Raphael de Kadt, South African professor at accadis Hochschule and lecturer at St Augustine College in Johannesburg, sees accadis Hochschule as a model for South African universities.
To Professor Raphael de Kadt’s mind the accadis model has an exemplary balance between high academic standards and the connection to the business world. This results from the cooperations it fosters with numerous renowned companies operating at both the national and international level. accadis students thereby benefit from a profound academic education and simultaneously network with potential employers from the first day of studies on.
As a result of the international orientation of the programs, the social and methodical skills imparated by accadis Hochschule as well as the business ethics topics taught in class, the students are optimally prepared for their entrance into work life. Professor Raphael de Kadt also values the influence of Managing Partner Gerda Meinl-Kexel who for over 35 years has been ensuring the students’ professional training as well as their personality development, thereby supporting their goal in becoming responsible young executives.
Especially for South African students accadis Hochschule provides the possibility to assert themselves in the international arena: “In my classes there are students from the USA, Malaysia, China, Finland as well as Germany”, says Professor Raphael de Kadt. “Here at accadis Hochschule the world’s students come together to learn with and from each other.” In the past week Professor Raphael de Kadt travelled on to the USA. After his visit in the States he will return to South Africa. For the forthcoming year he will be back in Bad Homburg for a trimester. And would be very happy to also teach South African students in the lecture rooms of accadis Hochschule.