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Student criteria
We carefully select all participants considering cultural and academic background, skills and work experience including:
- a solid career progression
- an ability to commit to a challenging program
- interpersonal, intercultural, and communication skills
- ambition and drive
Students are expected to be familiar with MS Office software and should possess administrator rights for their laptop computers.
Executive MBA
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Diploma, bachelor, or master degree*
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience
- Leadership experience
- Proficiency in written and spoken English or German (EMBA Health Care Management)
Neither a GMAT test nor an English certificate is required to apply.
Students are expected to be familiar with MS Office software and should possess administrator rights for their laptop computers.* In exceptional cases an application without a degree is possible. Please contact us for more information.
MBA
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Diploma, Bachelor, or Master degree
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience
- Proficiency in written and spoken English
Neither a GMAT test nor an English certificate is required to apply.
Students are expected to be familiar with MS Office software and should possess administrator rights for their laptop computers.
LL.M. Law for Executives
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Diploma, bachelor, or master degree - no law degree
- Minimum of 3 years work experience
- Proficiency in written and spoken German
Neither a GMAT test nor an English certificate is required to apply.
Students are expected to be familiar with MS Office software and should possess administrator rights for their laptop computers.
LL.M. Digitalization & Tax Law
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Diploma or Master degree (in Law, Economics, or Business Informatics) and/or
- Bachelor degree (in Law, Economics, or Business Informatics) and minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience and
- Proficiency in written and spoken English
Neither a GMAT test nor an English certificate is required to apply.
Students are expected to be familiar with MS Office software and should possess administrator rights for their laptop computers.
Master
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Completed studies (bachelor, master, diploma, BBA, CBA) or equivalent qualification
- Minimum of 3 years work experience
- Excellent knowledge of the program language in spoken and written
Neither a GMAT test nor an English certificate is required to apply.
Diplom Betriebswirt (CBA)
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- High school certificate or comparable
- First academic education e.g. certificate program of the WU Executive Academy
- Relevant work experience
- Proficiency in written and spoken German
Certificate programs
Applicants must meet the following requirements: Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Marketing & Sales, Public Auditing, Risk- & Insurance Management, Tourism- & Eventmanagement
- Diploma, bachelor or master degree and/or
- High school certificate or apprenticeship certification
- Relevant work experience
- Proficiency in written and spoken German
Health Care Management
- Diploma, bachelor or master degree or
- High school certificate or Berufsreifeprüfung or
- Post-secondary vocational training with at least 3 years of relevant experience in a health care institution
- Proficiency in written and spoken German
MBA | LL.M.
- Complete the online application form
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of motivation
- 2 letters of recommendation*: one from your direct supervisor, another one from a person of your choice (no subordinates)
- Recent digital photograph
- Copy of passport
- Copy of university diploma and grade transcripts in original language
- Official translation of university diplomas (find detailed information about the formal requirements here)
- Application fee: € 200 (credit card payment)
- Under certain circumstances program management will inform applicants to submit a GMAC Executive Assessment score.
Additional for scholarship applicants
- Proof of salary
- Relevant documentation of exceptional circumstances (e.g. supporting dependents, medical care etc.)
Originals of supporting documents must be presented during the admission interview. Moreover, participants are expected to have access to a personal computer and to be familiar with MS Office software.
Master
- Complete the online application form
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of motivation
- Recent digital photograph
- Copy of passport
- Copy of university diploma and grade transcripts in original language
- Official translation of university diplomas (find detailed information about the formal requirements here)
- Application fee: € 200 (credit card payment)
Additional for scholarship applicants
- Proof of salary (upon request)
- Relevant documentation of exceptional circumstances e.g. supporting dependents, medical care etc. (upon request)
Originals of supporting documents must be presented during the admission interview. Moreover, participants are expected to have access to a personal computer and to be familiar with MS Office software.
Diplom Betriebswirt*in (CBA) | Certificate Programs
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of motivation
- Recent digital photograph
- Copy of passport
- Confirmation of work experience
- School leaving certificate
- Application fee: € 50
Certificate Program Health Care Management
- Complete the online application form
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of motivation
- 2 letters of recommendation: one from your direct supervisor, another one from a person of your choice (no subordinates)
- Recent digital photograph
- Copy of passport
- Copy of university diploma and grade transcripts in original language
- Official translation of university diplomas (find detailed information about the formal requirements here)
- Application fee: € 200 (credit card payment)
Step 1: Complete online application
You start the online application on our website by sending the first form. Immediately after receiving your data you will receive an e-mail with detailed information for further data entry. If you accidentally delete this e-mail, please contact ea-it-support(at)wu.ac.at.
To complete your online application, you have to pay an application fee via credit card*. For more information, please see our terms and conditions.* Certificate programs and Diplom BetriebswirtIn (CBA) are exempt of the application fee.
Step 2: Check of documents
Please send all required documents by e-mail to us. Our program managers check your application for completeness and the applicable admission requirements.
Step 3: Admission interview
Prospective students will be invited to a personal interview with the academic director, program manager, and/or alumni.
Depending on the program you apply for, the admission interview includes a case study, quiz, or other tools to evaluate your qualitative and quantitative skills. We also will talk about your expectations towards the program and your goals and match them with the program content and features.
Step 4: Admission decision
Shortly after your interview you will receive the decision of the jury. In the case of admission, you will receive all documents necessary for the acceptance of the study place. In order to secure your place in the program, send these documents signed back to us.
Step 5: Start of program
Kick-Off of your program.