Business and Information Technology School
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The Business and Information Technology School (BiTS Iserlohn) is a private
state approved university of applied science
based in Iserlohn
(North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
). The BiTS Iserlohn was founded in 2000 and currently approx. 1.000 students are enrolled in 7 undergraduate
and 2 postgraduate
programs. In 2008 The US-American education services company Laureate Education bought 76% of the shares.
In the beginning of 2010 Laureate bought the remaining 24% of the shares and is now the sole holder of the BiTS.
(2006), Kofi Annan
(2007), Lech Wałęsa
, Gerhard Schröder
(both 2008), Tony Blair
(2009) or Al Gore
(2010).
of its kind.
Winners and topics:
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
state approved university of applied science
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
based in Iserlohn
Iserlohn
Iserlohn is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city by population and area within the district and the Sauerland region.-Geography:...
(North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
). The BiTS Iserlohn was founded in 2000 and currently approx. 1.000 students are enrolled in 7 undergraduate
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
and 2 postgraduate
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
programs. In 2008 The US-American education services company Laureate Education bought 76% of the shares.
In the beginning of 2010 Laureate bought the remaining 24% of the shares and is now the sole holder of the BiTS.
Bachelor
A Bachelor's degree can be obtained in 6 semesters including one semester abroad (depending on program).- Business and Management Studies (Bachelor of Science)
- Business Psychology (Bachelor of Science)
- Communication & Media Management (Bachelor of Science)
- Sport & Event Management (Bachelor of Science)
- Journalism & Business Communication (Bachelor of Arts)
- Green Business Management (Bachelor of Science)
- International Management for Service Industries (Bachelor of Science)
Master
- Corporate Management (Master of Arts)
- PR & Corporate Communication (Master of Arts)
Student initiatives
Students of BiTS are voluntary committed to several initiatives. These run independently. Besides, for example a students' magazine (BiTSLicht), a campus radio station (BiTS.fm), student consultancy (b.one consulting) or a charity organization (BiTS2Society). The campus of BiTS Iserlohn is home to two student run annual events gaining international recognition, the Campus Symposium and the Rubicon Contest.Campus Symposium
The Campus Symposium is an international business conference hosted every year in September since 2005. Recent key speakers were Bill ClintonBill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
(2006), Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
(2007), Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity , the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland between 1990 and 95.Wałęsa was an electrician...
, Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder is a German politician, and was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor...
(both 2008), Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
(2009) or Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
(2010).
Rubicon Contest
The Rubicon Contest is an international contest for business students. It is hosted yearly since 2006 (with a break in 2008). 80 undergraduate and graduate students (2010: 100) in teams of four from universities all over the world are performing a business simulation game and a case study on a future related topic. The contest is one of the biggest case competitionCase competition
In a case competition, participants compete for the best solution to a business case study under time pressure. Most often it is a competition at university level, but on occasions also held at other levels. The case competition is an event in which business teams deliver business presentations,...
of its kind.
Winners and topics:
| Year | Winning team | University | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4unlimited | SSE Riga Stockholm School of Economics in Riga The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, is a business school in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1993 as a subsidiary of the Stockholm School of Economics with a mission to provide a state-of-the-art education in business and economics that contributes to the economic and social development of... |
no specific topic |
| 2007 | Leda | Jacobs University | no specific topic |
| 2008 | no contest | ||
| 2009 | Dauripovo | WHU Vallendar WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a German business school. The privately financed school was founded in 1984 by the Koblenz chamber of commerce and is located in Vallendar near Koblenz... |
Green Business |
| 2010 | JacoBeans | Jacobs University | Sustainability |
| 2011 | ChangeMakers | Purdue University Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... |
The Future of Mobility |
External links
- http://www.bits-iserlohn.de/
- http://www.campus-symposium.com/
- http://www.rubicon-contest.com/