MBA
| Full-time MBA | International MBA | Corvinus Executive MBA dual degree in partnership with MSM – Maastricht University | |
| Semesters (years) | 4 semesters (2 years) | 2 semesters (1 years) | 4 semesters (2 years) |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Classes frequency | 3-4 days per week | 4-5 days per week | Three (Fri-Sat-Sun) or four (Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun) full days typically once a month |
| Employment while studying | Short break / part-time job (in Budapest or remotely) | Short break in career | Students stay employed |
| Your academic and professional profile | You should be a mid-level manager from any business or non-profit sector. You should hold a BA/BSc degree from an internationally recognised university. We expect at least three years of relevant business or management work experience before the MBA’s start date. | You should be a mid-level manager from any business or non-profit sector. You should hold a BA/BSc degree from an internationally recognised university. We expect at least three years of relevant business or management work experience before the MBA’s start date. | Experienced managers, emerging managerial talents, leaders of SMEs as well as entrepreneurs are welcome. You should hold a BA/BSc degree from an internationally recognised university. At least 5 years of full-time work experience from any sector, working for a start-up, SME or MNC or an entrepreneur. |
| Will you receive a student visa? | Yes, due to the full-time nature of your programme, you will get a visa | Yes, due to the full-time nature of your programme, you will get a visa | No. You must have right to live, work and study in Hungary (if you are a resident) or, you must have the right to enter Hungary without a visa |
| Double Degree Opportunities | — | — | Maastricht University (UM) – Maastricht School of Management (MSM), compulsory |
| Alumni Activity | At least 2 alumni related events per semester where current students are also involved. Self-managed alumni organization is currently being set-up. | At least 2 alumni related events per semester where current students are also involved. Self-managed alumni organization is currently being set-up. | 1 alumni event per month is held for Executive MBA alumni, where current students are also invited. Alumni mentoring alumni program starts in 2025 Spring. Alumni Steering Committee set up in 2024 Spring proactively working on Alumni programs’’ development |
| Practice-based education and development jouney | In each semester of the programme (4 semesters), students work in teams of 3-5 on real-life business problems of the corporate partners of our programme. Regular topics include entrepreneurship, IT business, finance, business development, sustainability and leadership. | In each semester of the programme (2 semesters), students work in teams of 3-5 on real-life business problems of the corporate partners of our programme. Regular topics include entrepreneurship, IT business, finance, business development, sustainability and leadership. | Case study/simulation based integrative courses in semester 1 and 2, where cross-disciplinary, cross-departmental collaborations address the complexity of business reality. Field projects in semester 3, where students work together on real-life unstructured problems with social entrepreneurs and researchers. |
| Leadership development journey | Self development mentoring included. | Self development mentoring included. | Personalized leadership development journey, where peer groups of 4-5 participants have: -Group coaching facilitated by executive coaches in semester 1 and 2; -Mentoring facilitated by senior executives in semester 3 and 4. |
| Expertise tracks (specializations) | Students can specialise their learnings by the selection of business project topics in each semester. | Students can specialise their learnings by the selection of business project topics in each semester. | 2-week expertise track module (specialization) at MSM – UM in Maastricht at the end of first year of studies (June/July), where students can choose from 10 expertise tracks, like: Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Business in the Global Economy, Digital Finance and Sustainability, Innovative Leadership, etc. |
| Mentoring | Self development mentoring included. | Self development mentoring included. | Peer mentoring is continuously integrated into the leadership development. |