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In the Financial Times European Business School Rankings 2020, ESMT Berlin is ranked, for the second year in a row, ninth in Europe and first in Germany. ESMT remains the first and only German institution ever to make it to the European Top 10.

How can industrial companies achieve solid growth in today's global markets? How do they compete with new low-cost suppliers? How can they successfully market digital innovations?

Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management, Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, has succeeded Dr. Dieter Zetsche as the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the ESMT Foundation as of August 1, 2020. Dieter Zetsche, former CEO of Daimler, had held this position since 2015.

Angeliki Papachroni has joined the ESMT faculty as a lecturer for strategy and innovation.

Political and social engagement is a relevant topic for European business leaders. CEOs are increasingly making public statements on political issues in order to make a positive contribution to socially relevant topics.

ESMT Berlin ranked 26th in the Financial Times’ Masters in Management (MIM) Ranking 2020.

Today 56 students are taking up their part-time MBA studies at ESMT Berlin.

ESMT Berlin has enrolled 148 students, its largest cohort to date, in the current Master’s in Management (MIM) program, growing by 32 percent on 2019.

David Ronayne joined ESMT Berlin as Assistant Professor of Economics on September 1, 2020, bringing the total faculty to 39 members from 16 countries.

ESMT Berlin resumes in-class teaching as Germany reopens its borders for students from all over the world.

For scientists, engaging in commercial activities such as patenting and starting new ventures can be much more lucrative than relying on pure academic work.

The Industry Immersion Program (IIP), a joint initiative by business school ESMT Berlin and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), welcomed three new classes this week.

The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) recognizes the successful partnership of Irish government agency Enterprise Ireland, international business school ESMT Berlin, and IMS Marketing with an Excellence in Practice Silver Award 2020 in Ecosystem Development.

ESMT Berlin, Germany’s number 1 business school according to the Financial Times, has agreed upon a new purpose and values statement to raise employee identification with the organization and deepen its commitment with students and clients.