Ready. Set. Go. 2026.
The John Molson MBA International Case Competition in Montréal, Canada, is an absolute highlight every year. The 44th edition, which took place in January 2026, brought together 30 teams from 12 nations, all working on exciting and highly relevant business cases. More than 750 people were involved in the competition overall, making this event an unforgettable experience.
The registration for our Institute's Seminar Excel for Professionals for the upcoming Summer Term 2026 ends on Friday, May 22, 2026 at 11:59 pm.
You can find further information regarding organizational matters and topic selections on our course page.
In our bachelor course “Controlling”, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Marcel Leez, Head of Integrated Bank Management at LBS Landesbausparkasse NordWest, for a guest lecture this Wednesday.
This week, we were pleased to welcome colleagues from SET once again to our master course, “Performance Management & Strategy Execution”.
Last Wednesday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Matthias Hemker, Head of Group Controlling at Schmitz Cargobull in our bachelor’s course “Controlling”.
Yesterday, we held our Christmas gathering with our student assistants. After a joint visit to the Christmas market at the Überwasserkirche for some punch and mulled wine, we continued on to dinner and bowling at Nordstern in the Kreuzviertel. For our many new team members, the evening offered an ideal opportunity to get to know the MAC team and the other assistants in a relaxed setting and to make initial connections.
On Monday, we were pleased to once again welcome Henkel as a corporate partner in our bachelor's course “Business administration in practice: Learning from managers” in the redesigned business administration program. Our new cohort of students was introduced to the fundamentals of what controlling is and to get insights into the controlling practices of an international company.
Last Friday, we held the second edition of our Financial Modelling Workshop with Rödl & Partner.
At the end of November, we celebrated the successful defense of Jens Böke's dissertation, making him the fourth person to earn a doctorate at our institute!