HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management is a private university and business school in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management is a private, state-approved university-level business school with doctoral and habilitation rights. Its roots go back to the founding of Germany’s first university-level management school in 1898. Its institutional development includes 1898 — Handelshochschule Leipzig opened as the first university business school in Germany. The founding institution initiated management education as a field of study in Germany. Today its academic profile is defined by management, finance, entrepreneurship, strategy, consulting, leadership, accounting, business psychology, digital innovation, marketing, operations, sustainability and economic research. The location is important as The Jahnallee campus is located close to central Leipzig, a growing location for technology, logistics, manufacturing, consulting, startups, culture and research with access to companies, founder networks, international partners and the wider Saxon economy.

This master file is the course portfolio with 1 undergraduate and 10 postgraduate entries and subject combinations consolidated under their parent degrees where appropriate. Undergraduate examples include No Bachelor's Degree Offered – External First Degree Required. Later entries include No Bachelor's Degree Offered – External First Degree Required. Postgraduate studies cover Full-Time Master in Management, Full-Time Master in Management – Finance, Master in Strategy and Business Consulting, Part-Time Master in Management, Part-Time Master in Management – Finance, Master in Entrepreneurship, Full-Time MBA, Full-Time MBA – Finance and Part-Time MBA. Each course continues to be a parent qualification with specialisations recorded in the course entry, not misrepresented as separate degrees.

Admission is controlled at the program level. Master applicants require a recognised bachelor’s degree, strong English, practical exposure and current test, interview or subject requirements. MBA candidates can come from any discipline but need to have significant work experience. Doctoral candidates need to have done excellent prior study, and have a research proposal and faculty support. Before applying candidates have to check language of instruction, entry semester, subject prerequisites, selection procedure and document route. International School or University Qualifications External evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation where applicable or other proof of academic equivalence may be required. Master’s committees may ask for module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience, or interviews. Admissions to doctoral studies are different from admission to bachelor or master studies and normally require a feasible research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty.

The indicative tuition for 2026 is €38,500 for the Master in Management Finance and Strategy and Business Consulting tracks listed, and €42,500 for the full-time MBA. Discounts for early registration, scholarships up to the specified amounts, installment plans, education funds and external financing are provided. HHL regulations apply to doctoral fees and terms of employment. These institutional charges do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project costs or personal travel. Special tuition may be applied in the case of continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats, if provided for by the relevant law or program regulation. Funding may include BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards, but each funding application is assessed independently from admission.

Career preparation is a reflection of the subject mix of the university, not a guarantyd placement scheme. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and a thesis developed in cooperation with an external partner can all help to improve professional readiness.