From now on the KLU will be part of the Hamburg cluster for logistics research institutes, which, in addition to the TUHH, also includes the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML). Further, the KLU will cooperate with other Hamburg universities.

The next five years will see the KLU develop two international non-consecutive Master’s Programmes, a Bachelor’s Programme, and a continuing education programme. The profile of the KLU will be completed with a PhD fellowship programme as well as international and interdisciplinary research. The central theme of the KLU is Business Management with a particular focus on “Logistics”, in its economic, technological and international aspects. It is thus intended to serve as exemplary education for qualified management and leadership in complex circumstances.

The KLU plans to launch its teaching activities in October 2010 with the first non-consecutive Master of Science programme in “Global Logistics”. The Programme includes a period of study at one of the Asian, European or American partner schools. The Kühne School’s successful Executive Programmes will continue and be expanded. State recognition will shortly be applied for from the Education and Science authorities of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, and discussions to date on this matter have been promising.

The Kuehne Foundation is currently examining potential locations for a dedicated building for the University in the HafenCity of Hamburg.