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20 Years HSBA
2004 – 2024: 20th anniversary of HSBAWe are celebrating our 20th birthday and would like to take this as an opportunity to look back on the last two decades together, and more importantly, to look to the future – to the next 20 years.
Digitalisation, artificial intelligence, sustainability and internationalisation – these are the topics that are of crucial importance for our future – and this year we will be focusing on these topics in particular.
Here you will find all the information about our anniversary, our events and other activities. In our timeline you can find out all about the history of HSBA and its development.
Gratulationen
HSBA celebrates its 20th anniversary.
With a total of 325 students, the largest Bachelor cohort since HSBA was founded almost 20 years ago sets off
Prof. Dr. Tim Goydke takes office as new president at HSBA
CHE University Ranking 2023 - HSBA once again in top position in nationwide comparison of dual universities
Alexander Freier becomes new chancellor of HSBA
The Vice Presidents Prof. Dr. Max Johns and Prof. Dr. Alkis Otto take over the office of President for the time being.
Launch of the "Junge Academy" - a new business course for pupils aged 16 and over
Prof. Dr. Dirk Max Johns takes office as the new Vice President for Research & International Affairs
Since HSBA was founded, the number of partner companies has risen from 20 to 300 for the first time.
HSBA moves into its new, modern campus at Willy-Brandt-Straße 75
HSBA once again receives top position in CHE university ranking
Prof. Dr. Insa Sjurts becomes the new President of HSBA Hamburg, replacing the founding President Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Schmidt-Trenz.
Prof. Dr. Alkis Otto is confirmed as the new Vice President for Teaching, Quality Assurance and Continuing Education with effect from 1 January 2020.
The number of enrolled students has risen from 70 to 1000 for the first time in 15 years.
System accreditation for HSBA and the premium seal for the MBA Shipping awarded by FIBAA
The "Versammlung Eines Ehrbaren Kaufmanns zu Hamburg" (VEEK) and the HSBA Alumni Association each acquire eight percent of the shares in HSBA. The main shareholder remains the "Foundation for Advancing HSBA"
The sponsorship of HSBA is transferred from the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce to the
"Foundation for Advancing HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration"
FIBAA awards HSBA as the first Hamburg university with a premium seal
The Chamber of Commerce Innovation Campus HIC at Adolphsplatz 6 is opened with an Audimax and additional seminar rooms
Cooperative doctoral programme with the Claussen-Cimon Graduate Centre is launched with seven doctoral students.
Prof. Dr. Inga Schmidt-Ross becomes Vice President for Teaching, Quality and Continuing Education. Prof. Dr. Goetz Greve becomes Vice President for Research and International Affairs
In the 2011/12 CHE ranking, HSBA achieved fourth place in the "Dual Universities" category. This means that HSBA offers the best-rated business studies course in Hamburg
Foundation of Association of Friends & Sponsors of HSBA (Verein der Freunde & Förderer der HSBA e.V.) - Former Senator Ian K. Karan becomes first Chairman of the Board of Directors.
First institutional accreditation of HSBA by the German Council of Science and Humanities
Receipt of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) from the EU
Opening of the Commerzbibliothek branch at the Chamber of Commerce CityCampus
For the first time, the rowing teams from HSBA and Jacobs University Bremen are competing against each other on the Outer Alster.
First ever participation in the CHE university ranking, positioning in the top group of dual universities in Germany
The first Bachelor class of HSBA is bid farewell at the graduation ceremony in the Chamber of Commerce.
First student exchange with an international partner university
Start of teaching in the dual Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
HSBA is officially recognized by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
Foundation of HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration non-profit GmbH
Launch of the Hamburg Business Academy, predecessor of HSBA and pioneer of dual study programmes ("Hamburg Model")