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Mission, purpose, and values

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Founded in 2002 by 25 leading global companies, ESMT offers master’s, MBA, and PhD programs, as well as executive education across its campus in Berlin, various locations around the world, online, and in an online blended format.
Focusing on leadership, innovation, and analytics, our diverse faculty publishes outstanding research in top academic journals. The international business school provides an interdisciplinary platform for discourse between politics, business, and academia. ESMT is a non-profit private institution of higher education, accredited by AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, and FIBAA. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across all our activities and communities.

About ESMT

Diverse student group
Mission

From the heart of Europe, we create and impart new knowledge to advance business and society. We develop entrepreneurial leaders who think globally and act responsibly.

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Purpose and values

Our purpose is empowering people to create a better tomorrow. Our shared values are community, curiosity, courage, and rigor.

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Research focus

The school focuses on leadership, innovation, and analytics. These pillars shape its development, programs, and research.

Students and employees at Christopher Street Day
Diversity, equity & inclusion

ESMT fosters a diverse, inclusive community with equal access to opportunities, removing barriers and empowering individuals through the DEIBridge Action Council and the “Charta der Vielfalt.”

1048
students*
representing 95 countries
3,500
executives
participate in the ESMT executive education programs each year
46
faculty members
from 18 countries
9,000+
alumni
representing numerous industries and sectors
36,000+
executives
have completed executive education programs at ESMT
€120
million endowment
as of the end of December 2023

*Cumulative 2024

Partnerships and cooperations

ESMT is part of a number of national and international cooperations in executive development, business research, and academic exchange. These benefit ESMT students, faculty, and alumni, as well as academic and corporate partners. 

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