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Alumni Advanced Learning

Exclusive online learning opportunities for ESMT alumni

Continue your learning with ESMT and develop new skills

Alumni of ESMT Berlin can take advantage of additional opportunities to continue investing in your personal and professional development.

With Alumni Advanced Learning, enroll in a single course, delivered entirely online and supplement your degree with specialized skills and knowledge.

The following courses are available:

 

8 April – 10 June 2024 

Embracing technological change – Prof Stefan Wagner 

Matchmakers in the digital economy – Dr Bianca Schmitz and Dr Jens Weinmann 

Negotiations – Prof Martin Schweinsberg 

 

5 August – 13 October 2024 

Doing business sustainably – Prof Raji Jayarman 

Entrepreneurship (New business creation) - Prof Linus Dahlander 

Human factor of innovation – Prof Linus Dahlander 

 
Completing one of these stand-alone online courses will earn you 2 ECTS that can be credited towards future degree studies (such as an ESMT Berlin MBA).

You will also receive a certificate of achievement and a transcript upon successfully passing each course.  

For these courses, you will be joined in class by students from the highly international Global Online MBA program. Students have, on average, 11 years of work experience.

This offer is available to all our degree alumni, as well as alumni with our Post Graduate Diploma in Management. 

 

Enroll in Alumni Advanced Learning Now

 

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Pick your course 


Find out more about the individual online courses that are on offer and when they are available. 

Each course lasts 10 weeks and participants should expect to spend around 5 hours per week studying. You are expected to be an active contributor to group work and submit assignments on time. 

 

Courses taking place April 8 2024 – June 10 2024

Embracing technological change  

Is your organization adaptable and agile? Are you confident in your ability to keep your organization ahead of the competition when it comes to new technology? 

In this program, master the ability to identify, adopt and implement new technologies and maintain your organization’s competitiveness. 

Professor: Prof Stefan Wagner   
Cost: € 1,500 
Dates: April 8 2024 – June 10 2024
Application Deadline: March 24 2024

 
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Matchmakers in the digital economy  

Develop your understanding of Multi-Side Platforms (MSPs or matchmakers), their business models, and the unique strategic challenges they face. Learn effective strategies for growth and the opportunities available for these types of businesses. 

Professor: Dr Bianca Schmitz and Dr Jens Weinmann 
Cost: € 1,500 
Dates: April 8 2024 – June 10 2024
Application Deadline: March 24 2024
 
Download course information sheet 

 

Negotiations

Being an effective negotiator can help open up new doorways for your career and exciting new opportunities or partnerships for your organization. But it is a difficult task to practice on-the-job. This program will unlock your inner-negotiator and help you achieve better outcomes at the negotiating table. 

Professor: Prof Martin Schweinsberg 
Cost: € 1,500 
Dates: April 8 2024 – June 10 2024
Application Deadline: March 24 2024
 
Download course information sheet 

 

 

 

 

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Courses taking place August 5 – October 13 2024

Doing business sustainably  

Moving towards sustainability presents huge opportunities for businesses. This program will help you formulate a strategy to take advantage of these opportunities while preparing you for the function-specific challenges associated with implementing sustainable business practices

Professor: Prof Rajshri Jayarman 
Cost: € 1,500 
Dates: November 27 2023 – February 18 2024 (inc. 2-week end of year break)
Application deadline: November 13 2023
 
Download course information sheet

 

 

Entrepreneurship (New Business Creation)

Even the best ideas need strong business acumen to succeed. In this program, immerse yourself in the process of developing a business from an innovative new idea. Explore the ways to pitch, finance, market and scale a new venture and lead it to continued to success.  

Professor: Prof Linus Dahlander 
Cost: € 1,500  
Dates: November 27 2023 – February 18 2024 (inc. 2-week end of year break)
Application deadline: November 13 2023

Download course information sheet 

 

 

Human factors of innovation

 
Innovation comes in many forms. By understanding the innovation landscape and the impact a host of human-led factors have on it, you are empowered to identify new opportunities and capitalize on them.  

In this program, you will learn how to identify innovation possibilities within your company and the strategies required to bring them to life. 

Professor: Prof Linus Dahlander 
Cost: € 1,500 
Dates: November 27 2023 – February 18 2024 (inc. 2-week end of year break)
Application deadline: November 13 2023

Download course information sheet 

 

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