TU Berlin is a traditional, globally acclaimed university in the German capital. With around 35,000 students and approx. 350 professors it is one of Germany's largest universities. The Kühne Foundation has been supporting the Competence Center International Logistics Networks at the TU Berlin Institute of Chair of Technology and Innovation Management since 2005.

With over 3,000 students, Interdisciplinary Business Engineering is one of the most popular academic programmes. Logistics is in great demand as a bachelor’s and master’s subject, as well as a technical specialism for various fields of study, especially business engineering. Every year, approximately 200 students from TU Berlin and international study programmes are taught holistic logistics during the winter and summer semesters as part of a course comprising more than 30 semester periods per week in Berlin, while other students receive tuition in seminars at international universities (including Shanghai, Paris, Brazil and the USA). A number of managers are also trained in various executive formats.