The concept includes the broad experience of the chair of Information Systems for Production and Operations Management (WIP) at the University of Duisburg-Essen: Prof. Dr. Heimo H. Adelsberger, Head of the Chair, is mainly responsible for the courses.
Professor Adelsberger has teaching and research experience of more than 30 years in the field of integrated information systems: He was professor for „Computer Science and Industrial Engineering“ at Texas A&M University, professor for „Datamatintegrerede Informations-systemer“ at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen, and for 20 years has been the professor and head of the chair for „Information Systems for Production and Operations Management“ at the University of Duisburg-Essen. The Adelsberger chair has been one of the first who used SAP-software in teaching on a regular basis (starting in the mid-nineties); SAP-software related topics have since been the focus of bachelor and master theses. Many previous students work for SAP AG or are consultants in the ERP field today.
The first “test run” of an SAP course was held as part of the Essen-based further education program VAWI (Virtueller Weiterbildungsstudiengang Wirtschaftsinformatik) in the spring semester of 2006 with great success! erp4students has then been developed step-by-step over the following years: After starting the program in Austria and the Netherlands, the TERP10 course was translated into English, making it possible to launch the project in the UK, Ireland and – two years later – in many more countries all over Europe. In 2010 students from over 40 countries were able to participate in the SAP e-learning courses.
Today, the total number of countries is higher than 100! In 2012, the TERP10 course was translated into Russian and it is in the progress of being translated into Spanish!
To this day, more than 5.000 students have gained an SAP Consulting Certification through erp4students!
In 2013, the University of Duisburg-Essen has become a partner of the Academy Cube initiative, which helps job-seeking young professionals from southern Europe to qualify for jobs in Germany's industrial sector. erp4students has developed parts of the education curriculum. More information on the Academy Cube can be found on their website.