Executive MBA

Success in today’s global business climate demands highly specialized global business managers. Rapid changes in economic policies and structures are constantly driving countries, organizations and individuals to search for a competitive edge. Enhanced managerial capabilities provide the foundation for creating that competitive edge. Our Executive MBA graduates return to their organizations with enhanced career prospects and the majority are quickly given new responsibilities with increased opportunities for advancement.

The MSM Executive MBA Programs are designed specifically for middle-management executives, the self-employed, and aspiring consultants in general management who have full-time job responsibilities and cannot attend classes on a full-time basis. The programs balance management theory with practical experience and research in a multicultural, multidisciplinary setting and are designed to stimulate creative management thinking and to teach the skills needed to transform management knowledge into practice.

Maastricht School of Management (MsM) and Cologne Business School (CBS) offer a joint International Executive MBA program. Our EMBA program is designed to specifically for middle-management executives, the self-employed, and aspiring consultants in general management
who have fulll-time job responsibilities and cannot attend classes on a full-time basis. The program combines management theory with the practical experience and expertise that our participants and lecturers bring to the classroom. It is designed stimulate creative management thinking and
to teach the skills needed to transform management knowledge into practice. The Executive MBA program has a specialization in Sustainability.

Why the MsM/CBS Executive MBA?
• Good balance between work and study: The 2-year part-time Executive MBA consist of 9 modules in 7 days, each module followed by 3 months tutorial
• Diversity of participants: The Executive MBA participants have different nationalities and come from very different organizations, industries and positions.
• Studying in 3 countries on 2 continents: the modules alternately take place in Cologne and Maastricht. One module takes place in Shanghai.

Admission requirements:
Admission to the MSM Executive MBA Program takes place on a competitive basis.

• Candidates should hold at least a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university (HBO in the Netherlands) or its professional equivalent
• Proficiency in English is essential
• Five or more years managerial experience is required
•GMAT test score of at least 500 is the desirable prerequiste for enrolment

Applicants, whose previous education has been in a language other than English, must submit evidence of proficiency in the English Language. The minimum criteria are the following:

TOEFL
88 internet-based test
230 computer-based test
570 paper-based test

or

IELTS score of 6.5

or

An equivalent standard on an alternative test.

To apply, candidates should submit a completed application form, copies of academic transcripts, two letters of reference, and an application fee of € 120.