SIMT Business School: May 2005

SIMT Newsletter

May 2005

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Dear reader,

Congratulations to the Class 2005 at SIMT! 49 graduates from four continents and 22 countries have successfully completed their MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree at Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology (SIMT). The graduation ceremony marking the completion of their postgraduate studies was celebrated on Friday, 29 April 2005, together with numerous guests.

Deadline for MBA applications at the Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology: The SIMT MBA courses are taught in English and the SIMT students benefit from close partnerships with renowned international companies and universities worldwide. The next MBA course will begin in September 2005. Limited places are available and deadline for applications is 30th June 2005.

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SIMT Newsletter | May 2005

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Contents:

I. Fifth Graduation Ceremony at SIMT

II. Deadline for MBA applications

III. DAAD award for SIMT Graduate

IV. Upcoming events

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I. Fifth Graduation Ceremony at SIMT

On April 29, 2005, the fifth graduation ceremony was celebrated with 200 participants. SIMT's Managing Director Dr. Bernhard Seitz and Professor Dr. Péter Horváth, Vice Chairman of the SIMT Board of Governors, opened the Graduation Ceremony with a ceremonial address. The keynote speech was held by Dr.-Ing. E.h. Heinz Dürr, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG, on the topic "Leading global companies - a management perspective."

39 of the 49 graduates have attended SIMT's full-time MBA program in one of the four concentrations International Management, Management Information Systems, Finance and Investment and Technology and Innovation Management. Ten graduates have chosen the career-integrated MBA program.

This year's graduates come from Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States of America. In his appreciation of the Graduates, Professor Horváth pointed out: "Indeed, SIMT is an international management school. Managing is a career with future. With your SIMT MBA, you are now well armed for the many new challenges ahead. What do you all see in your future? You will become managers and decision makers. We have prepared you specifically for such situations. As SIMT graduates, you will all be responsible for the implementation of changes in your future companies. You will act as change agents. You will bring vision and create impulses. You will have increasing responsibility."

Dr.-Ing. E.h. Heinz Dürr said in his keynote speech: "Globalisation means flexibility in thinking, acting and behaving. Are you prepared for globalisation? You must be curious and inquisitive. You should feel what's going on. You must have an understanding and feeling for local culture. What business should you enter? All is interesting, all can be fascinating: production, service, transportation, financing, energy and environment, health care economy."

SIMT's Managing Director Dr. Bernhard Seitz said: "You had vision. You had power. Your were very well organized. What better prove can there be for an outstanding class of MBA graduates than this? What better prove can there be that a global perspective enriches the local view? I believe that with that kind of vision, power and determination, you have a great future ahead of you and that you will change the world in a positive way."

A message of appreciation was given by Vincent Supetran and Micha Dannenhauser, both Graduates of the Class 2005. Vincent Supetran quoted the important German writer Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) with the famous "Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne."

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II. Deadline for MBA applications at the Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology (SIMT)

Global careers with global businesses

What is expected of business graduates nowadays? An excellent knowledge of business, skills which have been well-practiced in renowned companies, contacts which will aid an employer in business development, international experience which has been character-building and English-language skills close to native-speaker levels. The list of requirements is getting longer by the day and fewer and fewer educations institutes can offer their students, what is nowadays seen by industry, as a basic higher education. However, ranked 20th in Europe according to the Global Top 100 Business Schools survey, the Business School SIMT in Stuttgart, Germany is certainly in a position to offer what every employer dreams of: An MBA in all-around international business culture.

The Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology (SIMT) in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg is an offspring of three internationally renowned universities: the Universität Stuttgart, the Universität Hohenheim and the Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen. These institutions provide unparalleled research facilities and think-tanks providing the SIMT with an excellent base to educate its students. But the world of business cannot operate on theory alone.

Here location is a key factor. A Business School can truly be called a business school if it is near business. And the SIMT certainly is: Baden-Württemberg in the German south-west, is home to global players such as DaimlerChrysler, Porsche and Bosch to name but a few. Close co-operation with these companies and others ensures that students are able to put their well-founded theoretical knowledge into hard business practice with the crème de la crème of industry. Students profit not only from work-experience but also from a wide breadth of contacts: networking is the essence of business and this requirement is also catered for.

The SIMT MBA courses are taught in English and the SIMT students benefit from close partnerships with universities worldwide. The next MBA course will begin in September 2005. Limited places are available and deadline for applications is 30th June 2005.

For more information please visit SIMT's website.

Background Information on the German southwest

Baden-Württemberg is located in the south-west of Germany at the centre of Europe. It is the 3rd largest of the 16 federal states in Germany and has a population of 10.6 million. The region is known for being the technical heart of the continent and home to global players such as DaimlerChrysler, Porsche, SAP as well as the European and German headquarters of IBM and Hewlett-Packard. The area is also renowned for having the most diverse academic landscape in the country with a grand total of nine research universities and more than 20 universities of applied sciences; in addition, five music academies, two art academies and one design academy, a film academy, a pop academy, six universities of education and eight universities of co-operative education.

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III. DAAD award for SIMT Graduate

Wilhelm Ramberg (31) is an Industrial Engineer who has worked for almost seven years in several different areas across the value chain, including production planning, procurement, distribution, and sales, in two of the most important industrial groups in his native country.

Wilhelm Ramberg graduated in 2005. In December, he received a mention by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as the best foreign student at SIMT.

SIMT: the Total Package

When I started my research on MBA programs, I was prompted by my German roots to look for a program in Europe, especially in Germany. I began my search in 2001. After learning more about SIMT, I became very enthusiastic. I was convinced that, although it was a very young institution, several factors made SIMT the right school for me. First of all, it has the support of the best universities in the region. Secondly, its strategic industrial location in the heart of a very dynamic cluster is a huge advantage. Thirdly, it is sponsored by successful global companies. Fourthly, the content of the International Management program complemented my background perfectly. Finally, the city of Stuttgart offers something for everyone, and is located in the heart of Europe, with almost instant access to France, Italy, and Switzerland, among others. These factors, combined with the prestige that the school had already gained in such a short time, made the decision to come to Stuttgart an easy one.

Wilhelm Ramberg

Graduate

Contact: ramberg(at)2005.uni-simt.de

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IV. Upcoming events

For its general info sessions SIMT opens its doors in Stuttgart to everybody interested in SIMT and all of its dgree and non-degree programs.

Next General Info Sessions:

Thursday, 19 May 2005, 5.30 p.m. (full-time, career-integrated and part-time MBA)
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 5.30 p.m. (full-time, career-integrated and part-time MBA)

SIMT Forum on May 31, 2005 on qualified human resources planning (in German)

Program am Dienstag, den 31. Mai 2005