Executive MBA

Admission Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree, equivalent to a bachelor degree
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience
• Proficiency of written and spoken English
• 2 Letters of recommendation
• Completed application form
• Interview with the academic director

3 International Residencies – your insight into Global Business

The Executive MBA’s curriculum reaches well beyond what is taught in the classroom. In the course of 3 residencies to 4 countries (Russia, India, China, U.S.A.) and 3 continents, participants have the exclusive opportunity to visit local companies and meet top executives, sharing insider information on local business practices and interacting with world-renowned guest speakers.

Participants benefit from the diversity of the market structures and local business cultures of the countries they visit, gaining a solid foundation for their future international business activities in emerging and mature markets.

Two-Tier Structure

The Executive MBA curriculum has a two-tier structure: Business Core and Global Leadership.

• The “Business Core” provides in-depth know-how and a conceptual framework of general management to help participants share a common knowledge base.
• In addition, the “Global Leadership” part combines a solid foundation in critical management practices with courses in essential skills for senior-level executives, such as Managing Globalization, Negotiation and Strategies for a Global Company.

Strong Link to Business

The Executive MBA has been designed with the demands of current business practices in mind. Moreover, it prepares participants for future challenges and helps their companies survive in highly unpredictable global business environments.

Virtual Team Project

The Virtual Team Project unites Executive MBA participants of four world-class business schools: The WU Vienna (Austria), the Carlson School of Management (U.S.A.), the Warsaw School of Economics (Poland) and the Lingnan University (China). Students blended together in virtual teams not only work on a highly demanding topic but also face numerous challenges in working across cultures and three different time zones. Each team works on a project aimed at introducing a new product into an existing market or at introducing an existing product into a new market. During the U.S.A. residency, all virtual teams gather to present their respective business plan at the end of the Executive MBA program in Minneapolis.

Triple Crown Accreditation

The WU Executive Academy’s Executive MBA belongs to the elite circle of MBA programs to be triple accredited (AACSB, EQUIS, FIBAA).

Dual Degree

The Executive MBA combines the resources and knowledge of two leading business schools worldwide: the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). Participants in the program benefit from this powerful partnership as they earn two degrees from both schools.

World Class Faculty

Our multicultural faculty consists of both world-renowned professors and internationally acclaimed top executives. Besides WU Vienna and the Carlson School, in recent years professors from the University of South Carolina (U.S.A.), the Indian Institute of Management (India), the St. Petersburg State University (Russia), the Fudan University (China) and Simon Fraser University (Canada) provided the latest scientifically-based knowledge and a profound understanding of cutting-edge management tools.

Truly International Program

The exclusive program setting with cross-cultural teams, multi-national faculty and international field studies reflects the reality of doing business today.

Residencies on 3 Continents

In the course of the 3 residencies in 4 countries (Russia, India, China, U.S.A.) and 3 continents, participants gain in-depth knowledge of business theory and practice in emerging and mature markets. Numerous company visits give the participants the unique opportunity to gain insider information on local management strategies.

Worldwide Alumni Network

As an Executive MBA graduate, you become part of the two vast alumni networks of the WU Executive Academy and the Carlson School. Cross-cultural business relationships give alumni and their companies access to an extended global network and a set of exclusive alumni services.

Outstanding Peer Group

Carefully selected participants with diverse backgrounds and perspectives contribute to the quality of the program to the same extent that the faculty do. Creating new ideas, reflecting on one’s current work and exchanging insights with like-minded international colleagues add immeasurable value to the program.

Flexible Format

The specific structure of the Executive MBA is designed to suit the personal needs of hard-working executives. Therefore, the modular structure with only 40 days off-the job allows managers to participate in a world-class MBA program while developing their individual careers.

Added Value for Employers

Recruiting and retaining top talent is key for truly forward thinking enterprises. They understand that professional development is absolutely essential for top executives who are being prepared for positions of increasing global responsibility. The return on that investment is executives who bring the full force of their knowledge and abilities to bear on behalf of the employer’s goals for the future.

State-of-the-Art Technology

Participants of the program have access to “Learn@WU”, one of the leading e-learning platforms with more than 45,000 e-learning materials and over 32,000 users. Moreover, participants benefit from state-of-the-art technology-based learning methods.

Faculty:

• Full-time Professors: 70%
• Part-time Professors: 20%
• Visiting Professors: 10%
• Foreign Professors: 70%

Students:

• Total MBA Students: 40
• Total of MBA Students Per Class: 30-40
• Average Age: 38 years
• Age range: 30–45 years
• Average work experience: 13 years
• Percentage foreign students: 50 %
• Percentage woman students: 30 %

Program Fee (total): 37000 €
Scholarships available? Yes
Loan Program: Yes. We offer assistance on long term loans and provide bank contacts.
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Executive Education at the Highest International Level

Change is the only constant in today’s business world. The half-life of management knowledge is constantly decreasing. At the same time, know-how, leadership, and individual performance remain the critical resources for a successful business organization now and in the future.

The WU Executive Academy is part of the WU Vienna and combines business know-how and the resources of Europe’s largest business university in its specialised executive education programs for managers. The knowledge provided is of immediate practical relevance and kept up-to-date through WU research capabilities.

Each year, as many as 3,500 executives, experts and high potentials from over 50 countries graduate from our programs. At present, field studies and certificate programs are conducted in 16 countries on three continents.

The WU Executive Academy’s program portfolio includes:

• MBA/MBL/LLM Programs
• Certificate Programs
• Corporate and Management Development Programs

Europe's Largest Business University

The WU Vienna was founded by the Austrian Emperor in 1898. Today, it is the largest business university in Europe, with more than half of all Austrian business graduates having earned their degrees from this university. It has close ties with more than 200 partner universities worldwide and its career planning center counts over 100 corporate members in Europe. The WU Vienna has world-renowned faculty, an international orientation, proximity to and connections with Eastern Europe, and a great infrastructure.

EQUIS Accreditation

As the only Austrian and one of only four German-speaking universities, the WU Vienna is EQUIS accredited. EQUIS is the leading accreditation system of the European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD). A number of the Professional MBA specialisations are available in German, send WU Executive Academy an » Information Request to learn more.

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