European School of Management and Technology

The European School of Management and Technology, also known as ESMT Berlin, is a private non-profit business school based in Berlin, Germany. The business school was founded in 2002 by 25 global companies and institutions including Bosch, KPMG, Siemens and T-Mobile. ESMT Berlin offers a master's degree in Management, a Full-time MBA, and an Executive MBA, as well as executive education in the form of open enrolment and customised programmes.

ESMT Berlin
MottoEmpowering people to create a better tomorrow
TypePrivate non-profit
Established2002[1]
Endowment€125.9 million (as of December 2018)[2]
PresidentJörg Rocholl[3]
Academic staff
37 members from 17 countries (as of October 2019)[4]
Students369[5]
Address
Schlossplatz 1, 10178
,
Berlin
,
Germany

52°30′56.5″N 13°24′05.3″E
CampusUrban
ColorsBlue and Grey
   
AffiliationsAMBA
EQUIS
AACSB
FIBAA
Wissenschaftsrat
Websiteesmt.berlin

ESMT Berlin is regarded as one of the most prestigious business schools in Europe,[6] ranked 9th by the Financial Times and 15th by Bloomberg Businessweek.[7][8] It is one of four business schools in Germany with triple accreditation from the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA).[9]

History

ESMT Berlin was founded in 2002 by 25 leading multinational firms. The school's expertise focuses on the development of responsible leaders with a global focus on innovative management, analytics, and technology and is a state-accredited university. ESMT has a satellite campus in Berlin-Schöneberg and a branch office in Shanghai. The school has more than 8,000 alumni in chapters located worldwide and around 3,500 executives and managers participate in the ESMT Executive Development Programmes each year.[4]

The origins of the school lay in the founding companies wanting to break from the limited, German executive education which characterized the country's business schools and the desire for a style which was less American and more culturally complex. Former ESMT President, Lars-Hendrik Röller, noted in 2009 that the school are very interested in societal impact and students need to exhibit long-term, socially responsible leadership.[10]

Berlin campus

Programmes

ESMT Berlin offers a Master's in Management, a Full-time MBA, a Part-time MBA, an Executive MBA, a Postgraduate Diploma in Management, and several executive education courses. It also has a PhD programme.[11][12][13]

The full-time MBA is a one-year programme running from January to the following February. The course focuses on innovation, technology, managing big data, sustainable business development, entrepreneurship, and global strategic management. The course structure is designed so that strategic management concepts are integrated in each step of the programme, with accompanying skills development opportunities designed to help students get the most out of their MBA.

The part-time MBA runs for two years and is delivered in a blended format with 80% online study and 20% of the programme taking place in person over 14 weekends in either Berlin or Munich. The face-to-face weekend modules start Thursday evening, with full days of courses on Friday and Saturday.

The Master's in Management lasts for 24 months and is designed to prepare students to employ theoretical knowledge developed in undergraduate work in an applied business or management setting. ESMT uses an integrative approach, with a combination of traditional coursework, internships and projects, career planning and skills workshops and foreign language training.

Accreditation

ESMT Berlin is accredited by Association of MBAs (AMBA), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), and Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA).[14][15][16][17] It is only one of four business schools in Germany with triple accreditation.

Rankings

Rankings
Business school rankings
Worldwide overall
QS[18]80
Worldwide MBA
Economist[19]46
Financial Times[20]81
European Business School Rankings
Financial Times[7]
 9
Bloomberg Businessweek[8]
 15

European Business Schools

MBA

Executive MBA

Master's in Management

The front of the Berlin campus
Former Cologne campus

Executive Education

Campuses

Berlin

The school'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. From 2004 to 2005 the building underwent an extensive renovation supervised by the German architect HG Merz. The main foyer is accessible to the public and guided tours are available.[32]

From 1999 to 2001 the building served as the Federal Chancellery (Berlin) under former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Since its renovation, it has acted as a venue for seminars, lectures, conferences, and social events for academic institutions, government agencies, as well as groups and companies.[33] The building received further improvements in 2017, with the remodelling of the third floor conducted to accommodate the significant increase in the number of students. This led to the creation of the new library, four seminar rooms, the ESMT research lab, eleven group study rooms and a student lounge.[34]

Cologne

The school's Cologne campus, Schloss Gracht, is a historic castle and grounds where the Metternich family lived for centuries. From 1968 it was the home of the Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft (USW) which offered executive education courses. USW was later integrated into ESMT Berlin and became the site of ESMT's German-language executive education courses. After successfully integrating the courses into the main campus of ESMT in Berlin, Schloss Gracht was sold as of November 30, 2018.[35] It will be converted into a stress and sports medicine centre.[36]

Partnerships and cooperations

ESMT is a member of the Global Network for Advanced Management, a collaboration of graduate schools of business that seeks to foster intellectual ties among business schools, students and deans from both economically strong regions and those on the horizon of economic development. Partner institutions in this network include Yale University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Oxford, University of New South Wales, HEC Paris, IIM Bangalore, University of British Columbia, National University of Singapore among others.[37]

ESMT is a part of the Global MiM Network in association with Imperial College London, Singapore Management University and Queen's University at Kingston which enables students at each member school to take courses at one or more partner institutions, providing a more global study experience without the bureaucracy or the cost of a full-time overseas programme.[38]

ESMT has national partnerships with Humboldt University, Free University Berlin, Technical University of Berlin, Hasso Plattner Institute as well as more institutions. ESMT is a member of the MBA alliance, comprising the top 5 business schools in Germany with Mannheim Business School, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.[39]

Centers and chairs
Entrance Hall Staircase at the State Council Building

Centers[40]

  • Center for Financial Reporting and Auditing (CFRA)
  • Center for Leadership Development Research (CLDR)
  • Center for Sustainable Business and Leadership (CSBL)
  • Digital Society Institute (DSI)
  • Hidden Champions Institute (HCI)
  • Institute for Endowment Management and Entrepreneurial Finance (IFEE)

Chairs[40]

  • Deutsche Post DHL Chair
  • Deutsche Telekom Chair in Leadership and HR Development
  • EY Chair in Governance and Compliance
  • Ingrid and Manfred Gentz Chair in Business and Society
  • Lufthansa Group Chair in Innovation
  • Michael Diekmann Chair in Management Science
  • POK Pühringer PS Chair in Entrepreneurship

Organisational structure

The main governance structures are the Executive Management Committee, chaired by Jörg Rocholl, PhD, President and Managing Director of ESMT Berlin and the Supervisory Board of ESMT GmbH chaired by Werner Zedelius, Senior Advisor, Allianz SE.[41][42]

Founders
Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel giving a keynote speech at ESMT Berlin (2006)

The school's founders include:[43]

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