The German Graduate School of Management and Law is an internationally oriented university specialising in management education. It is a learning organisation in which the university administration, professors, lecturers, staff and students cooperate closely to achieve the university's vision. In July 2006, it received institutional accreditation from the Wissenschaftsrat, the advisory body to the German Federal Government and the state governments for higher education institutions and the research sector. The German Graduate School of Management and Law is also officially recognised by the government of Baden-Württemberg as a university of applied sciences under German Law.
The faculty at the GGS consists of internationally renowned professors and lecturers from Germany and abroad. Its programmes and research focus is on future global market trends and international developments in business practice. The GGS is developing strategic partnerships with other universities in Great Britain, the USA, Eastern Europe, Asia and South America with the aim of enhancing its international profile in education and research.
It is the aim of the German Graduate School of Management and Law to provide executives with exciting new research-based insights into strategies, concepts, methods and solutions. The university has focused its research on practical and empirical projects. Research activities shall be based on the dynamic collaboration of the faculty across the disciplines.