WU Executive Academy - Vienna University of Economics and Business MBA

Executive Business Programs & Certificates

Global Executive MBA - 16 months, 4 continents, 2 degrees

• Accreditations: AACSB | AMBA | EQUIS
• Progam language: English
• Program Focus: General Management, Global Leadership, Global Strategies
• Duration: 16 months, part-time, blocked modules (4 days)
• Location: Vienna
• International Immersions: e.g. South America | China, India | USA
• Target Group: Executives - university degree, 5 years work & leadership experience
• Degrees: recieve 2 degrees: 1 in Europe, 1 in the USA
• Program Start: April (yearly)
• Program fee: 
  • intake for start 2023 EUR 54,000 - scholarships available
  • intake for start 2024 EUR 59,000 - scholarships available, early bird bonus available
• Contact: gemba@wu.ac.at

Find out more: https://executiveacademy.at/en/programs/mba/executive-mba/global-executive-mba/

MBA with specialization - 7 programs, 16-20 months, international immersions

• Specializations 
  • Digital Transformation & Data Science
  • Energy Management
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  • Finance
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Strategic Project Management
  • Public Auditing
• Accreditations: AACSB | AMBA | EQUIS
• Program language: English
• Duration: 16-20 months, part-time, blocked modules (4-8 days)
• Location: Vienna
•  International Immersion: e.g. USA
• Target Group: Executives, managers, entrepreneurs, high potentials
•  Program Start: October (yearly)
•  Program fee: 39,000, scholarships available, early bird bonus available
• Contact: mba@wu.ac.at

Find out more: MBA - WU Executive Academy

Executive MBA Bucharest - 16 months, 2 continents, 3 renowned accreditations

• Accreditations: AACSB | AMBA | EQUIS
• Progam language: English
• Program Focus: General Management, Global Leadership
• Duration: 16 months, part-time, blocked modules (4 days)
• Location: Bucharest
• International Immersions: Vienna, Austria | New York, Minneapolis, USA
• Target Group: Executives - university degree, 5 years management experience
• Program Start: November (yearly)
• Program fee: EUR 42,000; scholarships available, early bird bonus available
• Contact: emba-buc@wu.ac.at

Find out more: https://executiveacademy.at/en/programs/mba/executive-mba/executive-mba-bucharest/

Executive MBA Health Care Management - 24 months, part-time

• Accreditations: AACSB | AMBA | EQUIS
• Progam language: German
• Program Focus: Profound knowledge of national/international health care system, state-of-the-art business know-how, social skills, legal proficiency
• Duration: 24 months, part-time
• Location: Vienna
• Target Group: Executives in health care field
• Program Start: June (yearly)
• Program fee: EUR 24,000; scholarships available, early bird bonus available
• Contact: emba-hcm@wu.ac.at

Find out more: Health Care Management - WU Executive Academy

LL.M. programs - 12-24 months, part-time/full-time, blocked modules

Building Bridges between the areas of law and business

• Programs
  • LL.M. Law for Executives
  • LL.M. Digitalization & Tax Law
  • LL.M. International Tax Law
• Accreditations: EQUIS
• Progam language: English/German
• Program Focus: Business law & management, digitalization and (international) tax law
• Duration: 12-24 months, part-time/full-time, blocked modules
• Location: Vienna
• Target Group: Executives, law graduates
• Program Start: Fall (yearly)
• Program fee: Depending on program: EUR 22,000 - 25,000; scholarships available
• Contact: mba@wu.ac.at, llm@wu.ac.at

Find out more: https://executiveacademy.at/en/programs/master-of-laws

Professional Master

• Programs 
  • Master of Science (CE) Accounting & Auditing
  • Leadership & General Management
  • Social Innovation & Management
  • Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Technology
• Accreditations: AACSB | EQUIS
• Program language: German
• Duration: 2-4 semester, part-time, blocked modules
• Location: Vienna
• Target Group: Prospective managers, high potentials, self-employeds
•  Program Start: March/October
•  Program fee: EUR 24,000 - EUR 27,000 depending on program
• Contact: judith.andersch@wu.ac.at

Find out more: https://executiveacademy.at/en/programs/professional-master

Class Profiles per Program (Status 01/2023 based on last 3 years intakes)

Global Executive MBA

• Age: 3 years
• Working experience: 15 years
• Management experience: 8 years
• International participants: 72%
• Female/Male: 25%/75%
• Class size: 40-45 participants

Executive MBA Bucharest

• Age: 37 years
• Working experience: 15 years
• Management experience: 8 years
• Female/Male: 28%/72%
• Class size: 25-35 participants

MBA (average cross 7 spezialisations)

• Age: 35 years
• Working experience: 11 years
• Management experience: 5 years
• International participants: 73%
• Female/Male: 35%/65%
• Class size: approx. 20-25 for each specialization

LL.M.

• Age: 36 years
• Working experience: 13 years
• Management experience: 5 years
• International participants: 11%
• Female/Male: 45%/55%
• Class size: approx. 20-25

Admission Requirements

We carefully select all participants considering cultural and academic background, skills and work experience including: a solid career progression; management and leadership skills; an ability to commit to a challenging program; interpersonal and communication skills;ambition and drive

Executive MBA​

• Diploma, bachelor or master degree (equivalent to a bachelor’s degree or higher)
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience
• Leadership experience
• Proficiency in written and spoken English or German for EMBA Health Care Management
• Each MBA participant is expected to have a laptop computer and be familiar with MS Office software.

MBA

• Diploma, bachelor or master degree (equivalent to a bachelor’s degree or higher)
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience
• Proficiency in written and spoken English or German (depending teaching language)
• Each MBA participant is expected to have a laptop computer and be familiar with MS Office software

LL.M. (e.g. Digitalization & Tax Law)​

• Diploma or Master degree (in Law, Economics, or Business Informatics) and/or
• Bachelor degree (in Law, Economics, or Business Informatics) and minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience and
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Each participant is expected to have a laptop computer and be familiar with MS Office software.

Professional Master

• Completed studies (bachelor, master, diploma, BBA, CBA) or equivalent qualification
• Minimum of 3 years work experience
• Excellent knowledge of the program language (in written/spoken

Costs (per program)

• Global Executive MBA:
  • € 54,000 (intakes for 2023 start)
  • € 59,000 (intakes for 2024 start)
• Executive MBA Bucharest: € 42,000
• Executive MBA Health Care Management: € 24,000
• MBA: € 39,000
• LL.M.: € 22,900 - 25,000 (depending on program)

For many years, the WU Executive Academy has been supporting high potentials, female applicants, and other applicants with financial need to achieve their educational and career goals by offering partial scholarships up to 25% of the tuition fee. The scholarships are open for applicants for whom financing the tuition fee is a challenge - regardless of your residence or citizenship. You can find detailed information on our website. Early Bird Bonus available - check out our website

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