The Economist rating WhichMBA? Guide February 2010 Doctoral Program The doctoral program is for candidates who hold a secondary university degree. Within three years, the candidate participates in lectures, courses, a research colloquium and conferences. After successfully completing all requirements and acceptance of the doctoral thesis, the candidate is awarded the degree Dr. rer.oec. Partner Universities The school maintains a network of more than 120 partner universities worldwide. Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London Booth School of Business, University of Chicago Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College Goizueta Business School, Emory University Baruch College, City University of New York Freeman School of Business, Tulane University EADA Business School Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Norwegian School of Management Guanghua School of Management, Beijing University Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University Indian Institute of Management Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China National Chengchi University, Taiwan NUCB Business School, Japan Honorary doctors, senators and professors Heribert Meffert Michael Spence Wendelin Wiedeking Michael E. Porter Philip Kotler Kurt Biedenkopf Bernhard Walter Burkhard Schwenker Hans Werner Sinn Gerhard Casper Jürgen F. Strube Stefan H. Thomke Arend Oetker Horst Albach Ludwig Trippen (†) Joseph A. Maciarello Angela Merkel Professors and alumni Karl von der Aa Abraham Adler Hermann Großmann Timo Meynhardt Balduin Penndorf Eugen Schmalenbach Rudolf Seyffert Franz Koch Arnis Vilks Literature 100 Jahre Handelshochschule Leipzig 1898–1998. Festschrift anlässlich des 100-jährigen Gründungsjubiläums der Handelshochschule Leipzig am 25. April 1998; Published by: Handelshochschule Leipzig. References External links Official website Interview with HHL MBA Recruiting Officer Blog about the activities at HHL Business schools in Germany Education in Leipzig Educational institutions established in 1898 1898 establishments in Germany