Mannheim Business School (MBS) is the umbrella organization for management education at the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...

. The school offers four international MBA programs: the Mannheim

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...

(part-time and full-time), the Mannheim Executive MBA, the ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA (weekend and modular) and the MANNHEIM & TONGJI Executive MBA. The Mannheim Master of Accounting and

Taxation A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, o ...

program and the Mannheim Master in Management and Analytics program complete the MBS degree portfolio. Non-degree offerings include Executive Education and Digital Learning. Its legal form is a gGmbH, a non-profit Ltd, whose shareholders are the Prechel Foundation and the University of Mannheim. As of November 1, 2010, Jens Wüstemann is President of the school. The school is located in the city of

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Mannheim Palace Mannheim Palace (german: Mannheimer Schloss) is a large Baroque palace in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was originally the main residence of the Prince-electors of the Electorate of the Palatinate of the House of Wittelsbach unt ...

, one of the largest baroque castles in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

. International students at the school account for more than 60 percent. With class sizes ranging from a minimum of 30 participants in the Executive MBA programs to a maximum of 60 in the full-time MBA program, Mannheim Business School hosts a student body of 650 postgraduates in the degree programs on average. Mannheim Business School is considered the best German and one of the leading European business schools by several national and international rankings.Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2019
/ref>Financial Times European Business School Ranking 2018
/ref>Financial Times Master in Management Ranking 2018
/ref>Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking 2018
/ref>Bloomberg Businessweek Best Business Schools 2018 Global Rankings
/ref>The Economist - Which MBA? Ranking 2018
/ref> It is triple accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (

EQUIS The EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) is an international school accreditation system. It specializes in higher education institutions of management and business administration, run by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFM ...

), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (

AACSB The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International, is an American professional organization. It was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to ...

) and the Association of MBAs ( AMBA).

History

The school was founded in 2005 when the faculty of business of the

decided to bundle their MBA programs and their executive education offerings. Christian Homburg became first president of Mannheim Business School. Jens Wüstemann was appointed as the 2nd president of the school in November 2010.

Degree programs

The business school offers four international MBA programs: the Mannheim

, which can be absolved in both full or part-time; the Mannheim Executive

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

; the ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive

; and the MANNHEIM & TONGJI Executive

. Furthermore, the school offers a specialized master program in Accounting and

and a part-time master program in Management Analytics.

Mannheim MBA

The Mannheim

program is offered either full-time (12 months) or part-time (24 months):

Mannheim MBA Full-Time (12 months)

The full-time program is structured in core courses and electives and starts every year in September. Students of the

Full-Time program can choose from two options to complete their degree. They can either finish within 12 months and directly start a job or prolong their MBA experience by three months and use this additional term for an exchange with one of the schools renowned partner institutions abroad or an internship at a globally leading company.

Mannheim MBA Part-Time (24 months)

The part-time program is structured in 12 modules which take place every second month. The 24 months program starts yearly in September and is spread over three calendar years. This program also includes two international study trips.

Mannheim Executive MBA

The Mannheim Executive MBA is a weekend-based part-time program (18 months). It starts every year in April and is spread over two calendar years. The program mainly takes place in Mannheim but offers one study trip to Asia and one study trip to the United States.

ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA

The ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive

is a modular part-time program (18 months) with one week of lectures every eight weeks. The program starts every year in October and takes place in

and

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

in turns. The schedule includes one study trip to

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

and one study trip to the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

. Students are awarded with a

double degree A double degree program, sometimes called a dual degree, combined degree, conjoint degree, joint degree or double graduation program, involves a student's working for two university degrees in parallel—either at the same institution or at diffe ...

from both schools (

ESSEC The École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (more commonly ESSEC Business School or ESSEC) is a major French business and management school, with non-profit association status (French association law of 1901) founded in 1907 ...

/France and MBS/Germany).

MANNHEIM & TONGJI Executive MBA

The MANNHEIM & TONGJI Executive

is a modular part-time program with 6 modules which last nine to eleven days. Modules are held on a bi-monthly basis alternately in

and

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

. The program is flexible and can be either completed within 18 months or extended over a period of up to 42 months. The program can be started with the May module (Mannheim) or the September module (Shanghai).

Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation

The Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation ( M.Sc.) is a part-time program. Students can either choose the Accounting Track or the

Track. Both tracks are offered in a modular format, with an overall program duration of three years. The Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation is taught primarily in German language and prepares for the German

Tax Advisor A tax advisor or tax consultant is a person with advanced training and knowledge of tax law. The services of a tax advisor are usually retained in order to minimize taxation while remaining compliant with the law in complicated financial situations. ...

or German Certified Public Accountant Exam.

Mannheim Master in Management Analytics

The Mannheim Master in Management Analytics (

M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

) is a modular part-time program with an overall program duration of 30 months. Core courses in methods, business and technology optimally prepare students to successfully master the challenges of digitalization. The Mannheim Master in Management Analytics is taught primarily in German language (70%, 30% of classes are taught in English).

Non-degree offerings

Executive education Executive education (ExEd or Exec. Ed) refers to academic programs at graduate-level business schools for executives, business leaders and functional managers globally. These programs are generally non-credit and non-degree-granting, but sometim ...

and the digital learning platform complete the portfolio of the Mannheim Business School.

Executive education

Mannheim Business School offers customized programs which are tailored to the individual needs of an organization. Examples of current focus topics include

Business Analytics Business analytics (BA) refers to the skills, technologies, and practices for continuous iterative exploration and investigation of past business performance to gain insight and drive business planning. Business analytics focuses on developing ne ...

, Innovation Development and Leadership 4.0.

Digital learning platform MBSx

MBSx makes it possible to study independent of time and place. The learning platform provides comprehensive Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and courses on select management topics. Examples of current MOOCs cover Digital Talent Management, People Analytics and Evidence-Based Management.

Academics

Admissions

The admission to Mannheim's full-time MBA program was rated as the most selective in Europe, on par with the HEC Paris MBA and with an acceptance rate of only 20%. Admission requirements for the Mannheim full-time MBA include an internationally recognized academic degree in any discipline (at least a Bachelor’s), at least 3 years of postgraduate working experience, fluency in English (TOEFL with a minimum score of 95, IELTS with a minimum score of 7.0) and a GMAT score (€200 tuition fee reduction with a score equal to or greater than 650).

Accreditations

In 2008, Mannheim Business School became the first institution in the German-speaking region to attain the '

Triple Crown Triple Crown may refer to: Sports Horse racing * Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing * Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States) ** Triple Crown Trophy ** Triple Crown Productions * Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing * Tri ...

'. Fewer than 1% of the estimated 10,000 business schools worldwide have accreditations from AACSB International,

and AMBA, the three leading international business school accreditation associations. In addition, the Mannheim Master of Accounting & Taxation program is also accredited by the national accreditation agency AQAS. Mannheim Business School is certified by (Evaluationsagentur Baden-Württemberg) according to Section 33 (2) LHG (university law of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg).

Rankings

International

* Top 80 in all important international Business School rankings (

Bloomberg Businessweek ''Bloomberg Businessweek'', previously known as ''BusinessWeek'', is an American weekly business magazine published fifty times a year. Since 2009, the magazine is owned by New York City-based Bloomberg L.P. The magazine debuted in New York City ...

Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. Based in London, England, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Ni ...

Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also r ...

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Eco ...

) *Top 20 for the 5th time in a row in the

European Business Schools Ranking (2018) *Top 50 position for ten years in a row in

Which MBA? ranking (2018) *Best return on investment (ROI) worldwide in the QS Global MBA Ranking (2018/2019)

Germany

* Best German MBA program in the global MBA rankings of

(2018),

(2018) and

(2017) *1# in Germany in the international

MBA ranking (2017) in the category 'job placement' and #4 in the

Global MBA Ranking (2017) in the category 'employed at three months'

Partnerships and cooperations

The association ‘Partner der Mannheimer Betriebswirtschaftslehre e.V.’ was founded by Mannheim Business School and the Business School of the University of Mannheim. It brings together the Mannheim faculty and executives of companies to form a network and interaction platform for a regular exchange of ideas between the academic and professional worlds.

Notes

External links

Mannheim Business SchoolInterview with Stefanie Will - Mannheim Full-time MBA Admissions ManagerESSEC & MANNHEIM EMBAMANNHEIM & TONGJI EMBAMannheim Master of Accounting & TaxationMannheim MBA (Full-Time & Part-Time MBA)
{{authority control University of Mannheim Business schools in Germany Educational institutions established in 2004 Mannheim Universities and colleges in Baden-Württemberg 2004 establishments in Germany