ESMT Berlin | Germany's Leading Business School

Welcome to ESMT Berlin

Located in Europe’s startup capital, we’re Germany’s leading international business school, offering degree programs designed to prepare you for the future of business. We offer business degree and PhD programs, as well as executive education tailored to help you take the next step in your career.

Our world-class faculty blend rigorous research with hands-on experience, ensuring that what you learn isn’t just theory, but creates real, global impact. Whether you want to launch a venture, drive transformation, or lead in a global context, ESMT Berlin gives you the skills, mindset, and network to make it happen. At ESMT, we don’t just educate, we empower you to lead, innovate, and succeed.

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Master in Global Management

Face-to-face

November 2025

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Executive Transition Program

Finance for Executives

Leading People and Teams

Master in Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

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May 2026

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Implementing AI in the Organization

3 days

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3,500

Executives participate in the ESMT executive education programs each year

36,000+

Executives have completed our executive education programs

200+

Employees

1,048

Students representing 95 countries

Our founders

ESMT Berlin was founded in 2002 by 25 leading global companies and institutions.

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Our faculty and research

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Our international and diverse faculty produce innovative research and demonstrate excellence in the classroom.

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Our professors publish cutting-edge research in international academic journals, which are first-class in their respective fields.

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ESMT's centers and institutes seek to explore key global business issues in line with the overall strategic direction of the school.

Business as unusual

"We are now in an era of geoeconomics. And for Europe, this means business as usual is no longer an option.” — Ursula von der Leyen at the Berlin Global Dialogue 2025. At ESMT Berlin, we couldn't agree more.

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ESMT’s campus in Berlin makes student life dynamic, upbeat, and rewarding.

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ESMT Knowledge Hub

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International options

Dive into global business with hands-on international opportunities.

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November 1, 2025

Business-Strategie braucht Architektur

In the CEO Table, Bianca Schmitz, lecturer at ESMT Berlin, argues that business strategy needs architecture. Drawing on research from Jesper Sørensen and Glenn Carroll, she shows that strong strategies are built on logical structure and debate, not intuition.

October 31, 2025

Europa verliert den Anschluss durch politische Lähmung

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung publisher Gerald Braunberger devoted a commentary to Berlin Global Dialogue 2025 at ESMT Berlin, describing the forum as a jewel for the capital.