Euro*MBA

Not only you can study wherever, whenever you like, you also work together with fellow expatriates who understand where you come from.

Furthermore, you increase your international job mobility and career with this MBA degree of five high quality partner European Business Schools and Universities, which has three international recognised accreditations: AMBA (British accreditation), AACSB (American accreditation) and Equis (European accreditation). The Euro*MBA programme was also ranked nr. 5 Distance Learning MBA worldwide by The Economist (2008).

Study wherever, whenever

Six residential weeks all over Europe alternate with ten modules in a period of 24 months. You can study the course modules wherever, whenever, being supported by internet and virtual team IT tools.

Diverse learning environment

Through maximum diversity, the Euro*MBA strives to expand your frame of reference in order to enable you to innovate, develop and contribute to your own business environment and community. An approach attractive to the broad mind set of expatriates.

How do we create diversity?

• A multicultural participant profile with a very diverse background (finance, IT, engineering, NGO’s, public sector ….) and a lot of international experience
• A truly international organisation (consortium of 8 European Business Schools and Universities) and management and academic staff (from each consortium member)
• Diverse teaching methodologies, comprising action learning, case studies, lecturing, company visits, on line modules, skills training, (virtual) team work …
• "Out of the box” experiences in the residential weeks, distance learning modules and multicultural teams

Multicultural team co-operation and network

In the residential weeks, teams work together on integrative assignments. In the course modules you are part of a multicultural virtual course team. Your virtual team changes every four months, ensuring you have built a solid international network of 60 – 80 participants by the time you graduate.

Graduates and participants together combine over 40 nationalities and represent a variety of executive levels in numerous industries and cultures. This international network and available knowledge provides incomparable value in the global environment.

The Euro*MBA at a glance

• Two-year executive international MBA
• Four-day introduction programme
• 10 on line courses (five courses a year, two months per course)
• Six residential weeks throughout Europe (three a year, every four months)
• Multicultural teamwork in each course and residential week
• Master Thesis project
• Approximately 1,830 hours of study
• Enrolment twice a year (January, September)
• MBA degree awarded by the five full partners

Class overview

• Expatriates: 38,5%
• Male: 69%
• Female: 31%
• Nationalities represented: > 20
• Average age: 37
• Average work experience: 11 years

Euro*MBA requirements

Applicants to the programme should have at least:

• The equivalent of a first higher education degree (BA)
• Five year professional (management) experience
• Basic knowledge of functional management areas
• Fluency in spoken and written English (for non-Anglophones TOEFL 250 or other proof of language skills, via interviews with our partner institutions, or university degrees in English Anglo-phones are exempt.)
• Two letters of recommendation
• A letter of motivation.

Euro*MBA Consortium

The Euro*MBA is a joint offering of the Euro*MBA consortium:

• AUDENCIA Nantes Ecole de Management France (EQUIS/efmd, AACSB, AMBA)
• EADA Barcelona Spain (EQUIS/efmd, AMBA)
• HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management (AACSB)
• IAE Aix-en-Provence France (EQUIS/efmd, AMBA)
• Leon Kozminsky Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management (EQUIS/efmd), Warsaw, Poland
• Universiteit Maastricht – Business School The Netherlands (AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS/efmd)

and one associate partner:

• Open Universiteit Nederland

Resulting degree

Euro*MBA Diploma of the five consortium partners

MBA Curriculum

• A four day introduction programme, where you learn to deal with multicultural team management and prepare yourself for the master thesis process and work with IT tools for the individual as well as team and classroom virtual environment.
• The six residential weeks take place at our partner institutions and focus on the different regions of Europe. From the Netherlands to Spain, from Poland to France and from Great Britain to Germany, our residential weeks cover a wide spectrum of topics on European business and culture as well as hot topics in management. Furthermore, company visits and leadership skills provide you with essential practical skills and insights need by today’s manager
• The ten courses (on line) ensure you develop a helicopter view needed for general management positions. You will follow courses in: Strategic Management, International Finance, Management Accounting, Change Management, Technology and Innovation Management, European Business Law, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, International Management as well as a business simulation.
• The residential weeks alternate with the courses: after a four month period with two courses of each 7-8 weeks, you attend a residential week. (during the summer period from May - August there is only one course)
• The Master Thesis Project enables you to offer your company first class consulting in an international or innovative area

Testimonials

"When I looked for an MBA I was already an expat but living in EU and I knew I was going to be moving around the world for the following years. To give you an example, in July 2004 I was living in Tamworth (UK) , in September I was living in Barcelona (I even bought a house) and in January I moved to Geneva. Therefore, I was looking for something that first of all was compatible with my lifestyle. Most of my study time is done in planes, airports, hotel rooms, etc. A "normal" MBA could not offer this. In addition, most of the expats work in multinational companies and in multicultural environments. The Euro*MBA provides a similar scope in its courses, and the continuous interaction with multicultural students with a very diverse background really makes me a more valuable asset for my firm. In addition, the environment created by the Euro*MBA is the same environment that we have in our company: lots of international people with different culture, background and religions.”
Juan José Oliver Forniès,
Medical Sector Head - IMI Norgren/Medical Sector, Switzerland

"I currently live in Mumbai, India, with my husband and two young children (age 2 and 3). After working in banking and communications for over 10 years, I took a three years sabbatical to join my husband when he was asked by his employer for an expat assignment in India. To use my time wisely I decided to do an MBA, something I wanted to do for a long time. I looked at several distance learning programmes and decided to join the Euro*MBA because of the accreditations and the international scope. This turned out to be an excellent choice. I have a lot of interaction with my fellow students through the online database and during the residential weeks. Working on the group assignments is very intense and you get to know each other pretty well! I combine the MBA with work for an Indian NGO managing their communications. When our expat time in India ends I will get back to work. I am sure my MBA and my experiences in India will prove to be a very valuable asset in finding the right job."
Sandra van der Lingen,
Communications manager, India

Price

Tuition fee: € 25.500 for the two year programme. Travel and accommodation costs for the residential weeks are not included.

Application fee: € 125 (reimbursable upon payment of tuition fee)

More information

Visit our website: www.euromba.org
Request a brochure:

Contact the central consortium information address for our brochure, a personal talk or an information session:

Universiteit Maastricht Business School
PO Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
Phone: + 31 43 3884619
Fax: +31 433884970

E-mail: or
Website: www.euromba.org

Or contact the nearest consortium partner:

IAE Aix-en-Provence (EQUIS/efmd, AMBA)
Contact: Marion Moreau
Phone: + 33 4 42280855
Fax: + 33 4 42280800
E-mail:

AUDENCIA Nantes.Ecole de Management (EQUIS/efmd, AACSB and AMBA)
Contact: Sylvie Chancelier
Phone: + 33 2 40373466
Fax: + 33 2 40373407
E-mail:

EADA, Barcelona (EQUIS/efmd, AMBA)
Contact: Jordi Diaz
Tel: + 34 9345 20 844
Fax: + 34 9332 37 317
E-mail:

Leon Kozminsky Academy for Entrepreneurship and Management (LKAEM), Warsaw (EQUIS/efmd)
Contact: Sylwiah Halas-Dej M.Sc
Phone: + 48 22 519 2100
Fax: + 48 22 811 3068
E-mail:

Associate Partners

Open University of the Netherlands
Phone: + 31 45 576 2985
Fax: + 31 45 576 2103