WU Executive Academy - The Vienna University of Economics and Business

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Executive MBA
The Executive MBA has been designed for experienced participants who want to broaden their business knowledge and vision in general management. We offer three different Executive MBA programs, two in English and one in German.

• Global Executive MBA
• Executive MBA Bucharest

Professional MBA
The Professional MBA combines a broad business management education with a functional or industry focus. We offer a large variety of specializations:

• Digital Transformation & Data Science
• Finance
• Marketing & Sales
• Energy Management
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Project Management
• Digital Transformation and Data Science
• Health Care Management (German)
• Public Auditing (German)

Campus WU

Europe's Leading Business University

The WU Vienna was founded by the Austrian Emperor in 1898. Today, it is the leading business university in Europe, with more than half of all Austrian business graduates having earned their degrees from this university. It closed ties with more than 200 partner universities worldwide and its career planning center counts over 100 corporate members in Europe. The WU Vienna has world-renowned faculty, an international orientation, proximity to and connections with Eastern Europe, and a great infrastructure.

Building Executive Academy

Executive Education at the Highest International Level

The WU Executive Academy, the business school of the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Europe's largest business university, brings more than 100 years of experience and an excellent reputation to the field of executive education. Thus it belongs to the leading business universities worldwide. The executive education portfolio of the WU Executive Academy includes MBA and Master of Laws programs, university certificate programs, custom programs and continuing education. In recent years, the WU Executive Academy has become one of the leading providers in Central and Eastern Europe.

As part of WU, the WU Executive Academy is AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accredited. EQUIS is an internationally recognized accreditation system offered by the European Foundation of Management. Moreover, the outstanding quality of its MBA programs has been recognized by AMBA (Association of MBAs) awarding its renowned global accreditation. Apart from WU, less than 75 business universities and business schools around the globe, and just two in the German-speaking world, meet the strict quality standards of all three accreditation agencies.

Current achievements of the WU Executive Academy

• Financial Times European Business School Ranking (2019): # 41
• Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking (2020): # 32 worldwide, #11 in EU, #2 in DACH

Renowned experts

Being part of WU, the WU Executive Academy provides access to the expertise of some 400 faculty members and countless experts in more than 200 partner universities all over the world. The knowledge we provide is of immediate practical relevance and is kept up-to-date through our scientific research capabilities. The faculty of the WU Executive Academy consists of both internationally renowned professors and top executives. Together, they provide the latest scientifically-based knowledge - and in-depth views of state-of-the-art applications of management models.

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Executive MBA lecture

Being part of WU, the WU Executive Academy provides access to the expertise of some 400 faculty members and countless experts in more than 200 partner universities all over the world. The knowledge we provide is of immediate practical relevance and is kept up-to-date through our scientific research capabilities. The faculty of the WU Executive Academy consists of both internationally renowned professors and top executives. Together, they provide the latest scientifically-based knowledge - and in-depth views of state-of-the-art applications of management models.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Diversity is essential to the quality of the Global Executive MBA program. We select all our Executive MBA participants with great care, considering cultural and academic background, skills and work experience.

Criteria include:

• Solid career progression
• Management and leadership skills
• Ability to commit to a challenging program
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• A clear career vision
• Ambition and drive

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

MBA applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Undergraduate degree (equivalent to a bachelor's degree or higher)
• Minimum of 5 years (Executive MBA) / 3 years (Professional MBA) of relevant work experience
• Leadership experience
• Proficiency in written and spoken English or German (depending on specialization)

Online application and admission interview

The total program fee is

• EUR 36,000 - 45,000 for the Professional MBA programs
• EUR 39,000 - 49,000 for the Executive MBA programs.

This fee includes course materials, examination fee and catering during modules. Accommodation & travel expenses are not covered by the program fee. The program fee is VAT exempt according to § 6 paragraph 12 Austrian Value Added Tax Law. The program fee may be tax deductible.

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 here.

The new Campus WU opened 2013.

The blocked modules (in-class time) take place in Vienna.

Depending on the program, field studies e.g. to Minneapolis, Rio de Janeiro, New York or Boston are organized additional to the regular teaching modules.