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ESMT Berlin

Empowering you to create a better tomorrow

We are making an impact by empowering a global community of students, alumni, and executives to create a better tomorrow. 

Find the right program for you

Degree programs

Take your career to the next level with Germany's #1 business school. Choose from our degree programs

Executive education

Develop yourself and your organization with our executive education programs, which focus on your personal development and increasing your company's success. Choose from our:  

Transforming the future

Digital society

The Digital Society Institute bridges technology and society and places security at the nexus between social, legal, and economic needs. It works towards creating a successful and responsible digital future for Germany and Europe.

Entrepreneurship

Our entrepreneurship hub Vali Berlin empowers entrepreneurs to create a better tomorrow and fosters responsible entrepreneurship for economic, environmental, and social value creation.

Innovation

The Institute for Deep Tech Innovation (DEEP) focuses on the deep tech value chain and aims to change the way deep tech is coming to life by sustainably instilling entrepreneurial thinking and acting in the scientific sphere and beyond.

Sustainability

Sustainability and social impact play a fundamental role in research, teaching, outreach, and action at ESMT. The ESMT Institute for Sustainable Transformation creates and shares knowledge to transform organizations, industries, and value chains towards sustainability. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are important components at the forefront of sustainable transformation at ESMT.   

Why study in Berlin?

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Diversity

Germany's capital is home to a vibrant cultural scene and diverse international community.
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Startup capital

Berlin is one of Europe's top startup capitals, with more than 30 unicorns based here.
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Future-oriented

Within Germany, Berlin is home to the most companies focused on future markets.

Student experiences

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Student experience

"The master’s program has been the biggest personal development curve I have ever experienced. We all got to meet so many new people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, stories, and cultures. It has been the most enriching journey I have ever been on".

Gianna di Lorenzo, Masters student
Alumni voice

"ESMT is more than a business school because it manages to take every individual and build on what they've achieved so far in their career to take the next step. I think it's this individual approach that I've benefited from, and which makes ESMT unique".

Samira Barakat, Vice President, Vattenfall, EMBA alumna
Samira Barakat at the Audimax at ESMT Berlin

Latest news

ESMT Berlin and HEC Paris launch next-gen computing program with support of Dieter Schwarz Stiftung

October 4, 2024 | ESMT Press
The Institute for Deep Tech Innovation (DEEP) at ESMT Berlin and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI) at HEC Paris are partnering to advance Europe’s technological sovereignty. Supported by the Dieter Schwarz Stiftung, in collaboration with TUM Campus Heilbronn and Campus Founders, they are launching a cutting-edge program focusing on next generation computing within Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.

ESMT Berlin appoints Harald Christ as first honorary senator

October 2, 2024 | ESMT Press
ESMT Berlin appoints Harald Christ as its first honorary senator on October 2, recognizing his extraordinary support of the business school. This important award recognizes Christ's continued commitment and contribution to the growth and national and international visibility of ESMT.

Reduco and Solar Optic win Grand Finale of 2nd Annual INNOVA Europe Competition

September 27, 2024 | ESMT press
Start-up teams from nine of Europe’s best business schools competed for €25K in prize money at STATION F in Paris. Students and young entrepreneurs representing Europe’s top business schools participated in the Grand Finale of the 2nd Annual INNOVA Europe Competition today at STATION F in Paris. This year’s event brought together more schools than ever and challenged students and recent graduates to use entrepreneurial thinking to solve some of the planet’s biggest challenges.

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