MBA in
Healthcare
A healthcare-focused MBA designed for working professionals – built around real-world cases from health systems, hospitals, regulators and healthtech ventures worldwide.
- 1-2 years
- 100% online
- 120 credits
Healthcare Strategy and Leadership
Prepare to lead at the intersection of healthcare delivery, technology and policy – in hospitals, health systems, healthtech ventures or global health organisations.
MBA in Healthcare
Few industries demand as much from their leaders as healthcare – where clinical, financial, regulatory and political pressures collide daily. This specialization is for professionals who want the management foundation to navigate that complexity and drive change within it. Part of EIASM’s MBA portfolio, it runs across 12 courses and 120 credits, pairing a full MBA core with 4 courses built around the realities of leading in health systems and healthcare organizations.
The specialization covers the areas that define effective healthcare leadership today:
- Digital Health and Medical Technology – how electronic records, AI diagnostics and telemedicine are transforming care delivery and clinical operations
- Global Healthcare Strategy and Systems – how health systems are organized, financed and reformed across radically different political and economic contexts
- Healthcare Data Management and Analytics – how data drives better clinical decisions, population health strategies and institutional performance
- Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship – how new business models and healthtech ventures are funded, built and brought to market
Every course draws on real company cases from hospitals, health ministries, pharmaceutical companies, regulators and digital health ventures across developed and emerging markets – frameworks you can apply in the health system you actually work in.
Relevant across hospital and health system leadership, health policy, healthtech ventures and global health organizations. Explore the full case library below – or design your own path with our tailor-made MBA.
Earn the Credential Your Career Deserves
Years of practical healthcare experience need an academic foundation to match. This program delivers the formal MBA recognition that opens senior healthcare leadership roles internationally.
Step into Healthcare Leadership
Move toward hospital director, health system strategist, healthtech founder or senior advisory roles where rigorous, internationally recognised healthcare management education is expected.
Decide with Clarity Across Healthcare Complexity
Value-based care, pharmaceutical pricing, digital health regulation and cross-border health policy – master the frameworks that turn healthcare complexity into structured strategic decisions.
Read Health Systems, Markets and Innovation Like a Pro
From precision medicine and genomic analytics to healthtech venture funding and WHO policy reform – build the fluency to lead at the intersection of healthcare, technology and business.
Program Structure & Curriculum
Core Courses
Market Instability and Contagion Analysis
8 CreditsProject Management Leadership
8 CreditsResearch Methodology
8 CreditsStatistics for Strategic Decisions
8 CreditsStrategic Analysis Through Simulations
8 CreditsStrategic Human Resource Management
8 CreditsStrategic Marketing for Growth
8 CreditsStrategic Thinking for Executives
8 CreditsSpecialization
Digital Health and Medical Technology
8 CreditsGlobal Healthcare Strategy and Systems
8 CreditsHealthcare Data Management and Analytics
8 CreditsHealthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship
8 CreditsMaster thesis
THESISTotal Credits
120 CreditsGlimpse Into Globally-Sourced Case Library
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Change management compared across traditional manufacturers in Germany, agile tech firms in Israel, and family businesses in South Korea
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Growth strategies across continents at companies like Nestlé, Tencent, and Alibaba as they navigate European, Asian, and Latin American markets
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Quality control and process capability contrasted across Swiss watchmaking, semiconductor fabrication, Indian software development, and African fintech services.
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Statistical inference cases covering how Unilever validates product reformulations across culturally distinct markets and how pharmaceutical firms use confidence intervals to guide clinical trial decisions.
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Marketing ethics across borders, from data privacy standards in Europe to pharmaceutical marketing regulations and financial services consumer protection globally
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Porter's Five Forces applied from regulated European telecoms to fast-moving manufacturing industries across Southeast Asia
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Organisational transformation through ING's agile overhaul in the Netherlands, Haier's inverted triangle model, and Banco Santander's digital evolution across Latin America
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Virtual project leadership from software development in India's tech hubs to renewable energy installations across Sub-Saharan Africa
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Leadership development practices at ASML in the Netherlands, Wipro in India, and Grupo Bimbo in Mexico across contrasting authority cultures
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Consumer market segmentation studied through global firms like Procter & Gamble, alongside how banks use distributional diagnostics to detect fraud and credit risk anomalies worldwide.
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International expansion examined through Airbnb's cultural and regulatory adaptations alongside Siemens's B2B marketing in emerging versus developed markets
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Comparative employment systems spanning the German co-determination model, Japanese lifetime employment, and flexible frameworks in Singapore and the UAE
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Time series forecasting explored through commodity producers in Brazil and agribusiness exporters in Argentina navigating volatile prices and production risks.
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Pattern recognition in action, through how Samsung spots technology convergence, Standard Bank reads emerging markets, and Cemex targets acquisitions
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Decision-making under uncertainty at Alibaba, Germany's Mittelstand companies, and Mahindra Group navigating complex growth environments
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Central bank crisis responses benchmarked across the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of Japan alongside emerging market central banks
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Talent hubs and hiring pipelines built by Alibaba, SAP, and Mercado Libre across Bangalore, Tel Aviv, and São Paulo
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Crisis decision-making shaped by the European financial crisis, Asian supply chain disruptions, and pandemic-driven market volatility
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Contrasting HR philosophies from Nordic countries' stakeholder-oriented approaches to the shareholder-focused models of Anglo-Saxon economies
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Privacy and intelligence ethics tested across Germany's strict data laws, Japan's consensus culture, and Brazil's emerging market dynamics
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Corporate responsibility in HR through the practices of Patagonia, Interface, and Ben & Jerry's as models for values-driven employment
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Global sampling and survey design examined through how L'Oréal adjusts sampling frames for region-specific beauty practices and how consulting firms build comparable cross-market benchmarking datasets.
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Ethical dilemmas examined through pharmaceutical collaborations between European and African institutions, technology transfer in Southeast Asia, and sustainable agriculture in Latin America
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Financial system structures compared across Germany and Japan's bank-centered models versus the market-based systems of the United States and United Kingdom
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Regression techniques applied to churn prediction in technology firms, credit risk modelling in financial institutions, and global demand forecasting in automotive manufacturing.
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Competitive strategy analysis spanning Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, resource-rich African nations, and Middle Eastern commodity markets
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Market microstructure contrasted between the automated equity markets of New York and London and the relationship-based bond markets of Asian financial centers
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Learning cultures and performance practices at Nestlé, Toyota, and Infosys, showing how global leaders turn project insights into lasting improvement
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Strategic execution challenges at IKEA, Banco Santander, and Patagonia, balancing brand consistency, regulatory complexity, and social responsibility
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Econometric and causal inference cases spanning energy companies measuring European carbon tax impacts and mobile payment platforms in East Asia assessing financial inclusion initiatives.
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Systemic risk measured using tools such as CoVaR, systemic expected shortfall, and network-based indicators developed by central banks and regulators worldwide
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Competitive strategy applied globally, from Porter's competitive forces in European manufacturing to Blue Ocean strategies inside Korean chaebols and resource plays in Latin American commodity markets
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Workforce culture and structure examined through Volkswagen's works councils, Infosys's talent programs, and Spotify's flat organizational model
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Scenario planning through the lens of Shell, Singapore's GIC, and Vale as they each prepare for radically different strategic futures
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Probability models in action, from airlines optimising overbooking strategies to logistics leaders like DHL managing probabilistic failure rates across global delivery networks.
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Digital transformation strategy at German automakers, Chinese Industry 4.0 manufacturers, and African mobile payment telecoms
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Cross-cultural team management inside multinationals like Unilever and Siemens, where teams span time zones, languages, and cultural norms
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Performance and reward systems adapted to local cultures by Nestlé, Huawei, and Shopify across individualistic and collectivistic markets
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Contagion and currency crises traced through the 1997 Asian financial crisis, from devaluations in Thailand triggering capital flight across Korea and Indonesia
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Global HR transformation at companies like Unilever, Samsung, and Tata Group as they scaled worldwide while staying locally relevant
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Crisis and supply chain leadership during COVID-19, from automotive manufacturing in Mexico to textile production in Bangladesh
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Major infrastructure cases including the Copenhagen Metro expansion and Mumbai's coastal road development, each demanding a distinct stakeholder approach
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Scenario planning for oil and gas firms in volatile Middle Eastern markets and agricultural companies managing climate risk across multiple continents
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How the European sovereign debt crisis spread Greek fiscal problems through interconnected banking systems across the eurozone
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Systems thinking explored through Embraer's aerospace strategy, Hutchison Whampoa's portfolio complexity, and Spotify's platform expansion across diverse regulatory landscapes
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Digital marketing contrasts between Spotify's European strategy and WeChat-driven practices in China reveal how differently markets adopt digital channels
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Competitive positioning in action through IKEA's cross-cultural brand strategy and Mercado Libre's defense against global rivals in Latin American e-commerce
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Leadership styles compared across Germany's automotive industry, infrastructure projects in Brazil, and technology initiatives in Singapore
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Advanced risk modelling through mining firms assessing political instability in African markets, technology companies navigating regulatory uncertainty in Southeast Asia, and global banks stress-testing interest-rate scenarios.
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Data visualisation strategy explored through how Siemens tailors analytical reporting for engineering teams and how firms in Latin America use narrative-driven dashboards for executive decisions.
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Stakeholder strategy at scale, examining how Nestlé and MTN reconcile local regulatory demands with ambitious regional and global expansion goals
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Customer lifetime value and retention strategies drawn from Netflix's subscription model and Zara's analytics approach across Europe, Asia, and the Americas
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Organisational transformation cases spanning digital banking in Africa, sustainability shifts in European energy companies, and mining excellence in Australia
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Crisis management lessons drawn from sovereign wealth funds, pension systems, and multinationals navigating the 2008 global financial crisis across multiple markets
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Behavioral instability theory grounded in Hyman Minsky's financial instability hypothesis and modern behavioral finance research on herding, overconfidence, and loss aversion
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Regulatory and ethical dilemmas facing multinational consulting firms operating across European Union and Latin American markets
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Operational and workforce analytics explored through the Veterans Health Administration and integrated delivery systems across Asia and Europe
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Health technology assessment compared across NICE in the UK, CADTH in Canada, and counterpart bodies in Australia and Sweden
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Precision medicine and genomic analytics programmes in Iceland, Finland, and the United Kingdom, alongside emerging efforts in China and the Middle East
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Business model innovation contrasted across the NHS single-payer model, Germany's insurance-based system, and diverse emerging markets with varying infrastructure capabilities
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Emerging market healthcare strategies spanning India's Ayushman Bharat, Rwanda, Ghana's universal health coverage, and China's post-2009 system transformation
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Venture funding models examined through Horizon Europe, NIH SBIR grants, BioNTech's international investor base, and Gates Foundation impact investment in African health startups
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Public-private partnership models in Denmark and South Korea contrasted with market-driven approaches in Switzerland and Australia
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Pharmaceutical pricing policies contrasted across Germany's AMNOG system, Brazil's price negotiation mechanisms, NICE, and Germany's IQWiG
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Pandemic preparedness and demographic strategy examined through New Zealand, South Korea, Germany, and Japan's long-term planning responses
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Telehealth delivery examined through India's eSanjeevani platform, Australia's remote care initiatives, and telemedicine expansion across the Nordic countries
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Digital transformation in public health systems including Denmark's digitalisation strategy, Rwanda's health information build-out, and Mexico's public health programs
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Electronic health record systems compared across Denmark, Singapore, Canada, and emerging digital health infrastructure in Brazil and India
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Technology transfer strategies from institutions like the Karolinska Institute, the University of Tokyo, and leading Brazilian research centers, and how Gilead Sciences manages global patent portfolios
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Health technology investment and market entry strategies spanning the United States, Europe, and Asia across competing regulatory environments
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Cost containment and value-based care through the Netherlands' bundled payment experiments, Sweden's patient choice reforms, and US value-based care models
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Data quality management from large systems like Charité in Berlin to community health centres across rural Africa, with privacy models drawn from Switzerland and Norway
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Health data privacy compared across GDPR, Canada's PIPEDA, and emerging data localisation requirements in markets worldwide
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Digital health and primary care reform explored through Estonia, Denmark, Portugal, and South Korea
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Healthcare technology commercialization through Medtronic's insulin pump adaptations and Teladoc's contrasting approaches across Latin America and Northern Europe
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Digital health assessment and value decisions as practiced in the Netherlands, France, and New Zealand
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Regulatory approval strategies navigated across the FDA, EMA, Japan's PMDA, and China's NMPA through cases from Novartis and Roche
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Electronic health records compared across Estonia's e-Health system, Singapore's National Electronic Health Record, and Brazil's National Health Information System
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Population health analytics as practised by the NHS, Australia's Primary Health Networks, and Kaiser Permanente
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Healthcare system models compared across the UK's NHS, Germany's social insurance system, Singapore's mixed public-private model, and Brazil's unified health system
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Global health policy shaped by the WHO, the World Bank, and the Pan American Health Organization through national reform case studies
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Digital health regulation compared across Germany's Digital Healthcare Act, the UK's MHRA software rules, and Singapore's streamlined AI device approvals
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Medical tourism and cross-border care flows between India, Thailand, and Mexico serving patients from the US and Europe
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Pharmaceutical market access challenges spanning Germany's health technology assessment, India's compulsory licensing environment, and Brazil's patent examination procedures
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Data privacy regulations benchmarked across the EU's GDPR, HIPAA in the US, and emerging laws in China and South Africa
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Market entry strategies from GE Healthcare's adaptations for rural India to Philips' healthcare solutions built for African systems
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Single-payer and insurance models examined through Canada's provincial health insurance, Taiwan's National Health Insurance, France, and Japan
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Mobile and wearable health adoption explored through China's WeChat-integrated services, Kenya's maternal health programs, and EU medical device regulations
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Interoperability challenges tackled in real cases from Germany, Canada, and South Korea and how regulation shapes system design
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AI in healthcare through the lens of the UK NHS AI strategy, Israel's medical AI ecosystem, and Japan's Society 5.0 health initiatives
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National health data systems examined through Estonia's unified platform and the fragmented landscapes of Germany and the United States
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Global healthcare innovation ecosystems compared across Boston's biotech corridor, London's MedCity, Tel Aviv's digital health cluster, and emerging hubs in Bangalore and São Paulo
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Population health interventions studied through Finland's North Karelia Project, Mexico's conditional cash transfer programs, and Singapore's Healthier SG initiative
What Our Students Say
The course at EIASM allowed me to study and work at my own pace. High-quality videos and scripts were helpful, as well as the communication with the university. Affordable tuition fees, monthly payment plan and scholarship were also beneficial. MBA in Health Care program can lead to holding leadership positions in international organizations, for example in WHO. I plan to utilize my knowledge to build a private hospital and promote public health. Thank you EIASM for your support!
Program Leadership
Healthcare leaders today manage systems that were never designed for the pressures they now face. MBA in Healthcare gives them the strategic, financial and policy fluency to lead reform – not just react to it.
Academic Foundation
International Accreditation
Accredited by ASIC with Premier Status (United Kingdom). The institution has also applied for IACBE accreditation and currently holds IACBE Candidate status – this is a separate process and does not constitute accreditation. EU-registered institution headquartered in Prague.
Faculty
Courses are taught by professors with both academic and senior industry experience in healthcare management, health policy, digital health and pharmaceutical strategy.
Research Access
Full access to Elsevier, Web of Science, Springer, Wiley, Cambridge Journals, EBSCOhost and other research sources throughout your studies.
Full Academic Quality
A 120-credit professional degree program concluded with a 24-credit master thesis. The same academic substance as traditional in-person MBA programs.
Who Is This Program For?
Healthcare Professionals Moving into Leadership
Clinicians, nurses and healthcare administrators stepping into department, hospital or health-system management roles where strategic, financial and governance fluency is required.
Healthtech and Digital Health Professionals
Product managers, founders and operators in telemedicine, medical AI, digital health and healthtech ventures who need formal management credentials to scale their impact.
Health Policy and System Strategists
Professionals working in ministries, regulators, payers, NGOs and global health organisations who shape how health systems are financed, reformed and governed.
Future Healthcare Executives and Founders
Professionals on the path toward hospital director, Chief Medical Officer, Head of Health Strategy or healthtech founder roles where the MBA credential is increasingly expected.
Program Details & Investment
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- or 2+ years of managerial experience (assessed individually)
1. One-time payment
A discount of €300 is applicable to total fees when paid in full at enrolment.
2. Monthly payment plan
Up to 4 installments are possible during the first 12 months after enrollment.
Studies Built Around Your Life
We do not ask working professionals, founders and ambitious students to put their lives on hold. The program adapts to your reality – not the other way around.
Truly Asynchronous
No mandatory log-ins, no fixed class times. You study according to the time zone where you live - Prague, Dubai, Jakarta or São Paulo.
Multilingual Accessibility
Nearly all course videos include subtitles in 40+ languages. The platform is fully compatible with browser-based translation tools.
Flexible Study Extension
If work keeps you busier than expected, you can extend your studies at no additional cost.
Responsive Student Support
Study Department responds within 2 business days. No call centers, no tickets - just direct contact.
How to Apply?
Submit Application
Complete the online form and upload your documents (CV, diploma).
Interview & Acceptance
Admissions team reviews your profile and contact you within 48 hours.
Enrollment
Pay tuition fees and receive immediate access to the e-learning platform.
Ready to Begin?
Ready to lead in healthcare? Apply today to master healthcare strategy, innovation and leadership.
Admissions team help
Discuss your eligibility and career goals with our study department.