The MBA&E is a special programme intended for engineers and others with technical background interested in a management career. The graduates’ target positions include project, process and product management. Most often, the MBA&Es work at multinational companies and in international environments.

Programme focus and specialisations
Our highest priority is to provide support in student professional advancement. The design of the MBA&E is based on the experience of its lecturers and partners and provides a clear-cut balance between solid management and technological skills, and functional specialization (BPO or IM; from 2013 GSCM).

Students taking the option Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) acquire specific skills in understanding and managing business processes across multiple organizations. Although often found in support services, the skills thus learnt are applicable to any outsourcing setting. BPO is one of the fastest developing global industries, providing career chances in any industry on the client side, as well as at the numerous outsourcing service providers.

The option Interdisciplinary Management (IM) teaches the skills to enable our graduates to provide effective support in any interdisciplinary projects. This also covers the ability to analyse complex customer requirements and to deliver the expected results as the manager or member of an interdisciplinary team.

Teamwork and communication skills
Students of the course are given the opportunity to develop the crucial skills involved in modern business practice in a working-by-doing manner, learning to navigate challenging assignments in a variety of team settings. The course imparts the whole range of effective collaboration, communication, presentation and argumentation skills required by the modern business environment.

Excursions
The MBA&E programme of excursions is an integral part of the course. Throughout the two study semesters, the students have the opportunity to visit a number of multinational companies and professional events in Germany and possibly abroad. Travel and accommodation are included in the tuition fees. The excursions are organized and led by the MBA&E programme manager.

The MBA&E family
The MBA&E is more than a course of study. Enrolment on the course represents induction into a mutually supporting network of international young professionals. The members of our constantly growing alumni network are employed by a number of multinational firms and SMEs; the network also includes entrepreneurs, scientists and even politicians. Through maintenance of this alumni scheme and contact to other international stakeholders (e.g. leading companies), the programme office ensures that the MBA&E is firmly embedded within an extensive international network.