"BASF offers challenging development and advancement prospects in a wide range of fields of activity - worldwide and always with the aspiration of being the leading company in the industry today and in the future. BASF employees stand for a corporate culture in which outstanding ideas are realized together. Whatever we do, we want to do better than others - to do this, we need the best team in the industry at all times."
Claus Hitschler, Head of Commercial Training, BASF SE

"There is always a high demand at RWE to recruit BIP students for practical phases. The students bring with them a high level of specialist knowledge and social competence. RWE has been a cooperation partner of the course for several years. Graduates can be deployed throughout the Group - both nationally and internationally."
RainerPhilipp, Head of Human Resources Management, RWE Rhein-Ruhr AG, Trier site

"During the visit of the delegation from Tongji University, our decision to cooperate was confirmed. It became clear that we are working with experts in the field of information technology whose international experience can only benefit our students. I am already excited for the students of our new program, who will be able to gain valuable intercultural experience both at SAP and at the Chinese university. We are convinced that they will be able to deepen their basic information technology knowledge in Shanghai."
Markus Bell, Global Head of Vocational Training, SAP SE

"For 10 years, we have been a cooperation partner in the Business Administration in Practice degree programs at Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences.
This cooperation offers us the opportunity to retain junior staff in our company at an early stage and to develop them in a company-specific way on the basis of a generalist business administration course.
Our students can put their theoretical knowledge into practice and consolidate their career aspirations during the company phases.
A package of benefits for both sides!"
Florian Schuhmacher, Head of Human Resources, Inter-Union Technohandel GmbH

"The careful selection of students by the participating companies results in a highly motivated learning group with a lot of potential, which manages the constant balancing act between the demands of university and company and also thus impressively demonstrates its resilience."
Dr. Manuel C. Solbach, Head of Sales Polymer Dispersions for Fiberbonding, BASF SE

"SIMONA attaches great importance to high training and further education standards and has already received several awards for this. The extremely high rate of apprentices and students on dual study programs being taken on speaks for itself. In order to recruit young talent from our own ranks, we also offer the BIP International Business Administration course in cooperation with Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences.

In addition to the combination of theory and practice, the degree programs enables students to gain international experience abroad in the fourth semester and to supervise exciting practical projects at international SIMONA locations. The perfect start for a later permanent position in the company.

In recent years, we have increasingly focused on understanding customer requirements in our international core markets and want to provide our junior staff with the tools they need to make a successful contribution. For this reason, we offer our graduates with the right aptitude an international Leadership Circle, where they can receive targeted training in management tasks together with talented individuals from other international SIMONA locations and build up an international network."
Dr. Kirsten Discher, Head of Human Resources & Legal, SIMONA AG

"When the first 8 IBAITs started their dual study program on August 1, 2008, we were not yet able to answer many questions exactly. Today, after 5 years, 30 internships abroad in Shanghai and more than 20 graduates, we are delighted with our success. The cooperation with the universities in Ludwigshafen and Shanghai is very good. Students regularly cite their stays abroad as the highlight of their education. The high quality of education, combined with internal further training, forms the basis for the best work results in the practical phases. This know-how makes the graduates sought-after candidates for employment at the end of their studies."
Karl-Heinz Obert, Head of Training DACH, SAP SE

"The BiP program aims to combine theory and practice in such a way that students are optimally prepared for future (management) tasks. The processing of case studies as well as the analysis and discussion of real case studies therefore form an essential element of the curriculum. In the practical phases, the focus is then on transferring what has been learned into business practice. The fact that students very quickly and successfully gain a foothold in professional life after graduation and are regularly offered far-reaching international development opportunities is proof that the concept works."
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schiele, Vice President Business Management Adhesives, Fiber Bonding and Paper Coating Chemicals EMEA, BASF SE