AKAD University has established itself as a pioneer in distance learning. Its unique mix of media and methods guarantees learners maximum flexibility. TOPSIM business simulations provide their students with hands-on learning experiences.
Education Projects
Our business simulations can be used in a variety of ways. Read more about exciting concepts for the use at educational institutions and which courses of study, forms of learning and examination performance harmonize particularly well with the respective simulation.
Business Simulation in Class: Mastering General Management at OTH Regensburg
At OTH Regensburg, TOPSIM business simulations have long been valued as an application-oriented teaching method. Prof. Dr. Jaritz has been using it in her Mastering General Management courses for eight years and told us all about how she achieves the greatest learning effect for her students.
Innovative Business Simulation Cooperation: Management Essentials with Students and Trainees
Verw.-Prof. Dr. Regina Ahlbrecht from the HAWK – University of Applied Sciences and Arts and Simone Kaiser-Sill from the logistics service provider ZUFALL logistics group play our beginner-friendly business simulation Management Essentials with students and trainees. This cooperation leads to an exciting learning experience for the participants.
Mastering Business Operations at the Hochschule Bremen
Prof. Dr. Stephan Form from Hochschule Bremen plays our challenging management simulation Mastering Business Operations with bachelor students in the 7th semester. Before the students take over the management of a company, they evaluate data sets from previously completed “Mastering Business Operations” games using business intelligence tools.
Holistic Teaching with Mastering General Management at ISC Paris
Since 2011, playing our business simulation “Mastering General Management” has been an integral part of the studies for the MBA and Master students of ISC Paris. The goals of the seminar are to develop an understanding of the “big picture” and to promote communication skills in the team through playful application and specific assistance from the professor.
Business Management with 650 students at the University of Göttingen
For many years, the University of Göttingen has been using our business simulation”Business Management”. Prof. Dr. Schumann uses our simulation to familiarize students with the various departments of a value-creating company and to promote cooperation in teams.
Reciprocal Teaching with Management Essentials at the Berufsakademie Sachsen
In the Reciprocal-Teaching-Project at the Berufsakademie Sachsens, third-semester students teach first-semester students the basics of business administration, thereby also deepening their own knowledge. The framework for this is provided by our beginner-friendly simulation Management Essentials.
Transnational Teaching with Mastering General Management
Master’s students from Bielefeld UAS and TGU Istanbul play our popular management simulation Mastering General Management. Through intercultural collaboration, they gain valuable experience in the use of digital media and results-oriented communication within the teams.
Social Management at the HS Niederrhein: Managing a Nursing Home
In cooperation with the Hochschule Niederrhein (HSNR) in Krefeld, TOPSIM developed the management simulation Social Management – a model of a nursing home. Dipl.-Ges.oec. Heike Koß-Hülsen gives us a detailed insight into the development and current use at the HSNR.
Mastering Business Operations with over 100 students at the University of Paderborn
In the summer semester of 2022, a total of 122 students from various bachelor’s degree programs at the University of Paderborn will play the competitive industrial management simulation Mastering Business Operations.
Interdisciplinary Use of TOPSIM – Scale Up at CBS in Mainz
Various master programs of CBS in Mainz played TOPSIM – Scale Up and benefited from the mix of different competence profiles when participating in the simulation-based seminar.
Classroom Seminar with TOPSIM – Manufacturing Management at HFWI
At the KV Luzern University of Cooperative Education those who already have an education in business administration or computer science can attend the HFWI. 22 students participated in a classroom seminar with TOPSIM – Manufacturing Management. The simulation had an excellent learning effect, as it was a good mix of challenge and game.