Global Online MBA admissions

Before submitting your application for the Global Online MBA, you must meet all of the following admission requirements:

• Three years of postgraduate professional experience
• An undergraduate degree of minimum 3 years (with accompanying grade overview) in any discipline
• Scores from either the GMAT, GRE or ESMT’s admission test are optional but encouraged from students with a non-quantitative or non-business background, and may be requested by the Admissions Committee. ESMT’s GMAT code is H4D-SJ-99 or simply search for ESMT by name. Our Designated Institution (DI) code for the GRE is 7768.
• English proficiency test scores
  • TOEFL scores (95 minimum), PTE score (64 minimum), IELTS score (7 minimum) or other English proficiency tests are accepted. ESMT Berlin accepts MyBest™ scores for the TOEFL iBT® test, in addition to TOEFL iBT scores from a single test date. The ESMT TOEFL institution code is 8707.
  • If English is your native language or you earned a university degree exclusively taught in English you do not need to take an English proficiency test.
  • If you have worked in an English speaking country or an organization whose language of communication was English for 12 months or more the English proficiency test requirement may be waived.
  • A strong command of the English language should also be demonstrated in the admission interview.

To begin the admissions process, you should complete an online application, and provide the following information:

• Personal data
• Your academic and professional background + your CV
• One essay and a 2-min video essay upload
• Two recommendations
• Your English proficiency test scores
• Copies of your university transcripts
• €50 application fee
• An interview (per video call), should you move on in the process

Application deadlines

The Global Online MBA program has three intakes a year: January, May and September.

May 2023

The program will start on May 29, 2023.

• January 15, 2023: Early application deadline. Applications received by this date will be eligible for a €2,000 tuition discount.
• May 7, 2023: Final application deadline. Applications received after this date will be considered on a case-by-case basis; entry for May 2023 cannot be guaranteed.

September 2023

The program will start on September 25, 2023.

• May 21, 2023: Early application deadline. Applications received by this date will be eligible for a €2,000 tuition discount.
• September 3, 2023: Final application deadline. Applications received after this date will be considered on a case-by-case basis; entry for September 2023 cannot be guaranteed.