WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a private, state-recognized university with university status located in Vallendar and Düsseldorf. It was founded in 1984 and today enjoys a high reputation both nationally and internationally. WHU stands for Excellence in Management Education and lives up to this claim in teaching, research and practice in the field of general management. This is reflected in the accreditations by AACSB, EQUIS and FIBAA as well as in outstanding national and international ranking results. WHU is also the only private university to be a member of the German Research Foundation (DFG). WHU students benefit from an extensive network of partner universities, companies and alumni.