EBS Full-time MBA

EBS Full-time MBA

The global economy is constantly evolving, offering you at the same time a wide range of opportunities! It's up to you to take the next step in your career, which will be decisive in your professional development over the years to come.

Taking your individual needs and career paths into consideration, the EBS Full-time MBA offers you three excellent track options:

International Track 18 months programme including an integrated study experience abroad at one of our international partner universities Gateway to Germany Track 18 months programme that prepares international students for a career in the German corporate world Accelerated Track 12 months programme for students with extensive work experience

Obtain an MBA degree that enables you to meet the challenges of the future to ensure stability in a rapidly changing environment. Develop the management skills, you need to leave a lasting positive impact in the world through your actions as a manager. Learn how to manage successfully and responsibly, taking different functions, cultures, levels, and organizations into consideration.

Why study the programme

Get a head start Gain competitive advantage by acquiring a truly comprehensive education sought by international recruiters. Be prepared to meet the global management challenges of the future. Our MBA is designed to provide you with a skill set to successfully cope with today's increasingly dynamic, cross-cultural, and cross-functional business landscape to stay ahead of the pack.

Learn on the job while off the job Our problem-based learning approach allows you directly apply what you learn in class as you tackle cases and real-life projects individually or in groups. Understand the complexity of organizations from different perspectives and the far-ranging impact of your decisions while working on real business projects.

Study from the best Enjoy learning from our reputable faculty with their excellent professional experience, obtained either on the job or in consulting projects with industry. Listen to distinguished guest speakers from the corporate world and get inspired by the Young Global Leaders from the World Economic Forum.

Choose from 3 Tracks Pick a 12 months Accelerated Track MBA if you have extensive professional experience and an advanced academic degree, a 16 months Gateway to Germany Track that prepares you for employment in Germany, or a 16 months International Track that concentrates on an international management qualification.

Benefit from our business network and alumni Our contacts to over 200 international organizations and our alumni network will provide you with an excellent career platform. Top recruiters make frequent visits to our school to offer our MBA students exclusive networking and recruiting opportunities.

Give your personal development a boost While undertaking an MBA you may face complex choices and changes. Your aspirations and expectations might alter. Take advantage of our individual coaching to help you reflect, understand and master your personal and professional challenges.

Shore up your career aspirations Right from the start our Career Services Centre helps you to achieve your career goals with career assessment, training for job interviews, career development strategy, on-campus recruitment, and exclusive job offers.

Programme Structure

The three-track structure is designed to allow you to pursue a curriculum that best matches your own professional and academic background as well as your career development goals.

At the same time, the close interaction of all three tracks in the core curriculum supports maximum exchange of academic, professional, and cultural experience with your fellow MBA students.

International Track

18 months programme including an integrated study experience at one of our international partner universities. You are also able to obtain a dual degree in cooperation with the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Programme in Spain.

Gateway to Germany Track

18 months programme at prepares international students for a career in the German corporate world

Accelerated Track 12 months programme for students with extensive work experience Right from the beginning, your personal development is supported by an elaborate structure of:

Individual Coaching Serves to reflect, understand and master your personal and professional challenges.

Mentoring Mentors from our alumni base will support you in your career and personal development, and provide international students with assistance in cultural orientation.

Career Development Provides consultation, trains, and prepares you for your future career path through a wide range of activities, equipping you with a set of skills to ensure your professional success.

Admission & Application

Interview / Assessment Days

Appointments for the EBS MBA assessment interview are scheduled individually. The interviews are held here on campus or via telephone conference depending on the availability of the applicant.

Admissions requirements

To be considered for admission to the MBA programme, we expect you to:

• hold an undergraduate degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree
• be fluent in English (IELTS or TOEFL)
• have completed the GMAT/GRE
• have 3 years work experience (225 ECTS for Accelerated Track or enough work experience)

In addition, you should be able to demonstrate:

• an above-average level of motivation to handle the demanding workload and a willingness to contribute to the programme
• a portfolio of diverse experience combined with strong interpersonal skills and a high level of professionalism

Admissions procedure

Your complete application should comprise the following:

• Completed application form
• Detailed CV/Résumé
• Copy of academic degree(s)
• Copy of academic transcript(s)
• Copy of professional qualification(s)
• GMAT/GRE score or EBSGRAD (internal admissions test)
• English proficiency results (TOEFL score)
• Two references in English
• Two recent passport photographs
• Letter of Motivation

The programme begins in September each year.

Tuition Fees

The fees for the MBA programme are:

• International Track: 32,500 euros
• Gateway to Germany Track: 32,500 euros
• Accelerated Track: 23,500 euros
• with an additional 690 euro enrolment fee and 100 euro for the admissions process.

Funding & Financing

The EBS is committed to helping you finance your degree programme. We maintan co-operation agreements with local banking institutions, such as the Wiesbadener Volksbank, and the Nassauische Sparkasse. Tution fees, monthly living costs and travel expenses should be considered when applying for a loan. The banks will, in most cases, make loans available to students from Germany and EU countries. To facilitate the process of procuring a loan, we strongly recommend to our applicants from abroad to finance their MBA programme by applying for a loan from a local bank in their home country.

Engineers can apply for special loans, such as the conditions in financing the programme to Festo Bildungsfonds.

About EBS Universität

Under the umbrella of the private, state-recognized EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht you will find a programme portfolio that is uniqe across Germany consisting of Bachelor's, Law, Master's and doctoral programmes as well as top-class executive education for working professionals. Our Business and Law School reap the benefit from their synergies, building a strong foundation for innovative research and continuing education activities of high practical relevance.

Furthermore, our extensive Career Services Center, Coaching sessions, Studium Universale, Personal Mastery and the opportunity for social engagement significantly enhance your personal development.

Your studies - an investment that pays off

• At EBS Universität you will gain the specialist skills needed for a successful professional career
• Surveys confirm that the starting salary of EBS graduates is around 44% higher than that of other graduates
• EQUIS accreditation of EBS Business School, the 10-year accreditation awarded by the German Council of Science and Humanities and the FIBAA accreditation of our Law and Business Studies programmes are confirmation of the high quality of our programmes
• EBS is one of the leading business schools in Germany, as attested by numerous rankings, e.g. the recent Financial Times Master in Management Ranking.

Inspiring Personalities

EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht is home to an exceptional community. At the heart of this community are our students who, with commitment and dedication to perform, are laying the foundations for successful careers.

Professors and students, University management and staff, sponsors, partners and our alumni maintain a strong network.

They all strive to challenge and support each other. An aspiration that helps us move forward together. By seeking to inspire and to be inspired.

We are Inspiring Personalities.

We shape Inspiring Personalities.

EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht is proud of its special community and its closeness to students. We are therefore all the more delighted that, as in the past, EBS students appear in the new testimonial images, authentic spokespersons sharing with us their thoughts and experiences. Our students Jana, Kata, Friederike, Albert and Paul describe what makes EBS so special, they portray the look and feel of EBS.