Touro College was founded in New York City in 1970 by Dr. Bernard Lander as a Liberal Arts college. Since the 1970s, the college's expansion has reached California, Nevada, Israel, Russia, and Germany.
In 2001, Dr. Lander asked Sara Nachama to work together and establish Touro College in Berlin. The decision to choose Germany's capital as the new campus for Touro College was based on the college's profound Jewish history and the unification of Berlin communities. In the Fall Semester 2003, Touro Berlin opened with 18 students studying the Bachelors in International Business program, which eventually became the Bachelor in Business Management degree.
In 2005, Dr. Lander was inspired by a visit to the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin and wanted to set up a Holocaust Institute at Touro. The Lander Institute for Communication and Tolerance was established on the Touro College Berlin campus in 2006. In the fall semester of 2007, the department welcomed its teaching staff for the Master in Holocaust Communication program. The MBA program was introduced shortly after in 2010, and the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology was established in 2013.
At Touro College Berlin, we aim to bridge the gap between American and German educational systems and create a multicultural environment conducive to learning.
Touro College is an independent institution dedicated to transmit and perpetuate the Jewish heritage and serve the general community in keeping with their commitment to intellectual inquiry, the transmission of knowledge, social justice, and service to society.
Touro College Berlin offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business management, psychology, and Holocaust studies. These programs serve diverse components of the Touro community and the larger society, especially those underserved in the past. Touro Berlin is a college where students are prepared for the professional world and are given the courage and tools needed to embark on a successful career.
We strive to provide a unique opportunity for an international education entirely in the English language on our picturesque Berlin campus. At Touro, our mission and vision are driven by our international, American, and Jewish values. We embrace students from all over the globe and strive to provide high-quality learning.
Our campus is situated in the charming Charlottenburg district of Berlin. Touro College Berlin was established in 2003 in a historic Bauhaus villa with a profound history. Our campus's home originally belonged to the Lindemann family and was designed by German architect Bruno Paul. When the Nazis seized power in the 1930s, the Lindemann home at Am Rupenhorn became the official residence of Hanns Kerrl, the Reichskirchsminister (The Reich's Church Minister). When the war ended in 1945, the house was handed over to Allied Forces and was used as a learning center for the British Military in the years following the war. It was eventually handed back to the Berlin government and was used as a pedagogical and educational center in the 1950s. The campus was acquired by Touro College in 2003 with a class of just 18 students in the first Bachelor in Business program.
Touro College Berlin offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology, business management, and holocaust studies accredited in the United States and Germany. Our small community boasts of a genuinely diverse international faculty and student body. We believe in an education based on small classes and great discussions.
Touro College Berlin offers undergraduate degrees in business management and psychology. The business management program provides a broad understanding of core business principles to choose a concentration in the following areas: Marketing, Management, Finance, or Managerial Economics. The comprehensive Bachelor's program in psychology provides education on psychology, including social, abnormal, cross-cultural, clinical, and industrial. The degree will offer students a solid foundation for future study or advance into a career in the field. Students have the option to select either US and German degree paths.
Touro College Berlin offers graduate degrees in holocaust communication and tolerance and business administration (MBA). The unique research-based program in holocaust communication and tolerance allows students interested in the Holocaust and Jewish studies to acquire further knowledge on the subject. The MBA program aims to provide students with a concrete foundation of essential business theories and real-world management skills. Graduates will form the expertise needed to pursue a career in strategic planning, finance, sales, or marketing. Through this varied program, students will gain the opportunity to develop global perspectives on team management and core concepts of international business.
We are delighted that you are considering applying to Touro College Berlin, and we are here to support you throughout the application process. Touro College Berlin seeks to admit students with positive energy and a passion for learning. Applications are evaluated on an ongoing basis until all spaces in the program have been filled. Students may apply to enter either the Fall semester (beginning in late August) or the Spring semester (beginning in early February).
