HECTOR School

Technology Business School of the KIT

It’s not for nothing that the KIT is renowned around the globe for its expertise in German Engineering. The HECTOR School of Engineering and Management, the KIT’s Technology Business School, is the answer to the demand from industry and individuals for job-accompanying education programs specially designed for engineers or managers working in the field of engineering.

What makes us unique?

The Technology Business School is comprised of an international and diverse faculty leveraging innovative research whilst also teaching excellence in the lecture room. Situated in modern facilities and supported by an international team, service comes first.

Hector Wissenschaftspreisverleihung] On the initiative and with the support of Dr. h.c. Hans-Werner Hector, a founding member of SAP, and his wife Josefine Hector, the cornerstones of the study concept of the HECTOR School were defined in spring 2004.
 

The HECTOR School is operated under the organizational and administrative umbrella of the International Department gGmbH of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The International Department is a private service institution of the KIT founded in 1998. With 4 market schools and two research institutions, English-speaking B.Sc., M.Sc., part-time M.Sc., and Ph.D. programs are offered and carried out in close cooperation with relevant actors from industry and business to prepare participants for a future career in German and international job market.

Being „The Research University in the Helmholtz Association“, the KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. Within these three fields, all the Master´s programs and compact continuing education formats of the HECTOR School are located.

All programs of the HECTOR School have access to extensive necessary research resources in the form of laboratory facilities through the participating institutes of the KIT to meet the demand to incorporate the latest research results into the teaching contents. Besides, the ID building provides the necessary infrastructure and equipment for a functional and representative working environment for the participants.