EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

Master of Science in Management
Master Modern Business Leadership

A postgraduate degree designed for ambitious professionals ready to lead. Build advanced expertise in strategy, finance, governance, digital business and people management – wherever your career takes you.

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Master of Science in Management (MSc)

The gap between being good at your job and being ready to lead an organization is where this degree lives. MSc in Management is for professionals who want to close it – building the strategic, financial and cross-cultural fluency that senior leadership actually demands. The program runs across 120 credits, grounded in real cases from corporations, financial institutions, family businesses and ventures across developed and emerging markets.

The program is built around the areas that define effective management leadership today:

  • Business Model Innovation – how value is created, captured and reinvented in the platform and digital economy
  • Digital Business and Markets – how digital transformation is reshaping industries, competition and business operations
  • Financial Technology and Strategy – how technology is restructuring financial decision-making and market dynamics
  • Managerial Financial Analysis – how leaders read, interpret and act on financial performance across different contexts
  • Corporate Governance and Ethics – how organizations are governed, held accountable and rebuilt around stakeholder trust
  • Cross-Cultural Management – how leaders build teams and make decisions across cultures, markets and organizational structures
 

Relevant across management consulting, corporate strategy, entrepreneurship and international business leadership.

What This Program Delivers

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Master the Full Management Toolkit

A complete foundation in strategy, finance, governance, digital business and people management – the operating fluency every senior leader is expected to bring to the table.

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Think Like a Strategist, Decide Like a Leader

Real cases teach you to read business situations across industries, cultures and markets – and act on them with the analytical confidence that distinguishes leaders from managers.

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Globally Sourced, Locally Relevant

Real cases from corporations, banks, family businesses and ventures across six continents – chosen so the lessons travel, whether you lead in your home market, across borders or both.

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Guided Thesis with a Doctoral Foundation

A 20,000-word master's thesis backed by detailed documentation instructions – a step-by-step guide even first-time researchers can follow. Students can even arrange their own supervisor and opponent, with an EIASM consultant on hand for academic structure and formal requirements.

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Built for Public-Sector Schedules

Fully online, fully asynchronous, study at your own pace – designed for working professionals who refuse to choose between career, family and education.

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Earn a Recognised Postgraduate Credential

A 120-credit master's degree from a European institute – the qualification that opens doors to senior public-sector roles, international organisations and doctoral programs worldwide.

Who Is This Program For?

Mid-Career Managers Ready for the Next Step

Professionals stepping into senior management roles – whether at a local company, a regional leader or a multinational – who want the credentials and analytical framework to match their ambition.

Specialists Becoming Generalists

Engineers, lawyers, doctors, finance professionals and other specialists moving into broader leadership roles where business fluency is no longer optional.

Entrepreneurs and Family Business Successors

Founders, owner-operators and the next generation of family enterprises who want a rigorous management foundation to grow, modernize or eventually take over the business.

Future Doctoral Researchers in Management

Professionals preparing for a DBA, DPr or research-driven consulting career, who want a rigorous master's foundation with a strong research methodology core.

Career Changers Entering Business Leadership

Professionals from technical, creative, public-sector or non-business backgrounds who want a structured entry into senior business roles.

International Career Builders

Professionals working across borders, building careers in multinationals, consulting firms or international ventures who need management fluency that travels.

Career Outcomes

Graduates lead at the intersection of public service, policy, and global governance – in ministries, regulators, international organizations, NGOs and reform programs worldwide.

Target Professions:

Pathway to Doctorate:

MSc graduates are eligible to continue their studies in doctorate degrees (e.g. DBA, DPr). Research Methodology course and master's thesis provide a strong foundation for doctoral-level research.

MSc vs MBA: difference

Factor MSc MBA
Strategic lens Building and transforming the modern organization across functions, markets and business models Leading at the top, with the financial fluency and decision-making muscle senior leadership demands
Curriculum emphasis Business models, digital transformation, fintech, talent and organizational design Corporate finance, capital markets, banking and regulation, crisis leadership
Best fit Strategists, consultants and transformation leaders – ambitious professionals across the management spectrum Senior leaders, executives and founders – established managers stepping into executive responsibility
Credential signal A Master's title, integrated into academic and professional title structures worldwide The MBA post-nominal, the international language of senior business leadership

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Program Structure

Duration
1-2 years
Courses
12 core
courses
Delivery
100%
online

Core Courses

Business Model Innovation

8 Credits
CORE

Corporate Governance and Ethics

8 Credits
CORE

Cross-Cultural Management

8 Credits
CORE

Digital Business and Markets

8 Credits
CORE

Financial Technology and Strategy

8 Credits
CORE

Managerial Financial Analysis

8 Credits
CORE

Project Management Leadership

8 Credits
CORE

Research Methodology

8 Credits
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Statistics for Strategic Decisions

8 Credits
CORE

Strategic Accounting Analysis

8 Credits
CORE

Strategic Human Resource Management

8 Credits
CORE

Strategic Thinking for Executives

8 Credits
CORE

Master thesis

THESIS
16 Credits

Total Credits

120 Credits
Current case studies, current thinking

Globally-Sourced Case Studies

  1. Change management approaches contrasted across traditional manufacturers in Germany, agile tech companies in Israel, and family-owned businesses in South Korea.

  2. Leadership styles across Germany's automotive industry, infrastructure projects in Brazil, and technology initiatives in Singapore reveal how culture shapes project leadership in practice.

  3. Value proposition design across Spotify in Sweden, Grab in Singapore, and MercadoLibre shows how market context shapes every business model choice

  4. Crypto regulation and blockchain strategy across Switzerland's crypto valley and Japan's regulated cryptocurrency exchange market

  5. International capital allocation decisions at Siemens, Mitsubishi, and Rio Tinto, spanning European economies to emerging African markets

  6. Sustainable and social business models at Patagonia, Interface, and Grameen Bank prove that financial returns and social impact can be built into the same model

  7. Major infrastructure cases including the Copenhagen Metro expansion and Mumbai's coastal road development show how politics, community, and environment reshape project leadership.

  8. Workforce practices examined through Volkswagen's works councils, Infosys's Indian talent programs, and Spotify's Swedish-influenced flat structures

  9. Retail data intelligence in practice at Tesco in the UK and Target in the US, and how customer data shapes competitive advantage

  10. Open banking shaped by PSD2 in Europe, regulatory sandboxes in Singapore and the UK, and the rules driving bank-fintech collaboration

  11. Data strategy and privacy regulation examined through Google, Baidu, and GDPR alongside emerging frameworks in Brazil and India

  12. Airline overbooking strategies unpacked through probability models that reveal how optimisation decisions shift risk onto specific customer groups

  13. Corporate governance failures and reforms through the Wirecard scandal in Germany, accounting irregularities at Toshiba, and lessons from emerging markets

  14. Stakeholder strategy at global scale through Nestlé's local market integration and MTN's balance of regulation and regional expansion across Africa

  15. Corporate responsibility in HR examined through Patagonia, Interface, and Ben & Jerry's and how each embedded social values into employment practice

  16. Managing cross-cultural teams at multinationals like Unilever and Siemens, spanning time zones, languages, and contrasting feedback norms across Dutch and Japanese business cultures.

  17. Analytical reporting for diverse audiences illustrated by Siemens tailoring data visualisations for German engineering teams and narrative dashboards for Latin America executives

  18. How Nestlé, Toyota, and Infosys build learning cultures that capture project insights and drive continuous improvement across global operations.

  19. Negotiation styles contrasted across China, the United States, and Britain, from relationship-first deal-making to efficiency-driven business cultures

  20. Crisis and risk leadership tested through COVID-19 supply chain disruptions, earthquake preparedness in Japan, and project continuity challenges in Mexico and Bangladesh.

  21. Scenario planning examined through Shell's pioneering energy techniques, Singapore's GIC, and Brazil's Vale in strategic resource allocation

  22. Platform giants Alibaba, Jumia, and Rappi reveal how multi-sided markets are built differently across China, Africa, and Latin America

  23. Pattern recognition in action at Samsung in technology convergence, Standard Bank in African market development, and Cemex in emerging-market acquisitions

  24. Forecasting under volatility explored through commodity producers in Brazil and agribusiness exporters in Argentina navigating price swings with time series models

  25. Performance culture and governance contrasted across South Korea's chaebols, India's family business houses, and publicly traded corporations across North America and Europe

  26. Corporate digital transformation at ING Bank, Ping An Insurance, and Banco Bradesco across three continents and contrasting regulatory environments

  27. Hiring philosophies compared across relationship-based practices in Asian markets and competency-focused approaches in North American contexts, with cases from Brazilian labor courts to Nordic stakeholder models

  28. Consumer market segmentation studied through global giants like Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and L'Oréal applying statistical methods across culturally distinct markets worldwide

  29. Leadership development programmes studied at ASML in the Netherlands, Wipro in India, and Grupo Bimbo in Mexico

  30. Virtual team dynamics explored through technology companies coordinating distributed workforces across India, Ireland, and Israel

  31. Leadership development examined through Samsung's regional adaptation strategies and how diplomatic missions manage across cultural boundaries

  32. Systems thinking across complex global portfolios at Embraer, Hutchison Whampoa, and Spotify as it scales across markets with competing regulatory landscapes

  33. Organisational transformation through ING's agile reinvention in the Netherlands, Haier's inverted triangle model, and Banco Santander's digital evolution across Latin America and Europe

  34. Cross-border M&A and expansion strategy examined through AB InBev's global consolidation and Alibaba's international investment portfolio

  35. Platform ecosystem strategies at Apple, Google, Salesforce, and how Paytm and Ant Financial built rival ecosystems

  36. Ratio analysis adapted for emerging market giants including Tata Group in India, Vale in Brazil, and Naspers in South Africa

  37. Currency exposure, interest rate risk, and commodity hedging as practiced by Nestlé and ASML across volatile and stable markets alike

  38. Strategic transparency and disclosure at ASML in the Netherlands, Infosys in India, and Natura in Brazil across varying regulatory expectations

  39. Robo-advisory strategies at Nutmeg in the UK, Wealthfront in the US, and platforms operating under Australia's superannuation system

  40. Talent hub strategies across Bangalore, Tel Aviv, and São Paulo and how Alibaba, SAP, and Mercado Libre built global talent pipelines

  41. Digital-first banking built by DBS in Singapore and Nubank in Brazil, redefining customer experience across two continents

  42. Fintech innovation through M-Pesa in Kenya, Ant Financial in China, and Nubank in Brazil demonstrates how unmet needs create entirely new business model categories

  43. Logistics and delivery risk modelled through DHL's use of probabilistic failure rates to plan for global supply chain contingencies

  44. Recurring revenue models at Netflix and Rolls-Royce show how subscription and power-by-the-hour approaches transform traditional industries

  45. Executive pay controversies at Volkswagen during the emissions scandal, British companies post-Brexit, and tech firms across China and India

  46. Alternative lending evolution through LendingClub in the US, Zopa in the UK, and Ant Financial's lending operations in China

  47. Pharmaceutical decision-making explored through confidence intervals guiding clinical trial continuity and the real consequences of p-hacking and selective reporting

  48. Economic integration and cross-cultural diplomacy explored through the ASEAN integration process and multinational humanitarian responses to global challenges

  49. Quality control contrasted across Swiss watchmaking, semiconductor fabrication, Indian software development, and African fintech services using Six Sigma and adaptive control practices

  50. How Alibaba, Amazon, and Uber use dynamic pricing and digital economics to achieve market dominance

  51. ESG reporting requirements spanning the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, TCFD adoption, and emerging rules in Brazil and Indonesia

  52. Comparative employment systems spanning the German co-determination model, Japanese lifetime employment traditions, and flexible frameworks in Singapore and the UAE

  53. Board governance structures compared across the German two-tier board system, Japanese keiretsu networks, and Scandinavian cooperative models

  54. Digital governance failures and successes across Equifax, British Airways, Maersk, and DBS Bank

  55. Conflict resolution at the corporate level through the Daimler-Chrysler merger and consulting firms navigating cultural clashes across Africa, Asia, and Europe

  56. Performance and reward systems adapted by Nestlé, Huawei, and Shopify across individualistic and collectivistic cultures worldwide

  57. Contrasting pay and benefits philosophies from comprehensive social safety nets in Scandinavian countries to employer-provided models in the United States

  58. Crisis governance during COVID-19 traced through airline industry responses across Europe, Asia, and the Americas

  59. Corporate reinvention at Maersk in Denmark and Tata Group in India shows how legacy organisations transform without losing operational continuity

  60. Working capital and supply chain finance at Samsung set against high-inflation realities in Turkey and Argentina versus stable environments in Germany and Japan

  61. Central bank digital currencies from the Bahamas' Sand Dollar to China's digital yuan and their implications for banking and payments

  62. Stakeholder strategies compared across public-private partnerships in the United Kingdom, mining projects in Chile, and agricultural development in Kenya.

  63. Decision-making under uncertainty explored through Alibaba's expansion playbook, German Mittelstand internationalisation, and Mahindra Group's regulatory navigation

  64. Automotive digital integration compared through BMW in Germany and BYD in China, showing how industry context shapes transformation strategy

  65. How Unilever and Tata Group adapt global strategic frameworks to local market realities across diverse industries and regions

  66. Strategic execution and brand consistency examined through IKEA's local adaptations and Banco Santander's coordination across diverse regulatory environments

  67. Competing in payments through the strategies of Square, Stripe, and Mercado Pago across different markets

  68. Organizational transformation cases spanning digital banking in Africa, sustainability shifts in European energy firms, and operational excellence in Australian mining operations.

  69. Omnichannel transformation at Zara in Spain and Uniqlo in Japan illustrates how retail business models reflect distinct consumer cultures

  70. Multicultural team management inside global institutions like the United Nations and European Union, where diplomacy and management converge daily

  71. Causal impact of carbon taxes on energy companies in Europe and financial inclusion initiatives by mobile payment platforms in East Asia examined through econometric methods

  72. Performance measurement and balanced scorecard design at Danone, Alibaba, and Embraer across different industries and markets

  73. Stakeholder capitalism in practice at Unilever and Patagonia, both of which restructured governance to serve broader stakeholder interests

  74. How incumbent banks fight back through the fintech strategies of DBS, BBVA, and JPMorgan Chase

  75. Activity-based costing in practice at Toyota in Japan and Volkswagen in Germany, comparing cost allocation across different cultural contexts

  76. Governance ratings and institutional investor influence examined through ISS and Glass Lewis and their impact on firm valuation across global markets

  77. Credit risk, fraud detection, and churn prediction modelled using regression and distributional tools across banks, financial institutions, and global technology firms

  78. Gender quotas and board diversity mandates examined across Norway, France, India, and South Africa

  79. Transfer pricing strategies used by Apple, Shell, and Unilever to balance operational efficiency and tax optimization internationally

  80. Stakeholder capitalism versus shareholder primacy explored through Patagonia's environmental commitments and Interface Inc.'s Mission Zero initiative alongside ESG-driven investment decisions

  81. Capital investment decisions examined through Brazil's renewable energy projects, mining investments in Africa, tech ventures in Southeast Asia, and manufacturing expansions in Eastern Europe

  82. Geopolitical and market-entry risk assessed through mining firms modelling political instability in African markets and technology companies evaluating regulatory uncertainty in Southeast Asia via Monte Carlo simulation

  83. Ethical dilemmas examined through pharmaceutical research collaborations between European and African institutions, technology transfer in Southeast Asia, and sustainable agriculture in Latin America.

  84. Financial reporting strategy across multiple regulatory environments at Nestlé, Samsung, and Banco Santander

  85. Financial reporting compared across Unilever's dual-listed structure, Toyota's cross-border practices, and Tata Group's multi-subsidiary consolidation under IFRS and US GAAP

  86. Mobile payment dominance across China, India's UPI ecosystem, and Nordic contactless markets shows how regional strategy shapes payment innovation

  87. Competitive strategy applied through Porter's competitive forces in European manufacturing, Blue Ocean strategies among Korean chaebols, and resource-based thinking in Latin American commodity markets

What Our Students Say

Program Leadership

Degree Supervisor
Petr Hájek
Vice-Rector for International Relations and Research

Master's in Management degree should give you more than a credential. It should give you a structural way of seeing organizations – the systems, the incentives, the patterns that explain why businesses succeed or fail. That is what our MSc is built to deliver.

How to Study?

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Moodle Platform

Access study materials, submit assignments and track your progress 24/7.

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Asynchronous

No mandatory live lectures. Study at your own pace around your schedule.

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Practical Assessments

Each course is assessed through structured online evaluations designed to test real understanding.

Smart Education

Studies Built Around Your Life

We do not ask working professionals and ambitious students to put their lives on hold. The program adapts to your reality – not the other way around.

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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.

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Multilingual Accessibility

Nearly all course videos include subtitles in 40+ languages. The platform is fully compatible with browser-based translation tools.

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Flexible Study Extension

If work keeps you busier than expected, you can extend your studies at no additional cost.

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Responsive Student Support

Study Department responds within 2 business days. No call centers, no tickets - just direct contact.

Tuition & Fees

Tuition
€4,900
All-inclusive

Includes all courses, full Moodle access, supervision, research database access and the optional in-person graduation ceremony. Free study extension.

€300 discount when paid in full at enrollment.
Payment plans available on request – contact the admissions team.

* Payment plans available. Application fee: €50.

Eligibility & Enrollment Steps

1

Submit Application

Apply online with your CV and bachelor's degree. No degree? Contact us – managerial experience may count.

2

Interview & Acceptance

The admissions team reviews your profile and contacts you within 48 hours on workdays.

3

Enrollment

Pay tuition fees and receive immediate access to the e-learning platform.

Ready to Begin?

Ready to lead and manage?
Apply today to master leadership and management.

Summary:

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Duration

1-2 years

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Format

100% online

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Focus

Management

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Credits

120 credits

Need help?

Our admissions team can help you determine if the degree is right for your career goals.