The European College of Business and Management (ECBM) is the officially accredited higher educational institution of the German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce (AHK) in London. It specialises in customised intensive courses (Personal Development Programmes: PDP) and in part-time Bachelor, Master and MBA programmes in Business Management. To offer the possibility of combining academic studies with work, all seminars are generally taught at the weekend in London and in various locations in Germany. The ECBM has established strong links with state-accredited UK universities and co-operates with Chambers of Commerce and various leading UK companies in order to offer internationally recognised and European-wide accredited qualifications. The ECBM is a collaborative partner of the University of South Wales for the Bachelor programme and co-operates with the Liverpool John Moores University for Masters programmes. Furthermore, the ECBM is supported by internationally renowned companies such as Bosch, Commerzbank and Siemens AG, who regularly send numerous apprentices and undergraduates to PDP courses. In addition, the College was the partner of Siemens UK (Ltd) in the formation of their Siemens Commercial Academy in the UK.