Zeppelin University

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Zeppelin University (ZU) with a private responsible body, is a state-recognized college in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Overview

Zeppelin University has the legal form of a non-profit, limited liability organization and calls itself "university bridging business, culture and politics". Thus it stresses the multi-disciplinary character of research and teaching that is an integral part of its self-image. It is named after the German general and airship constructor Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin.

Since its foundation the university has been managed by Professor Dr Stephan A Jansen. At the moment it has three departments:

* Corporate Management & Economics (Business Administration and Economics)
* Communication & Cultural Management (Communication and Cultural Sciences)
* Public Management & Governance (Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences)

Applicants are selected by the university in a two-step selection process: in addition to the written application there is a selection day with interviews, an assessment centre and language tests.

Students can graduate with the academic degree of a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and a consecutive as well as a non-consecutive Master of Arts (M.A.). The tuition for the bachelor program amounts to 3,950.00 euro per semester or 675.00 euro per month, for the master programs from 4,000.00 euro to 4,900.00 euro per semester. There are numerous merit-based scholarships by foundations and patrons as well as a student loan of Sparkasse Bodensee that is offered at a relatively low interest rate and is used by more than half of the students.

In the magazine “Handelsblatt Karriere”, edition 07/08 dated April 27, 2007, Zeppelin University has now appeared in a university ranking for the first time. It has reached eighth place with its economic program “Corporate Management & Economics”. Well-known professors at Zeppelin University include: Dirk Baecker, Peter Kenning, Stephan A. Jansen, Klaus Schönbach, Nico Stehr, Heinrich Wilms, Birger Priddat. In August 2007, Birger Priddat was appointed president and managing director of the Witten/Herdecke University.

Since 2007 Zeppelin University has an additional location in the foyer of Tempelhof International Airport in Berlin, the so-called “Institute for the Art of Swimming on Air”.

In the end of the year 2007 a new university building has been finished, so that the zeppelin university now has space for about 800 students.It is located on the banks of the lake of Constance and has a great architecture.Besides, the building of a dorm in Friedrichshafen has started.