Professional MBA Automotive Industry

Those who ignore trends in the automotive industry quickly loose competitive advantage – and in the worst case even a whole business. With the so called industry 4.0, production processes have become digitalised allowing for cross-border manufacturing - just in time and sequence. High attention has also been drawn by visionary developments such as autonomous driving, connected cars or e-mobility. These developments call for a new generation of leaders with the ability of interdisciplinary and interconnected thinking in an uncertain and complex environment

Unique international program

The Professional MBA Automotive Industry - offered by TU Wien in cooperation with Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU Bratislava) - provides a new generation of leaders with the know-how, visions and analytical skills to be aware of risks as well as trends in the automotive industry. 

The international MBA provides a profound insight into business-related topics as well as into the specific structures and processes of the automotive and supplier industry with a special focus on production, logistics and industry 4.0. Graduates of this program will posses profound knowledge of management within this industry and should be able to identify short-term as well as long-term challenges, to structure complex, dynamic projects, to manage independently a project using project management tools, to make right decisions in complex and difficult situations, to stay abreast of national as well as international changes.

Contents

• Accounting & Controlling
• Management Science
• Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management
• Marketing & Competition Strategy
• Corporate Finance
• European & International Business Law
• Managerial Economics
• Communication Skills & Social Competence
• Process & Quality Management in Automotive Industry
• Automotive Production & Logistics
• Master's Thesis

For detailed information on the Curriculum, please visit https://automotive.tuwien.ac.at/program/curriculum/

In addition to the lectures various excursions and evening discussions with well-known guest speakers from the automotive and its supplier industry are planned.

Key Facts

Final Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA)

In cooperation with: STU Bratislava

Language: English

Duration: 4 semester

Structure: part-time, blocked modules

Tuition Fee: EUR 20,000

Next Program Start: March 22, 2018

Application Deadline: January 31, 2018

Target Group & Admission

The Professional MBA program is intended for present as well as prospective managers in the automotive and its component supplier (eg SMEs) industry. The target group mainly consists of engineers, natural scientists, economists and managers from this industry who have taken their first career steps towards management and now want to prepare themselves for a further career development.

Admission will be granted to persons

• holding an internationally recognized degree,
• at least two years of relevant work experience, and
• a good knowledge of English.

In individual cases, and where there is good reason, interested applicants with equivalent qualifications may also be granted admission. This applies to persons holding a position equivalent to that normally held by a college graduate, or who have appropriate work experience. For further information on the admission process, please visit https://automotive.tuwien.ac.at/admission/requirements/EN/

Highlights

• Unique automotive network and business evenings with opinion leaders
• Close cooperation with the industry and on Site lectures & excursions to OEMs
• Internationally recognized MBA degree accredited by FIBAA
• Part-time program to ensure a perfect compatibility of job & education
• Study in the most liveable city in the world

Admitted individuals must hold an academic degree (a baccalaureate's degree, Magister's degree, or equivalent) along with several years of relevant work experience (at least 2 years) and adequate knowledge of the English language. In exceptional cases persons with an equivalent qualification - i.e. activities similar to those of a university graduate or relevant professional experience - may be admitted.