1. © AlumniUM e.V. Münster School of Business and Economics Alumni Association of the Münster School of Business and Economics of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

2. © AlumniUM e.V. WWU Münster Münster School of Business and Economics AlumniUM e.V. Questions & Answers Contact to AlumniUM e.V. Agenda

3. © AlumniUM e.V. WWU Münster Germany’s fourth-largest university 250 courses of study, 15 departments, 7 faculties 37,000 students 5,000 staff, with - 565 professors - 2,700 research assistants - 1,700 further staff 214 university buildings, integrated into the city of Münster Budget in 2010: €545.5 million, Short profile

4. © AlumniUM e.V. 5,500 students of Business Administration, Economics and Information Systems 38 male and female professors Top positions in every well-known university rankings (e.g. CHE, Junge Karriere, Fokus, Wirtschaftswoche etc.) Our graduates enjoy an excellent reputation in national and international business circles Wide spectrum of offerings in all relevant areas of business and economics Research at a top international level Short profile Muenster School of Business and Economics

5. © AlumniUM e.V. As an independent, non-profit association connected to the Münster School of Business and Economics AlumniUM supports: Building a close network for economists from Münster Strengthening the connection between alumni and the School Enhancing the link between practical experiences and the School Assistance of the students by alumni Promoting the School by the alumni Establishing partnerships between students, alumni, the School and companies AlumniUM e.V. The mission

6. © AlumniUM e.V. Anja Schwering supported by student assistants supported by the secretariat 4 elected AlumniUM members + Prof. Berens (representative of the faculty) management Dean‘s Office assists assigns general meeting board The organisation AlumniUM e.V.

7. © AlumniUM e.V. Strengths Professional team Good financial backing Many members Wide range of services and activities Weaknesses Little manpower Overaged website Partially outdated database Little networking services Opportunities Social network: easy way to get in touch with alumni Threats New bachelor‘s and master‘s programmes  Less identification with university Oversupply of career services for students AlumniUM e.V. An analysis

8. © AlumniUM e.V. for members Online community Newsletter Regional groups/clubs Advanced education Homecoming events services and activities for students Yearbook Mentoring program Recruiting fair (BusinessContacts) AlumniUM-Awards for the school AlumniUM-Awards Ancestral gallery Football tournament (WiWi-Cup) ProCampus initiative Services and activities AlumniUM e.V.

9. © AlumniUM e.V. AlumniUM e.V. Services and activities for members Online community Newsletter Regional groups Advanced education Homecoming events MM subscription Little usage, important database Most important medium; however, not very beautiful So far no acitivity in regional groups Discounts on MBA Programms; not very important for our members Established events (often the only direct contact with the network in a year); declining numbers of participants Important tool service for our members

10. © AlumniUM e.V. AlumniUM e.V. Services and activities for students/the school Yearbook Mentoring programm Awards Career fair ProCampus Mediates between students approaching exams and potential employers; relatively successful New implementation of the program with very good feedback Important tools to create awareness for the association. AlumniUM is co-organizer; again an important tool to create awareness. AlumniUM calls for project proposals in the school and supports good projects with up to 15,000 EUR.

11. © AlumniUM e.V. AlumniUM e.V. Challenges Gaining new members  Higher awareness of AlumniUM during study times to overcome the bachelor/master issue Communication  What to communicate?  Which channels to use? Activities and services for Young Professionals Homecoming events  How to work against declining participant numbers

12. © AlumniUM e.V. AlumniUM e.V. Questions & Answers Questions from Jessica Runte: 1.Activities for alumni abroad? So far AlumniUM has no special activities for alumni abroad. 2.How to measure success? For the next years among other things my work will be measured by the “absorption ratio” (number of members who graduated in one year / number of graduates in one year). However, this might be a special measure for associations 3.Activities during the transition from student to alumni? So far we try to create as much awareness as possible during study times. Any other suggestions would be very important for us as well!

13. © AlumniUM e.V. Executive Director AlumniUM e.V. Universitätsstr. 14-16 48143 Münster e-mail: anja,schwering@alumnium.net phone: +49 (0) 251 83-22965 web: www.alumnium.net Dipl.-Kffr. Anja Schwering Contact to AlumniUM

14. © AlumniUM e.V. Thank you very much for your attention! Münster School of Business and Economics