1. That is not a question. Try How to use LinkedIn to find the best school www.find-mba.com/board/33571

2. Hochschule's are not like Germany universities. They take worse students, don't gace doctorial programmes etc. I am not sure what you mean by middle management but, no, Pforzheim prepares people for functional roles not general management. Also try: Do you need to speak the local language? www.find-mba.com/board/34713

3. No. The salary gap will widen.

The other points are well described by other posts. Most students will be far better off at Strathclyde.

Hello Duncan ,

From the list of schools I listed in my first post , I got admit for Pforzheim MBA. I like to get some more info/ feedback about this program. I am comparing most of the points with HHL MBA as it was another program I applied , but unfortunately couldn't get admit there . Can you pls give your thoughts / feedback on below points.

1) Post MBA opportunities from Pforzheim: I have around 8 years experience in automotive and post MBA , I plan to work in product mangement roles in Automotive sector.

2)Hochschule Degree: This program is AACSB accredited program .But in some post I read Hochschule's are not treated like universities by German companies. I am not clear with this? My question is, having a fair amount of experience (8 yrs) ,post MBA program can I expect a middle level management roles or only entry level (management trainee roles)?

3)ROI : I understood one cannot compare the initial ROI (in terms of Salary) of Prozheim with that of MBA prorgams at HHL /Mannheim . But is this applicable only for initial job / placement ?

Below are key attracting things I noticed with this program .
What is your opinion on this ?
1) One of best Hochschule MBA in Germany - (AACSB accredited), but don't know how Hochschule MBA are treated in Germany?
2)Rated as top 10 MS program by DAAD.
3)German language program integrated in curiculum , which is highly recommended for a job in Germany.
4)Internship / company projects and thesis
5)Affordable tuition fees compared to private Schools.


Apart from Pforzheim MBA , I have 2 offers from Uk business schools. (Henley Business school and Strathclyde Business School). I will keep separate thread for this discussion .

Hello ,
I am planning to do MBA from Germany . Currently I work as Associate Project Manager in Automotive domain with experience of 7.5 years. I also had worked in Germany and I speak intermediate German (currently doing B1) .My plan is to leverage my experience in this domain by studying a best MBA program in Germany .Currently I prepare for GMAt as my score was low (550). I have done few research about MBA programs in Germany and comes out with below list of colleges . I have posted few questions below. I would appreciate if you can give me some inputs on my questions
1.HHL
2.Mannheim
3.WHU
4.ESMT
5.Gisma
6.Frankfurt Business school
7.Pforzeim MBA
8.Esslingen MBA
7.Hochschule Bremen.

1.)I can see a huge difference in tution fees from colleges like MBS,HHL, ESMT compared to Hochschule MBA's - Pforzheim /Esslingen . Is there any huge difference in quality of studies?
2) What are the carrer chances post MBA , assuming you join course with intermmidate German language skill - B1
3)How good you rate program @ GISMA and also how students in GISMA are treated in German industry . I have few specific reasons to choose as it is one of real contender for me.

Hi All,

My question is to especially Duncan though others are welcome to give your valuable feedback.
I have admission from MBA European Management at Saarland University and IMBA in Pforzheim for Summer. Job prospects, job climbing, industry connections are my imp aspects.
Please tell me which program is better for my profile. Its better to wait for Pforzheim or shall I go ahead with Saarland's?

My profile:
Nationality: Indian
Age: 27
Goal: Settling in Germany.
Short stints in working as consultant for startups. (1 year all together)
3 years of experience in Recruitment.(not interested to pursue HR field after MBA)


Thanks,
Fayez

[Edited by fayez666 on Aug 30, 2016]

Pforzheim will be better for most candidates. But be very critical: ask both schools about what they think about your chances of transitioning into the country. Ask them to put you in touch with alumni who have successfully made similar transitions.

But if your goal is to get settled in Germany, you might want to consider doing a German-language MBA program instead.