The WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, a private university located in Vallendar near Koblenz, was the first school in Germany to offer an academic degree in business administration emphasizing the strategic leadership of corporations. The school sees its main mission in educating general managers and entrepreneurs. Over the past 25 years, WHU has established a worldwide, unique cooperative network with more than 170 universities from all continents. It was the first German university to receive EQUIS accreditation (1998). In 2010 WHU also earned as one of only four Universities in Germany the AACSB Accreditation.
