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Save the date: 16 鈥� 23 May 2026

Global Master School (GMS) 鈥� Doing Business in Europe

Think global, act local 鈥� Sustainable Business Stories (6 ECTS)

The next Global Master School 鈥淒oing Business in Europe鈥� will take place as an ERASMUS Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) from 16 鈥� 23 May 2026.

The on-site phase will be hosted on the campus of Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences and in the surrounding region. The programme offers international students insights into sustainable business models and success stories within a European context.

Programme Title

Sustainable Business Stories

Flyer | GMS 2026 (PDF)

Fact Sheet | GMS 2026 (PDF)

Practical Information

Onsite programme:

Saturday, 16 May: Arrival in Aschaffenburg and informal get-together in the evening
Sunday, 17 May: Full working day, including an excursion to
Monday, 18 May: Official opening, academic programme, a guided city tour of in the evening followed by the Opening Dinner hosted by Vice President Prof. Dr. Ivo Sch盲fer
Tuesday, 19 May: Academic programme, excursion to
Wednesday, 20 May: Academic programme in Miltenberg, excursion to
Thursday, 21 May: Academic programme, Campus Careers Event
Friday, 22 May: Academic programme, the BIP/GMS concludes in the evening
Saturday, 23 May: Departure

In addition, one compulsory online preparatory meeting will be held, including both a pre-assignment and a post-assignment.
To all participants in this year鈥檚 GMS, please make a note of this date in your calendar:
Monday, 4 May 2026, 6 pm (CEST), online via Zoom.
Participants will receive the link to the online session by email.

Programme | GMS 2026 (PDF)

This GMS will be conducted as an ERASMUS Blended Intensive Programme (BIP).

What does GMS stand for?

The Global Master School (GMS) is based on a trilateral partnership between the University of Applied Sciences of Aschaffenburg, Sein盲joki University of Applied Sciences, Finland and the University of St. Louis, Missouri, US. These GMS are intensive summer, spring or winter schools of 6 ECTS/3 UC and explore a set of identified business and management related themes, allowing students from all three participating institutions to engage and pool their knowledge and resources supported by academic inputs from lecturers from all three partners and practitioners. At Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences, these three GMS form an integral part of the English master鈥榮 programme 鈥淚nternational Management鈥� (M.A.). The course language of all GMS is English.

Past programmes

Global Master School 2025 at Sein盲joki University of Applied Sciences

Together with Aschaffenburg UAS and University of St Louis Missouri, the GMS was organized from 18 鈥� 24 May 2025 in Sein盲joki.
The topic was 鈥淓xport and Global Markets鈥�.

Global Master School 2023 at Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences

2023 we were celebrating our 10th anniversary of our Global Master School with our partners University of Missouri St. Louis, USA and Sein盲joki UAS, Finland and we were joined by our ERASMUS partners 艩koda Auto University and University of Economics in Katowice.
The topic was 鈥淓mployer Branding & Talent Winning Strategies in a Globalized World 鈥� Case Study Bavarian Lower Main鈥�.

Global Master School 2022 at the University of Missouri, St. Louis

University of Missouri, St Louis, Aschaffenburg UAS, Germany and Seinajoki UAS, Finland had created this unique graduate offering. Students and faculty from all three universities gathered at UMSL to explore and develop a global strategy for flipstik .
The topic was 鈥淛umping the Pond: How can an American Brand Succeed in Europe?鈥�.