European School of Management and Technology

ESMT European School of Management and Technology

Established	2002 ^[1]
Type	Private business school
Chancellor	Prof. Jörg Rocholl, Phd (President) ^[2]
Academic staff	32 members of faculty from 18 nations
Location	Berlin, Germany
Campus	Urban
Website	esmt.org

ESMT European School of Management and Technology is a private university located in Berlin, Germany.^[3]

ESMT European School of Management and Technology is an international non-profit business school based in Berlin with an additional location in Schloss Gracht near Cologne. The School was founded by 25 global companies and institutions including Bosch, KPMG, Siemens, T-Mobile among others.^[4] ESMT offers a Master's in Management, a Full-time MBA, an Executive MBA, as well as executive education in the form of open enrollment and customized programs.^[5]

ESMT is accredited by Association of MBAs (AMBA),^[6] AACSB,^[7] and Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA).^[8]

In December 2013 ESMT has received the right to award PhDs from Berlin for the length of five years. At the same time, Berlin has extended the international business school’s status as a state recognized institution of higher education in Germany for another ten years, the longest possible period.^[9]

Programs

ESMT offers a Master's in Management, a Full-time MBA, an Executive MBA, and executive education.

Master's in Management (MIM)

In July 2013 ESMT announced that a new international Master's in Management program will begin in September 2014. The program targets young graduates who want to develop their knowledge of business and the management of technology. The 2-year consecutive program will focus on analytics, general management, and innovation in an international environment. The tuition for the entire program, taught in English, is 25,000 Euro.

„Entrance Hall Staircase“ at ESMT Berlin Campus building

MBA

“Campus Berlin” (former State Council building

“Campus Köln” (Gracht Castle)

The ESMT Full-time MBA program is a one-year program starting in January each year. The ESMT Full-time MBA Class of 2014 is made up of 63 participants representing 34 nationalities.

ESMT offers a number of merit-based scholarships.^[10]

The one-year Full-time MBA consists of two phases. During the first seven months, the focus lies on management competences, while leadership challenges are tackled during the following five months. Classes are held exclusively in English. The partner companies are actively involved in the know-how exchange, and real-life projects enrich the MBA program. In addition to an academic mentor, each student has a company mentor who supports the student’s personal development.

Executive MBA (EMBA)

ESMT's Executive MBA, started in autumn 2007, runs for 18 months, and graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Business Administration. The program is held in English. It focuses on International Management and Technology & Innovation.

The EMBA is made up of residential modules and web-enabled study. During the entire program, participants meet at one of ESMT’s campuses and at other locations. The program also includes one international field seminar.

Admission requirements include an undergraduate degree, several years of practical work experience as well as management experience. Applicants also have to submit GMAT results. The final step of the admissions process is an interview.

Executive Education programs

Open Enrollment Programs ESMT currently offers many open enrollment programs in English^[11] and in German in the USW Netzwerk.^[12] The portfolio ranges from short programs taking 2–4 days and longer programs which are held in several modules. The programs cover topics such as decision making, managing technology, and change management.

Customized Solutions (Company specific programs) ESMT’s Customized Solutions offers companies tailor-made programs. Program modules are prepared in advance together with company representatives. Lecturers are specialized on various industries: Consumer Goods and Retail, Financial Services, Information and Communications Technologies, Technology Based Industries, and Telecommunications, Transport and Utilities.^[13]

Rankings

2011

ESMT has been placed among the ten best business schools in Europe in 2011 Financial Times Executive Education ranking. In a global comparison, ESMT ranked 17th overall.^[14]

2012

In 2012 ESMT was again in the Top 20 in the Financial Times Executive Education ranking and placing ninth in Europe.^[15]
In the same year, ESMT has entered the Financial Times international ranking of Executive MBA (EMBA) programs at place 40. The business school based in Berlin is ranked 1st of all EMBA programs globally for the career progress of its graduates in the 3 years after course completion. The ESMT Executive MBA is the highest ranked stand-alone program in Germany.^[16]

2013

ESMT placed 20th globally in this year's Financial Times Executive Education ranking (2012:16th). ESMT is the only business school based in Germany to be included in the ranking and is the highest ranked school within the DACH countries.^[14]
ESMT has been ranked for the first time in The Economist “Which MBA?“ global ranking of the top 100 full-time MBA programs. The business school entered the ranking at 30th, placing 1st in Germany and 8th in Europe.^[17]
In the same year ESMT has been ranked 29th in the Financial Times global ranking of Executive MBA (EMBA) programs 2013, placing the international business school in Berlin among the top 30 in the world. ESMT climbed 11 places in comparison to 2012. The EMBA program at ESMT is once again the highest ranked stand-alone program in Germany.^[18]

2014

ESMT placed third in Bloomberg's international MBA ranking in 2014. ^[19]
ESMT has entered the Financial Times MBA 2014 ranking of the top 100 full-time global MBA programs at 89th.^[20]
ESMT has been placed 27th in this year's Financial Times Executive Education ranking. ^[21]
ESMT has been ranked 26th worldwide in the "Which MBA?" ranking of The Economist, making it the top-ranked MBA program in Germany and 7th in Europe. ESMT was ranked 1st worldwide in student diversity.^[22]
ESMT has been placed 30th worldwide and 13th in Europe in the Financial Times global ranking of Executive MBA (EMBA) programs 2014. Furthermore, it is the highest ranked program for career progress for the third time in a row.^[23]

2015

ESMT jumps 26 places in Financial Times MBA ranking 2015.^[24]

Campus Locations

Berlin

ESMT's headquarters and main campus is located in the former GDR Staatsratsgebäude in Berlin next to the Federal Foreign Office and opposite of the UNESCO world cultural heritage Museum Island. Constructed in 1960s’ socialist architectural style to host the Staatsrat (National Council) of the GDR, it represented the supreme institution of the East German state governance.

The transformation of the Staatsratgebäude into a modern learning institution started in 2004 and was completed at the end of 2005. The renovation was supervised by the German architect HG Merz. The main foyer is accessible to the public, and ESMT offers guided tours on the last Friday of each month. ^[25]

Cologne

ESMT's Cologne campus Schloss Gracht is a historic site where the Metternich family lived for centuries. Since 1968 the USW Netzwerk offers executive education in the castle of Gracht and its adjacent guest house. In 2004 the USW Netzwerk was integrated into the ESMT. Actually on the Campus are the German programs of ESMT.^[26]

Organisational Structure^[27]

ESMT Foundation Board of Trustees

Chairman: Michael Diekmann, Chairman of the Management Board, Allianz AG
Vice Chairman: Jürgen Fitschen, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank AG

Additional members of Board of Trustees:

Franz Fehrenbach, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Robert Bosch GmbH
Joe Kaeser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens AG
Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management, Daimler AG

Executive Management Committee

President: Prof. Jörg Rocholl, PhD, President and Managing Director of ESMT GmbH
Prof. Zoltán Antal-Mokos, PhD, Dean of Degree Programs
Nick Barniville, Associate Dean, Degree Programs
Christoph Burger, Lecturer and Senior Associate Dean of Executive Education, ESMT
Georg Garlichs, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of ESMT GmbH
Prof. Dr. Olaf Plötner, Professor of Practice and Dean of Executive Education, ESMT
Prof. Catalina Stefanescu-Cuntze, PhD, Dean of Faculty
Valentina Werner, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Supervisory Board of ESMT GmbH

Chairman: Prof. Dr. Clemens Börsig (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deutsche Bank Foundation)

(Member of the Board of Management, BMW AG)

Dr. Joachim Faber (Senior Advisor, Allianz SE)
Melanie Kreis (Member of Board of Management, Personnel, and Labor Director, Deutsche Post AG)
Wilfried Porth (Member of the Board of Management, Daimler AG)
Regine Stachelhaus (Senior Executive Advisor to the CEO, E.ON SE)
Dr. Werner Zedelius (Member of the Board of Management, Allianz SE)