Greeting by Dr. Wolfgang Peiner

Two decades ago, there were many universities around the world that were researching and teaching on logistics or supply chain management: in Germany, mainly at technical universities, and at various operations departments in the USA. But there were hardly any universities that chiefly focused on commercial logistics and on training top young people in logistics and supply chain management, without neglecting research. It was Klaus-Michael Kühne who, as a logistics entrepreneur, recognized this deficiency and set himself the goal of creating a first-class academic institution, one that now sets
standards not only for Hamburg and Germany, but globally, and offers students from all over the world the opportunity to lay the foundation for a career in logistics. The goal, the core of KLU, was thus defined.

As the founding president it became my task (together with the colleagues who were with me from the start) to appoint the first professors and to create the structures that would allow KLU to develop and grow.

Today we can say: after ten years, KLU has secured a place at the top of the logistics
universities, thanks to the commitment of its founder, the dedication of its current president and professors, the chancellor and his dedicated staff, and last but not least: to the growing number of motivated students from around the globe.

Dr. Wolfgang Peiner, Former Finance Secretary of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Founding President of Kühne Logistics University