THE executive Master of Business Engineering*

for managers of a new generation

*is in the approval process

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Everything about the Executive Master of Business ENGIneering (MBe)at a glance

General information about the Steinbeis MBe program

What do we expect from the Steinbeis Executive MBE? Knowledge for practice. As a graduate of the Master of Business Engineering, you are just as well prepared for work in management and development as you are for management positions. To this end, the SMT Project Competence Study Program® combines maximum practical orientation with state-of-the-art scientific knowledge.

  • Academic degree

    ” Master of Business Engineering (MBE) “

  • Language of instruction and examination

    German, English if necessary

  • Start of studies

    2x per year (spring and fall)
    Enrollment possible at any time.

  • Study period

    7 modules of 4 days each, usually from Wed.-Sat. ( part-time course, 60 ECTS)
    The standard period of study comprises a total duration of 15 months.

  • Learning locations

    Berlin, Stuttgart

  • Stays abroad

    1 Stay abroad during your studies

  • ECTS points

    60 ECTS

  • Study investment

    EUR 23,900

Admission requirements for the Steinbeis Executive Master of Business ENgineering

Regulations for the admission of professionally qualified persons

  • Admission requirements without a first academic degree

    Professionally qualified persons pursuant to Section 27 (8) HSG LSA and in accordance with the regulations for the admission of professionally qualified persons may be admitted to continuing education Master’s degree programs at Steinbeis University without a first academic degree*.

    Very good knowledge of German and English (min. Lvl B1 GER)

    Successfully completed application process.

    *We charge a fee of 500 euros forthe aptitude test via the professionally qualified route due to the effort involved.

Core content of the Steinbeis Executive MBA Integrated Management

  • International Technology Transfer

  • Digital business models

  • Innovation management

    Strategic innovation management – Design of innovation processes and structures in the company – Corporate entrepreneurship and digital intrapreneurship

  • Project management

    Project management methods and processes – Phases of project management – Information systems in project work – Trends in project management

  • International Management

    Principles of Foreign Trade – Principles of International Management – Introduction to International Business Management – (on request participation in implementation in the USA)

Extended content of the Steinbeis Executive MBE

This degree program is still in the approval process

  • Technology Foresight & Scouting

    Part of the Technology Foresight & Digital Business specialization


  • Corporate processes and strategy

    Part of the Technology Foresight & Digital Business specialization

  • Cyber-physical systems, data rooms and digital twins in industry

    Part of the Industry 4.0 & Interoperability specialization

  • Smart, connected products

    Part of the Industry 4.0 & Interoperability specialization

  • Change Management and Reengineering

    Part of the process automation & change management specialization

  • Process management and process automation

    Part of the process automation & change management specialization

  • Digital Supply Chain Management

    Part of the Digital Supply Chain & Customer Experience specialization

  • Customer Success Management

    Part of the Digital Supply Chain & Customer Experience specialization

  • Virtual and Augmented Reality

    Part of the Robotics & Augmented Reality specialization

  • Robotics

    Part of the Robotics & Augmented Reality specialization

  • Data management and big data

    Part of the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence specialization

  • Machine Learning

    Part of the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence specialization

  • Artificial intelligence and data science applications

    Part of the AI Management specialization

  • Corporate processes and strategy

    Part of the AI Management specialization

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Find out more about studying at SMT in our regular online information sessions. You can also ask individual questions and actively participate.

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Our Steinbeis Executive MBE – Master of Business ENGINeeringadapts unconditionally to the needs of top executives

  • Clear focus on strategy, management and leadership
  • Truly part-time: Intensive seminar phases with few attendance days + flexible self-study (online and offline) + maximum practical benefit through typical Steinbeis project work
  • Community of Excellence: Selected fellow students + top lecturers from science and practice + industry partners + alumni
  • Curriculum: the latest knowledge with high implementation benefits thanks to Steinbeis transfer studies
  • Excellent teaching quality thanks to top lecturers and international experts
  • Optional study trips to leading university partners worldwide
  • Study opportunities for professionally qualified people

Note: To study at SMT, you need a partner ­company

To study at SMT, you need a partner company where you can complete a company-relevant project as part of your studies. This is possible without changing jobs at your current employer. Are you at the start of your career? Then you can find a suitable company through our partner, the SCMT. You can find relevant vacancies here – SCMT job exchange.

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REACH YOUR GOAL WITH LEADERSHIP COMPETENCESTUDIERE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – Executive MBE

Everyone has ideas. Only very few put them into practice. Yet that is exactly what the economy needs: People who are innovative. People who can manage and lead. People who change companies and markets. And especially people who implement things consistently, enthusiastically and sustainably.

For our Executive MBE program, we are looking for personalities who can turn an idea into reality. We provide the tools to do so. Whether you are a business economist, lawyer, engineer, creative or social scientist or humanities graduate, with or without a first academic degree – a position with responsibility for the future requires not only management and leadership skills, but above all innovative strength – and that is what you will learn with us.

As a business school, we focus on dynamic, competitive markets with a high rate of change and pressure to innovate. In this respect, our students come from a wide range of industries and represent companies of all sizes: from innovative start-ups and internationally oriented high-tech SMEs to large companies that are reinventing themselves.

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Study with us

  • Successful entrepreneurs who think strategically: founders and entrepreneurs

  • Innovative managers, executives and intrapreneurs who want to shape change.

  • Experts and specialists who are on their way to overarching management tasks

  • Strategic consultants

  • Creative and high-potential management career changers

Figures from ourAlumni studies

  • 99%

    Better career opportunities after graduation

  • 53%

    work in higher management positions

  • 85%

    receive an offer for a permanent position

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