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The Executive MBA (EMBA) imparts evidence-based general management education with a focus on personal development and leadership to experienced executives, professionals, or managers. The program starts each year in the spring and fall semester and includes six core modules and additional elective modules, which can be customized in different specialization fields as well as an on-going personal leadership development.

Within the framework of the program, participants get an overall picture of business processes. Apart from professors of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Management, experts and top-level executives complement the interdisciplinary and intercultural learning process. Hence, participants benefit from the involved universities' research strength and from the practical orientation due to the involved partners.

The Personal and Leadership Development is a key element to support the program's goal to prepare the participants for extended leadership tasks in companies and organizations, as the participants are able to assess their leadership style through an individual leadership profile and receive individual support within the mentorship program with an experienced mentor. Additionally the participants work on their personal management behavior in small groups or individually and develop continuously during the exchange with our experts.

The program includes an international experience to pre-selected destinations offering exciting opportunities to immerse in and gain a business perspective on other countries. An overview of the pre-selected destinations can be provided by the respective Program Manager.

The program is compatible with professional and private responsibilities in that on-site courses run from Thursday to Tuesday. This allows participants to remain at their place of work for the duration of the programs, thus remaining available to employees, colleagues, clients and connected to their private environment.

6 Core modules:

• Strategy & Organization
• Organizational Change & Communication
• Finance & Accounting
• Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Digital Transformation
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership & Cooperation

Elective modules – Customize 10 ECTS to specialize in:

• Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship
• Leadership & Strategy
• Financial & Management
• Transformation & Sustainability

English (skills will be assess during the admission process, no test results required).

• Information on exams

General tuition fees for executive programs apply. For this program, there are no additional tuition fees for international students from third countries.

All information on tuition fees for executive programs can be found on the .

• What are the steps of the application process?
• What admissions requirements do I need to fulfill?

The formal requirements for the Executive MBA Master's program at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø are:

• a Master's entrance qualification, i.e. a first recognised university degree (e.g. Bachelor’s degree,
• Magister, Diplom or state examination)
• Minimum three years of relevant professional experience (full-time and after the first degree)
• Proficiency in English (the skills will be assessed during the admissions process, no test results are
• required)
• as well as passing the multi-stage admissions process successfully. The ptitude assessment allows the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø school to which you are applying to evaluate your individual talents and motivation for study.

During the application period, you must apply through the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøonline application portal and upload your application documents.

Here you will find detailed information on the requirements for the documents you need to upload for application and admission to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Generally, applicants with a qualification for postgraduate studies (e.g. a Bachelor’s) obtained outside of Germany must have their documents reviewed in advance through uni-assist (Preliminary Documentation).

In detail:

• Applying for a Master’s program: Application, admission requirements and more  

• Degree Certificate and Diploma or Subject and Grade Transcript of Studies to Date
• Transcript of Records
• Evidence of at least Four to Five Years of Work Experience
• Statement of purpose (Letter of Motivation)
• Complete and Current Résumé
• Passport

We may require additional documents depending on your educational background and your country of origin. Complete the online application to receive a comprehensive list of the required documents. 

• Application for Enrollment (signed)
• Degree Certificate and Diploma (authentic document)
• Transcript of Records (authentic document)
• Most Current Photo (as for ID)
• Digital notification of your health insurance status from a German public health insurance provider (requested by applicant)

We may require additional documents depending on the type of educational background you earned and your country of origin. After accepting an offer of admission in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøonline, you will receive a list of documents you must submit to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in hardcopy for enrollment.

Applications are accepted throughout the year. 

Applications can be submitted at any time. Further information on the application deadlines and rounds as well as the application documents can be found on the .

Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. The aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø school determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its Master’s degree program.

In the initial stages, the grades you obtained during your bachelor's program, as well as your written documents, will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted, rejected, or invited to an admissions interview. 

• Aptitude Assessment for Master
• Description of the Aptitude Assessment (appendix 2, PDF German) (PDF 319 KB)

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