Master of Business Administration (MBA) Full Time
ESMT Berlin
Key Information
Campus location
Berlin, Germany
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 43,500 / per year **
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* Final deadline for the MBA program
** Total tuition + fees.
Introduction
The ESMT Berlin Full-time MBA is a great way to accelerate or switch your career. The choice is at the heart of the MBA, with multiple opportunities to tailor the program to meet your needs. In an intense 15 months, you will gain the skills and experience necessary to change your future in Europe or beyond.
ESMT Berlin offers MBAs to fit any stage of your career; for those who aim to work whilst they study, the Part-time MBA delivers the same triple-accredited curriculum in a hybrid in-person/online format.
The ESMT Berlin Part-time MBA in Business Innovation is an ideal way to continue working full-time while gaining the knowledge and competencies to support not only your personal development but also the growth and transformation of your company.
The program targets individuals with a minimum of three years of professional experience who wish to be effective change agents in their organization. Whether you are part of a mature corporation needing to stimulate disruptive innovation or a startup looking to scale up, this program could be the next step in your career.
Full-time MBA program strengths
The ESMT full-time MBA is a one-year, personalized program that starts in January each year. It has been designed to help you develop the skills and experiences you need to move ahead. You are at the heart of the program and will have many opportunities to tailor the program to meet your needs.
Your options include:
- Specialization tracks: Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Managerial Analytics; Strategic Leadership.
- Summer term: Industrial and Social Innovation Challenge; Internship; intensive German summer school.
- Winter term: electives at ESMT focused on innovation, technology, analytics, sustainable business development, entrepreneurship, and global strategic management; International exchange.
In the ESMT MBA, personal mastery and leadership are woven into the program. The small class size ensures that you constantly reflect on your experience while receiving personalized constructive feedback and honing your leadership skills. Running alongside the program are multiple opportunities for career development. A structured career curriculum helps you build your corporate and startup capital through networking and opportunities to immerse yourself in the local economy.
ESMT is located in Berlin, Germany’s political, cultural, and startup capital. There is always something to do or see: the city is a center of modern art and film, has a thriving food scene, and is home to people from all over the world.
Your studies in the ESMT MBA program span an intense 15 months but will leave you ready to seize and thrive in your post-MBA life. As a graduate, you will join our global alumni network of international business professionals representing numerous industries and sectors around the world.
But your journey does not need to stop there. You may decide to participate in a post-study option:
- Take up a Responsible Leaders Fellowship. Spend up to six months completing a social impact project in a developing country. We help you find the fellowship, we pay you a stipend, we cover your travel, and you make the difference.
- Join the incubator program at our entrepreneurship hub, Vali Berlin.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
MBA Scholarships
- Early Bird Discount
- GMAT or GRE Scholarship
- German Language Scholarships
- 30% Club Scholarships
- Alumni Network Fellowship - non-profit sector
- Women's Scholarship
- Startup Scholarship
- Social Impact Scholarship
- Net Impact Sustainability Scholarship
- ESMT e-fellows MBA Scholarship
- QS ESMT Diversity Scholarships
- Regional Scholarships
- Bundeswehr Scholarships
Open House - Degree Programs
Learn more about the ESMT Degrees programs and meet current students, alumni, faculty, and ESMT admissions staff in Berlin.
Rankings
Currently ranked in the Financial Times Business School ranking as the #1 business school in Germany and #7 in Europe, you will study alongside a very international cohort (we ranked #7 in the Financial Times Global MBA ranking for international students). We believe that 50% of your experience is about learning from each other and our world-class faculty in the classroom, and 50% is integrative personal development. Throughout the program, the MBA will challenge you to work in diverse teams, discover your drives and limits, and question conventional thinking.
Career Opportunities
Change Yourself And Your Career
- 88% of graduates work in Europe (80% in Germany)
- Study in the center of Berlin
- Germany’s most international MBA
The ESMT Berlin MBA is strategically located in Germany’s capital, with easy access to the country’s industrial hubs. Classes are designed so that you approach every subject from a global perspective, including an eye towards the integration of sustainability in business. Pre- and post- MBA options (German language courses and the Responsible Leaders Fellowship) allow you to personalize your MBA. You enhance your practical experience with an “in practice” module in each track and through a hands-on, in-company consulting project near the end of the program. Projects focus on various industries, corporations, social enterprises, and startups. Global Virtual Teams let you experience remote teamwork and management in real-time with students from top business schools around the world, while the Global Network Week brings you directly to those campuses. The Career Services team integrates seminars focused on soft skills development, career readiness, and individual coaching to round out the learning experience. You gain essential skills to navigate a changing labor market and your future career.
MBA Careers
ESMT’S MBA program is designed to develop future leaders for the next step of their careers. Throughout the MBA program, you work individually with coaches, mentors, and advisors who can give you professional feedback and advice on how to achieve your goals and transition into your next career opportunity.
A series of career development workshops and personal coaching are integrated into the MBA course schedule, along with company visits throughout Germany and on-campus recruiting events. ESMT’s Career Services team plays an active role in supporting, advising, and guiding students as they consider their futures after their MBA.
How Career Services helps you
- Career support and guidance
- Career coaching
- ESMT Career Fair and Interview Day
- Consulting project
- Company visits and presentations
- Additional networking opportunities