Alumni network at the HWR Berlin

The Alumni Management team at the University works in collaboration with the alumni society Kontakte e. V., active University members and donors to the HWR Berlin to give you the opportunity to make new connections, discover common interests and concerns and develop them further. We also promote the exchange of experiences among alumni and with the University. You can play an active role in shaping our network.
 

Your opportunities as an alumni

• Forming and making use of networks: professional and social contacts
• Collaborating in our alumni associations
• Discovering and recognising continuing education offers: e.g. Master's, MBAs or distance learning
• Keeping up to date: Participation in events
• Passing on your practical knowledge to students: Reporting on your career path, your professional experience and companies/employers
• Encouraging students: Committing yourself either financially or in a non-material manner to young talent (such as the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship, mentoring etc.)

Our services for alumni

• Promoting contact between students, alumni and teaching staff
• Invitations to subject-related events and guest lectures
• Information about relevant dates (such as the MBA info day, General Studies)
• Job market: Are you looking for qualified students for theses, internships or career-starting roles? We are able to forward your request on.
• Free of charge use of HWR libraries (only for Kontakte e.V. members)
• Participation in free of charge Career Services seminars (only for Kontakte e.V. members)

Assistance in applying to become a lecturer at the HWR Berlin

As a member of our alumni etwork, you will have access to information and networking opportunities, receive invitations to selected events and a newsletter that provides you with the latest information from your university. Registration is free and open to all alumni of the HWR Berlin and its predecessor institutions.

• Registration at the HWR Alumni Portal

Alumni of Berlin Professional School (or its predecessors IMB Institute of Management Berlin and Fernstudieninstitut) can register directly with the BPS Alumni Network.

Alumni, students and teaching staff will also find a large online network consisting of more than 6,000 members in our XING Community, enabling them, for example, to establish contacts, find subject-related networking activities and exchange experiences.

Your link to other former students
With your Kontakte e.V. membership, you will receive information from the University on a regular basis, along with access to other offers for alumni:

The alumni society for the HWR Berlin and its predecessor institutions

• Kontakte e. V. at the HWR Berlin,
  membership is free of charge for students
• Kontakte e. V. on Facebook
• Kontakte e.V. on Twitter

There are also networking opportunities available in the

• IMB Communities: Alumni at the Berlin Professional School
• „Pro Dual e.V.“ : Alumni at Department 2: Cooperative Studies Business — Technology