Organisationsforum Wirtschaftskongress
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The Organisationsforum Wirtschaftskongress e. V. (OFW) is a student-run, non-profit initiative that affords "high-performance students" (Spiegel Magazine) the opportunity to turn their theoretical business knowledge into entrepreneurial actions. Since its inception, the OFW’s main goal has been to engage well-renowned businesspeople, politicians, and scientists in to a constructive dialogue with top international business students.
It all started in 1984 when two students from the University of Cologne
tried to supplement their education, which lacked "real life" practice. They had the vision of bringing together students and entrepreneurs to meet for a constructive, critical dialogue.
Twenty years later the World Business Dialogue
with its nearly 1000 participants - who span all generations and come from all corners of the globe- is the world's largest student-run business convention.
The OFW’s remarkable efforts have won them many awards, including "Best European Student Initiative" bestowed by Sorbonne University, Paris and the recent premiere in "Land of Ideas" whose patron is German President Horst Köhler
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It all started in 1984 when two students from the University of Cologne
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44,000 students, one of the largest universities in Germany. The university is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, an association of Germany's leading research universities...
tried to supplement their education, which lacked "real life" practice. They had the vision of bringing together students and entrepreneurs to meet for a constructive, critical dialogue.
Twenty years later the World Business Dialogue
World Business Dialogue
The World Business Dialogue connects students from all five continents with leading personalities from business, sciences and politics. The event is organized by the volunteer student initiative Organisationsforum Wirtschaftskongress...
with its nearly 1000 participants - who span all generations and come from all corners of the globe- is the world's largest student-run business convention.
The OFW’s remarkable efforts have won them many awards, including "Best European Student Initiative" bestowed by Sorbonne University, Paris and the recent premiere in "Land of Ideas" whose patron is German President Horst Köhler
Horst Köhler
Horst Köhler is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties, the CDU and the CSU, and the liberal FDP, Köhler was elected to his first five-year term by the Federal Assembly on...
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