Kuehne Logistics University (KLU) is a private business school based in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded by the Kuehne Foundation of German billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne, based in Schindellegi, Switzerland. KLU offers bachelor's degrees and four master's programs, a part-time MBA, and a structured PhD program in business and management, analytics and data science, and operations and supply chain management. KLU is located at Hamburg's HafenCity area and its classes are taught in English. A new campus is established in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

History

Kühne Logistics University was established by Klaus-Michael Kühne in 2010 with a vision to transform the world through outstanding teaching and cutting-edge research in logistics, operations, and supply chain management. This vision continues to be at the core of KLU's mission. Since its inception, KLU has steadily expanded its offerings to include a broader range of business and management programs, as well as analytics and data science. In 2024, KLU was awarded AACSB accreditation, a quality mark in the field of business and management education. KLU Foundation and Milestones

Programs

KLU offers international programs, which are taught exclusively in English:

Study costs & scholarships

Study costs In January 2022: The fees for the 2-year Master's program were €7,190.00 per semester. The fees for the 3-year Bachelor program were €6,190.00 per semester (standard track, 180 ECTS credits) and €6,890.00 per semester (intensive track, 210 ECTS credits). Scholarships At KLU there are several scholarship possibilities, which support and encourage students financially, e.g.:

Rankings

Erasmus

In July 2012, KLU was awarded the Erasmus University Charter. Through this European Union program, partnership agreements between European universities are facilitated, students can receive EU funding for stays abroad (language courses, semesters and internships abroad), and the mobility of teachers and university staff across Europe is also supported.

Partner universities

KLU maintains more than 60 partnerships with universities worldwide, within the framework of which an exchange of students from the Faculty of Economics takes place. Among the partner universities are:

Former presidents

Members of the supervisory board