EBS is considered to be one of the most prestigious institutions for law and business studies in the German-speaking world, being particularly renowned in the finance and consulting industry.

[1][2][3][4] The university was founded in 1971 as European Business School, thereby making it the oldest private business school in Germany, and its activities focus on three core areas: undergraduate degree programs, postgraduate degree programs, and executive education.

With the foundation of its law faculty in 2010, the former European Business School was awarded full university status in 2011, forming the EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht.

Among the university's corporate partners, one can find McKinsey, Bertelsmann, Clifford Chance, Mercedes-Benz AG, or UBS.

EBS was founded in Offenbach am Main as a University of Applied Sciences by Klaus Evard in 1971.

The original concept provided for a European-style leadership training program with three locations in France, England, and Germany.

In 1989 it was awarded higher education status, 1992 it was recognized as a scientific university by the Hessian Minister of Science.

Since September 2011 the EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht has the official status of a university.

[12][13] At the end of April the Hessian Ministry for Science announced that they would examine the reports on the expenditure of funds and to freeze all aid money, leading to a repayment of around 2% of that amount, which were used for other causes than for the startup of the law school.

[15][16] Both related preliminary proceedings against all parties for an administrative offence pursuant to Section 170 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure have been discontinued because the public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt has not established sufficient suspicion.

[18] Shareholders of the EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht gGmbH are SRH Higher Education GmbH,[19] a wholly owned subsidiary of the non-profit foundation SRH, and the alumni association EBS Alumni e.V.

In addition to business-related research, EBS has a chair of Philosophy of Science and an Institute for Business Ethics.

[43] During their first year of studies, students are members of two “Ressorts”, which do charitable work, visit local companies and institutions, organise Moot Courts, and contribute to university life in a variety of other ways.

[44] Corporate partners and guest include leading law firms, but also companies in the legal, recruiting and media space.