Admissions - Executive MBA

EMBA applicants should have the following:

• Seven or more years of professional experience, including three years of managerial experience with an emphasis on leadership qualities and achievements (managing people, process, or budgets)
• An undergraduate degree of minimum 3 years or equivalent professional qualification
• Strong score in an admission test
  • A test waiver may be granted if you hold a PhD, or studied a STEM subject at bachelor’s or master’s level.
  • ESMT accepts scores from the following admission tests:
    • The ESMT admission test (BAT, learn more). This is a two-hour, online, test that costs US$100 and is delivered by Business Test Methods. Contact the admissions team if you want to take the BAT.
    • The GMAT exam
    • GRE
    • GMAC Executive Assessment.
• English proficiency test score (if applicable)
  • 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.
  • TOEFL - 95 minimum; we accept MyBest™ scores; our institution code is 8707
  • PTE - 64 minimum
  • IELTS - 7 minimum

Before the official application, ESMT will seek to engage individually with you to ensure that your career goals match the executive MBA program’s track record for excellence. You can engage with us in a number of ways:

• Submit your CV to EMBA Admissions, and a member of the ESMT team will respond shortly.
• Meet us around the world at an event or through a one-to-one meeting. ESMT meets EMBA candidates in an individual atmosphere while conducting recruitment events. Please get in touch with us to arrange a meeting near you.
• For applicants from companies with whom we have a long-established relationship you may contact your HR department. In many ESMT partner companies, there is a dedicated professional working with ESMT to further your company’s career development goals.

Following the pre-admission process, you are then invited to complete the online application form. The application is easy to follow, and will ask for the following:

• Basic personal data, including birthdate, address, and nationality
• Your academic and professional background
• Short essay questions
• Your CV
• Two recommendations
• €100 application fee

If your application meets our requirements and you are good fit for the Executive MBA, you will then be invited to an in-person interview.  The interview will take place either on campus or online.

During the interview, we will discuss the case that was administered as part of the ESMT admission test. If you did not take this test, we will send you the case approximately one hour before your scheduled interview time.

After the interview, ESMT’s Admissions Committee reviews the complete application and makes an admission decision. The Admissions Committee acts as a separate academic body; all admissions decisions are made objectively, regardless of company support.

If you are self-funding your EMBA, ESMT Admissions will inform you of any scholarship awards at the same time as the admissions decision.

To secure your place in the Executive MBA, you will need to pay a non-refundable deposit of €4,000 by the date indicated in your offer letter.

Congratulations and we look forward to welcoming you to ESMT Berlin!

The GMAT can be taken online Instead of sitting for the traditional GMAT test, we recommend that you submit results for the GMAT online test.

Testing times are flexible and there is no need to find a local test center.

Click here for more info about the GMAT online 

ETS offers candidates the option to take the GRE® General Test at home or at a test center.

The GRE® General Test is available everywhere that the computer-delivered GRE General Test is normally available, with the exception of Mainland China and Iran.

Learn more about the GRE General Test at home 

Preparing to take the GMAT? Test your knowledge with the Mini GMAT Quiz.

The ESMT admission test (BAT) is taken online and is administered on behalf of ESMT by Business Test Methods. It costs US$100 and preparation materials are available online once you have registered.

In order to take the test, please reach out to our admissions team.

Find out how to ace the BAT with MBA programs director Rebecca Loades