Germany
ESMT Berlin
Global Online MBA
ESMT Berlin’s Global Online MBA is a 60-ECTS degree that can be finished in two to five years without moving to Berlin. Teaching mixes recorded lectures, live sessions and group work, with campus time optional. Published tuition is €31,000, and the March 2027 intake was open on the review date, with a €3,000 early-application award.
The school’s page presented this as a current program. Last checked 2026-10-27. Confirm the details with the school before you apply.
- Country of the award
- Germany
- Delivery
- Online, campus optional
- Residency
- Not required
- Duration
- 24–60 months (flexible); must be completed within five years
- Language
- English
- Tuition
- €31,000 published total tuition
- Admissions test
- GMAT or GRE waiver published
- Business school
- ESMT Berlin
Overview
- Official award title
- Global Online MBA
- University
- ESMT Berlin
- Business school or department
- ESMT Berlin
- Awarding institution
- ESMT Berlin
- Awarding note
- Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program. Parchment wording was not separately photographed.
- Country of the award
- Germany
- Location recorded
- Berlin, Germany
- Executive MBA label
- Not labeled executive
- Named pathways
- No named specialization. This can still be a general MBA.
Study format and residency
- Delivery
- Online, campus optional. Programme page: format 100% online, location Online, duration 24–60 months. Admissions page: 'Offered fully online with optional in-person weeks' and an optional Berlin Experience Week is described in the school FAQ comparing it with the part-time MBA.
- Intensity
- Flexible pace
- Duration
- 24–60 months (flexible); must be completed within five years
- Credits
- 60 ECTS
- Teaching languages
- English
- Complete program in English
- Yes
- Language requirement
- English test not required if English is native, the degree was taught exclusively in English, or 12+ months of work in an English-speaking environment (waiver may apply). Otherwise TOEFL minimum 5.0 overall and in each section on the updated 2026 scale (institution code 8707), IELTS minimum 7, or PTE minimum 64.
- Live or asynchronous
- Live and asynchronous
- Mandatory residency
- No
- Residency detail
- Optional in-person weeks, including an optional 5-day Berlin Experience Week. Not required to come to Berlin.
- Intakes
- March and October. Next intake 1 March 2027; applications open. October 2027 dates to be announced later in 2027.
Admissions
- Previous degree
- Bachelor’s degree of at least 3 years (minimum 180 ECTS), or equivalent
- Work experience
- At least three years of postgraduate professional experience at programme start
- GMAT or GRE
- GMAT or GRE waiver published
- Test detail
- A strong score is required on the ESMT admission test (BAT, online, US$100), GMAT, GRE or GMAC Executive Assessment. A waiver may be granted for a PhD or a STEM bachelor’s or master’s; applicants may submit without a score and the team decides.
- Geographic eligibility
- Not published. Online delivery is not treated as worldwide eligibility.
Tuition and funding
- Published tuition
- €31,000 published total tuition
- Fee notes
- Scholarships: Select awards for academic excellence, leadership and socially relevant achievements, granted on a rolling basis, plus the automatic Early Application Awards above. €31,000 published on the programme page. Early Application Award of €3,000 off tuition for accepted students who apply by 31 October 2026; €1,000 award for the 15 December 2026 round. Application fee €50 is separate. About 15 hours of study per week.
Accreditation
- Business-school accreditation
- AACSB — stated_on_cited_page. Named on the cited official page. Accreditation dates were not recorded in this review. Checked 2026-10-27.
- Business-school accreditation
- AMBA — stated_on_cited_page. Named on the cited official page. Accreditation dates were not recorded in this review. Checked 2026-10-27.
- Business-school accreditation
- EQUIS — stated_on_cited_page. Named on the cited official page. Accreditation dates were not recorded in this review. Checked 2026-10-27.
- Business-school accreditation
- FIBAA — stated_on_cited_page. Named on the cited official page. Accreditation dates were not recorded in this review. Checked 2026-10-27.
- Outcomes
- No salary or employment figure is published here. This directory does not estimate outcomes.
Sources
- Global Online MBA overview · checked 2026-10-27
- Admissions requirements and deadlines · checked 2026-10-27
- Timeline, ECTS and accreditation statement · checked 2026-10-27