Welcome to ZHAW, School of Management and Law Friday 25 nd of October 2013 Building Competence. Crossing Borders. Markus.braun@zhaw.ch, 25. October 2013
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences School of Management and Law (SML) 2
ZHAW in Figures Student Population as of 15 October 2012 Total 10,660 (Bachelor s and Master s students according to ZHAW Annual Report 2012) 1 2 8 5 3 4 1 School of Architecture, Design, and Civil Engineering (550) 2 School of Health Professions (1,306) 3 School of Applied Linguistics (712) 4 School of Life Sciences and Facility Management (1,522) 5 School of Applied Psychology (344) 6 School of Social Work (685) 7 School of Engineering (1,868) 8 School of Management and Law (3,673) 6 7 3
Focus of the SML Business Units General Management International Business Banking, Finance, Insurance» Human Capital» Customer Relationship Management» Lean Production» Small Business Management» Business Integration» Internationalization of Swiss SME» Market studies» Market entry strategies for specific regions» Cultural Diversity» Corporate Responsibility» Value Chain Management in the Financial Industry» Capital Markets» Private Banking» Alternative Investments» Swiss GAAP FER and NGO» Risk & Insurance Public/Non-Profit Mngmt. Business Law» Public Finance» Public-Private Partnership (PPP)» Change in Public Institutions» Managed Care» Health Economics» Internationalization of Business Law» Legal Engineering» Tax Planning in an International Context 4
ZHAW School of Management and Law From product- to customer-orientation Needs of students BSc MSc Needs of companies and organizations Research Development Continuous Education PhD / DBA Courses Consulting Employability Competitiveness 5
Organizational Structure SML at a Glance School of Management and Law André Haelg Staff SML Undergraduate Programs Markus Zwyssig General Management Stephan Loretan Banking, Finance, Insurance Suzanne Ziegler Public Sector Andreas Bergmann Business Law Jens Lehne International Business Markus Braun Resources & Florian Angst Operations Master s Programs Business Administration. Institute of Marketing Management Center for Alternative Investments & Risk Management Institute of Public Management Center for Public Commercial Law RCC Europe Middle East / India Operations Continuing Education Business Administration Institute of Business Information Technology Center for Banking & Finance Winterthur Institute of Health Economics Center for Corporate and Tax Law RCC Americas. Process & System Management International Management Center for Human Capital Management Center for Risk & Insurance Center for Arts Management Center for Competition and Commercial Law RCC Asia-Pacific Business Law Center for Strategy & Operations Edgar Heim Center for Accounting & Controlling Center for Economic Policy Center for Social Law Center for Innovative Didactics Business Information Technology Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center for Corporate Finance and Private Equity Languages in Management and Law Office Undergraduate Programs 6
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences School of Management and Law (SML) International Business (DIB) 7
Focus in all four areas Education BSc in Business Administration International Management MSc in International Business in planning! R&D Various KTI-Projects Study on Chinese companies in Switzerland Internationalisation-Index Continuing Education Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) CAS Foreign Affairs & Applied Diplomacy CAS International Business CAS Corporate Responsibility CAS Luxury Marketing & Mngmt. (Start Feb. 2014) Executive Education International Executive MBA MAS Business Administration Customized Programs Summer Academy (Alternative Invest./Luxury Brand Mng.) Executive Workshop Bridging the Cultural Gap: Switzerland-East Asia Consulting Consulting international businesses and industrial associations 8
International Business Organization International Business Markus Braun RCC Americas RCC Europe, Middle East, India RCC Asia-Pacific Int. Relations Int. Office 9
Five Pillars in Support of SML s Internationalization ZHAW School of Management and Law Strategic objective: Quality of applied research & development and international cooperation Focus Applied R&D Strategically select core topics (applied R&D clusters): also focus on commercial proposition and test inter-disciplinary applied research areas Select Universities Map complementary strengths of international university partners Target Consulting Develop ZHAW s cross-border consultancy competence, in particular for small and medium-sized businesses Swissness Network with Swiss companies with a Swiss value creation component to the world Alumni Enhance international alumni network and focus on continuing/ executive education Foster best practice in international cooperation with business and academia: applied faculty research/ network/e-learning and cross-border projects Excel in fundraising: know your customer and decision criteria for relevant projects: SNF, KTI, European and global institutions; public private partnerships; corporations Support to attract top talent to ZHAW/SML: students and faculty Americas of International Business Europe, Middle East, India Asia-Pacific Development & 10
SML Partner Network 2012/13 13 69 18 14 Most Requested Destinations 2013/14: US: 19 France: 11 Spain: 13 UK: 11 7 7 11
Student Exchange We help our students to not only overcome intellectual boundaries but also geographic ones. They have the opportunity to make international contacts and acquire intercultural skills during a period of study abroad. 200 150 Incoming Outgoing 100 50 0 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 12
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