KLU Kühne Logistics University

Kickstart your future at a top global business school. Lead with an operations mindset. Unlock your career in business, management, & logistics.

KLU Kühne Logistics University

Kickstart your future at a top global business school. Lead with an operations mindset. Unlock your career in business, management, & logistics.

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A group of KLU staff members and students pose together as part of the KLU running team at the HafenCity Run.

Team Spirit on the Move: KLU at the HafenCity Run 2026

More than 30 alumni, students, Ph.D. candidates, and staff members came together to represent KLU at this year’s HafenCity Ru…

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Triumph in Bonn: Hamburger Polo Club Secures German Championship Title

Kühne Logistics University (KLU) warmly congratulates its sports scholarship holders on an outstanding achievement: last week…

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KLU Professor Alan McKinnon Receives TRA Visions Special Honorary Award at Transport…

At the European Union’s Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference in Budapest last week, Prof. Alan McKinnon received the TRA…

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KLU – Kühne Logistics University – is a leading state-recognized and highly ranked international university headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, with an Asian campus in Saigon, Vietnam, and plans to expand to Africa and the Americas. Committed to empowering leaders with a strong operations mindset, KLU offers programs in business and management, data science and analytics, as well as specialized programs in logistics, operations, and supply chain management. Imparting an in-depth understanding of operations is a cornerstone of benefactor and founder Klaus-Michael Kühne's vision to improve the world through logistics and supply chain management, as is reflected in the university’s full name. This operations mindset guides KLU's approach to contemporary leadership and management education, blending academic excellence with a hands-on approach to ensure real-world applicability in both teaching and research. 

Starting with the Bachelor in Business Administration or the pre-degree program (Studienkolleg), students can enter or progress to the general Master in International Management, the Master in Business Analytics and Data Science or the specialized Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, the world's leading logistics program. Specifically designed for executives and high achievers, Kühne Logistics University furthermore offers a part-time MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, and a Doctoral Program (PhD) to deepen research and leadership skills. Anchored in KLU's operations mindset, combining leadership and management studies with data science and information technology, and placing particular emphasis on digital transformation & AI, entrepreneurship, and sustainability, we ensure that our graduates are well-equipped to drive responsible and sustainable change in the world. Under the leadership of our President Professor Andreas Kaplan, both KLU in Hamburg and Saigon offer excellent education and unique experience for all students.