Erasmus / Study Abroad Erasmus / Study Abroad

Today global competition determines the markets, with goods, services and information exchanged via worldwide networks. Hamburg is one of the most dynamic business centres in Europe and is home to many international companies. It is Europe's second-largest port and Asia's gateway to Europe, and it is also the third-largest centre for civil aviation, with Airbus as a major business engine for the city. The Department of Business at Campus Berliner Tor prepares its students for the global economy with an international management programme focusing on different aspects of international trade.

Exchange students from our partner universities who are enrolled as business majors can study for one or two semesters at HAW Hamburg and can choose from the following business classes in English:

International Business – courses in English 

• Business Law and Taxation*
• Business Statistics**
• Financial Management**
• International Business Law
• International Capital Markets
• International Corporate Finance (last time SoSe24)
• International Economics 2
• International Human Resource Management
• International Management* 
• International Marketing
• International Organisation & Cooperation
• International Supply Chain Management**
• International Trade and Logistics, FDI
• Management Accounting**
• Microeconomics & Market Studies**
• Programming and data organization*

*starting summer semester 2024 **starting winter semester 2024/25

Working successfully in an international environment also requires excellent intercultural soft skills. The International Business programme offers a special focus on the field of cultural and social sciences from a business perspective. The following classes are in English:

• Academic Research and Writing*
• Intercultural Business Communication*
• Intercultural Communication and Competence
• Project Work

Faculty exchange classes:

• Intercultural Learning in Theory and Practice (summer semester only)
• Exploring the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (not for English native speakers)

Download the module handbook for more information about the IB classes. 

NOTE: These international business classes are open only to exchange students who are business majors at their home university. Students must provide proof that they have successfully completed business classes in the form of a transcript of records.

Application deadlines:
Winter semester (Oct.–Feb.): 30 April
Summer semester (April–July): 30 October
(open to: exchange students from partner universities only; not open to freemovers)