Kofi Annan Fellowships for Students from Developing Countries at Germany's HHL

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management is offering talented individuals from least developed countries full scholarships. The scholarships, awarded in cooperation with Kofi Annan Business School Foundation (KABSF), covers the tuition and fees of fulltime MBA or M.Sc program summing up to EUR29,000 and EUR25,000 at HHL respectively. Additionally, it covers also monthly living costs. Apart from the admission requirements for HHL's full-time MBA or M.Sc. program, a combination of excellent academic achievements, work experience and involvement in extracurricular activities will increase the candidate's chances of receiving the scholarship. More information at: http://www.hhl.de/financing
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Says HHL Dean Prof. Dr. Pinkwart, "Becoming a member of KABSF demonstrates the social entrepreneurship that HHL values in contributing to the global society. HHL is honored to be accepted by KABSF Kofi Annan Business Schools Foundation. HHL's mission suits the objective of KABSF perfectly, as we aim to educate effective, responsible and entrepreneurial business leaders. This is exactly how we have been endeavoring to benefit our students, stakeholders and society through our excellence in teaching, researching and our social responsibility. We want to do more for t he developing countries, which we practiced not only here, but also in the developing countries through our faculty and our collaboration with the local universities. Therefore, it is our commitment to KABSF to provide the opportunity for talented and motivated students from these countries, who lack opportunities and sufficient financial means, to study and acquire business knowledge as well as enhance leadership skills at HHL.

Prof. Dr. Hans van Ginkel, Chairman of the Board of the Kofi Annan Business Schools Foundation, adds, "Human resources are among the most important assets that can contribute to the local economies. KABSF started in Africa which was the continent that needs various resources including talent. During its 8 years of development, KABSF has encouraged the goal of spreading solidarity from North to South to help reinforce human resources and eventually help their home countries to benefit. It is great for KABSF to welcome HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management as a member to jointly to foster the international exchange of knowledge and capacity building.

About the Kofi Annan Business Schools Foundation

The Kofi Annan Business Schools Foundation aims to stimulate local entrepreneurship by creating a new generation of innovative and socially responsible entrepreneurs in developing regions through tailor-made and practice oriented study programs. >http://www.KABSF.org

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About HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

HHL is a university-level institution and ranks amongst the leading international business schools. The goal of the oldest business school in German-speaking Europe is to educate effective, responsible and entrepreneurially-minded leaders. HHL stands out for its excellent teaching, its clear research focus, its effective knowledge transfer into practi ce as well as its outstanding student services. The courses of study include full and part-time Master in Management as well as MBA programs, a Doctoral program and Executive Education. HHL reached one of three first places for the best entrepreneurial universities in Germany in the Start-Up Radar ranking published by Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Founders' Association of German Science) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BWMi). According to the Financial Times, HHL ranks first in Germany and fifth globally for its entrepreneurship focus within the M.Sc. and EMBA programs. HHL is accredited by AACSB International. http://www.hhl.de

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Telefon: 0341-9851-614