International Management. Practical Insights

  • type: Seminar (S)
  • chair: KIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • semester: SS 2026
  • time: Tue 2026-04-28
    14:00 - 17:15, weekly
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    Tue 2026-05-05
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    Tue 2026-05-19
    14:00 - 17:15, weekly
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    Tue 2026-06-09
    14:00 - 17:15, weekly
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    Tue 2026-06-23
    14:00 - 17:15, weekly
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    Tue 2026-06-30
    14:00 - 17:15, weekly
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    Tue 2026-07-14
    14:00 - 17:15, weekly
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  • lecturer: Dr. Tim Gerhardt
  • sws: 2
  • lv-no.: 1130758
  • information: On-Site
Content

International Management involves understanding geopolitical, cultural, competitive and technological factors to manage global operations. The seminar covers the complexities of conducting business across borders through 6 relevant lectures on theoretical and practical aspects:

• Corporate Footprint and Value Chain Coordination

• Global Efficiency

• Corporate Responsibility

• Corporate Culture and Diversity

• Employee Retention and Talent Management

• Cybersecurity

Students have the opportunity to develop own presentations based on own research, hand in an essay and have an oral exam at the end.

2 - 5 CP

2 CP presentation

3 CP written paper

4 CP oral exam 

Language of instructionEnglish
Organisational issues

Registration required at: https://plus.campus.kit.edu/signmeup/procedures/6062