It is housed in a Baroque Palace in Mannheim, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The school offers graduate students the opportunity to pursue coursework and research in an array of fully funded graduate programs in 11 different disciplines of business, economic and social sciences.

The program offers dual layered training: First, the development of a common background through structured training in empirical and quantitative methods across a wide range of fields.

Second, a more personalized mentoring in line with the chosen specialization by experienced supervisors.

The GESS integrates the disciplines of business administration, economics and the social sciences into a coherent curriculum.