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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

European School of Management & Technology

  • Program Basics

      • ESMT European School of Management and Technology
      • Schlossplatz 1
      • Berlin, 10178
      • Germany
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 21

    • Classes meet:

        • Other

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $78,975.00
      • Non Resident: $78,975.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Other
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
      • FIBAA

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 118
      • Full-Time MBA: 38
      • Executive MBA: 80

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 25th Percentile 550
      • Average GMAT Score 580
      • 50th Percentile (median) 580
      • 10th Percentile 480
      • 90th Percentile 680
      • 75th Percentile 650

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 25th Percentile 550
      • Average GMAT Score 580
      • 50th Percentile (median) 580
      • 10th Percentile 480
      • 75th Percentile 650
      • 90th Percentile 680
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $0.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 70
      • Applicants accepted: 78 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 91 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 95 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 20 %
      • International: 48 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 4 %
      • Asia: 10 %
      • Europe: 77 %
      • North America: 2 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
      • Dual citizenship: 5 %
      • Average months of work experience: 132

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 96
      • To: 156
      • Average age: 35

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 30
      • To: 38
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 4 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Consumer Products: 2 %
      • Financial Services: 20 %
      • Government: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 40 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 10 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 10 %
      • Other: 8 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Siemens
      • Allianz
      • MAN
      • Lufthansa
      • Bosch

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit, Need
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? Only to domestic students

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 70

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 42

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 34

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 79

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: 12 day international field seminar
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? No
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: Local hotels
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 5

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 65 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 50
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 25
      • Elective courses: 6

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 15
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2009
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Leadership, Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Technology, Manufacturing and Technology Management

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2009

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New classroom VC and whiteboard technology, new e-learning platform, new alumni portal, enhanced applicant networking platform, software and hardware system upgrades
      • Amount spent: $300,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 279
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 7
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 3
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 15
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $200.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $157,000,000.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://alumni.esmt.org
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://alumni.esmt.org
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes
      • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: We do not provide recruiters with access to contact details of sponsored EMBA students

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