Cooperation with Academic Institutions

Aareal Bank AG collaborates with academic institutions as a partner. When selecting its partners, Aareal Bank AG emphasizes a balance between theory and practice in the educational programmes offered.

EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht

The "EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht" arose out of the European Business School International University, Schloss Reichartshausen, in summer 2010. It is the first business university in Germany. Ever since its inception, EBS has been setting new standards with a mixture of innovation and tradition and has established itself as one of the best-known internationally-oriented universities in Germany in the field of real estate economics. EBS thus perfectly matches what Aareal Bank does and what it aspires to.

Aareal Bank is one of the corporations that sponsors EBS, among other things by financing the Aareal Endowed Chair of Real Estate Investment & Finance in the Real Estate Management Institute (REMI). Aareal Bank AG thus constitutes the interface between theory and practice.

As part of the cooperation with EBS, Aareal Bank takes part in various events which foster dialogue between academe and business. A second focus of cooperation is on recruiting.

EBZ Business School, University of Applied Sciences

For several years now, Aareal Bank has been cooperating with Europäisches Bildungszentrum der Wohnungs- und Immobilienwirtschaft, the EBZ Business School. It has been growing for more than 50 years and unites tradition and innovation under one roof. It is the biggest educational institution for the housing and commercial property industry. As partner of the housing industry, Aareal Bank endows the prize for theses that point the way ahead to the future. The prize recognises the most sophisticated works.

Studying at the EBZ Business School, University of Applied Sciences - High level of expertise and an excellent reputation

The EBZ BUSINESS SCHOOL is a government-recognised university recognised as a non-profit organisation under German law. The managing foundation is the EBZ, which has been offering first-class education for the housing and commercial property industry for more than 50 years. GdW Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen,  VdW Verband der Wohnungswirtschaft Rheinland Westfalen and BFW Bundesverband Freier Immobilien- und Wohnungsunternehmen guarantee that the orientation remains practical in nature.

EBZ Business School honours graduates and gives awards to the best in the class in that year

Graduates from all over Germany submitted their theses to the EBZ Business School in 2009. Alcay Karnis received the first prize of €4,000 for the subject: "Development of living conditions and residential forms of Turkish migrants with consideration to the housing and labour market situation in Germany: the balancing act between integration and exclusion". Claus Guido Birkenbeul was awarded second prize worth €3,000 for the topic of: "Personnel development- quantifiable contribution to the profitability of housing companies?"
Christian Thomas (diploma in housing and commercial property) won third prize of €1,000 with his topic: "Establishment of the urban return and implementation of the business improvement district using the example of Cologne-Neubrück."

Nürtingen-Geislingen University (Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen)

The Nürtingen-Geislingen University (Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen - HfWU) has one of the largest economic faculties in Baden-Württemberg. Practice-related studies and applied research are the basis of the university's concept.

Aareal Bank AG and its subsidiary Aareon AG supported the university with an endowed chair in the Real Estate Management study course from 2002 until 2009. Since April 2010, the newly founded "Institute for IT in the property industry" (Immobilienwirtschaftliches Institut für Informationstechnologie - IMMIT) is being sponsored by Aareon AG, the leading consultancy and IT systems house for the property industry.

Within the scope of expanding its research activities, the HfWU founded the institute as an independent platform for research works in the property industry with a special focus on information technology.

Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Potsdam

October 2009 saw the second time HFF students were called upon to submit creative film ideas for the Living Deals project series.

The aim is to bring business buildings and living space to life in film terms. Criteria for assessment by the jury are the creative approach of the filmic realisation; demonstration of new perspectives on the building and its architecture and a solid implementation concept within the given budget. The result of the current competition will be shown for the first time at the start of October 2010 at the Expo Real property fair in Munich.