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Full-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

European School of Management & Technology

  • Program Basics

      • International Full-time MBA
      • ESMT European School of Management and Technology
      • Schlossplatz 1
      • Berlin, 10178
      • Germany
      • Program Web site: http://www.esmt.org/mba
      • Status: Private
      • Program e-mail address: mba@esmt.org
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Other
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

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

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

      • Resident: $39,340.00
      • Nonresident: $39,340.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $60,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $60,000.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 12

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Winter 2011
      • Deadline: Nov 15, 2011
      • Semester: Winter 2012
      • Deadline: Oct 31, 2012
      • Does the program have rolling admissions? Yes
      • Is proficiency in English required for admission? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 100

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Very Important
      • Interviews: Very Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 249
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 26 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 61 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 1 %
      • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 100 %
      • 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: 35 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 98 %
      • Applications from women received: 20 %
      • Mean base salary forgone: $46,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 29 %
      • International: 95 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 3 %
      • Asia: 30 %
      • Europe: 43 %
      • North America: 8 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 8 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 8 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 65
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 62

    • Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

      • From: 45
      • To: 90
      • Median age of entering class: 29
      • Mean age of entering class: 29

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
        • academic merit
        • financial need
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? As part of the admissions application
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 10th Percentile 570
      • 25th Percentile 600
      • Average GMAT Score 640
      • 50th Percentile (median) 640
      • 90th Percentile 700
      • 75th Percentile 680

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 25th Percentile 600
      • 10th Percentile 570
      • 90th Percentile 700
      • Average GMAT Score 640
      • 50th Percentile (median) 640
      • 75th Percentile 680

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 38
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 19
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 14

    • Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:

      • Corporate Environment Strategy
      • Global Growth Engines (BRIC)
      • Fighting Poverty with Business
      • Behavioral Finance
      • Sustainable Supply Chain Management

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

        • General Management
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • International Business
        • Technology
      • Innovation, Sustainable Business
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No

    • The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • General Management
        • Technology
        • Leadership
        • Strategy

  • 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

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Investment Banking

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must write a complete business plan
        • Students are required to complete international experience
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • 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 excess 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

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 72 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 28 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0 %

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 60 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 30 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 10 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 88 %
      • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 12 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 88 %
      • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 12 %

    • Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

      • Alliany 1
      • Deutsche Bahn 1
      • Johnson and Johnson 1
      • Deutsche Bank 1
      • Sony 1
      • E.ON 1
      • Toshiba 1
      • Huawei 1
      • Infineon 1
      • BASF 1

    • Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

      • Mean base salary: $92,729.00

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Consumer Products: 5 %
      • Financial Services: 14 %
      • Manufacturing: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 25 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
      • Technology: 24 %
      • Other: 12 %

    • Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

      • Africa: 4 %
      • Asia: 4 %
      • Europe: 88 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 4 %

  • SCHOOL COMMENTS

      • School Comments: ESMT was founded by 25 progressive multinational organizations and is located in the centre of Berlin. The MBA is focused on helping responsible leaders to develop. Tight connections to our 25 corporate founders allows our participants to experience real world business situations on a day-to-day basis. Participants learn not only the managerial toolbox, but how to handle responsibility for the benefit of people, planet and profit.

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