Kühne Logistics University – Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Logistik und Unternehmensführung (KLU) is a private, state-recognized university based in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded by the Kühne Stiftung (Kuehne Foundation) which is based in Schindellegi, Switzerland. The contracting body is the Kühne Logistics University GmbH. The non-profit foundation supports education and further education as well as research and science in transport and logistics. The KLU comprises two departments: "Logistics" and "Management and Economics", and it spans the whole gamut of university education and executive education, from bachelor’s degrees and two master’s programs to the structured PhD program.