Digital transformation can streamline processes, create new business models and reshape how organisations interact with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. This full-time MBA (Master of Arts) focuses on preparing managers for that shift by combining business know-how with technological insight. The programme is taught in English and is delivered with a strong industry orientation on one of Europe’s largest technical campuses, giving you exposure to applied, practice-driven learning.
You will learn how to design, apply and integrate digital solutions so they add measurable value during periods of organisational change. The curriculum teaches both how to lead technical projects and how to develop the organisational strategies that make those projects successful. Interdisciplinary collaboration is central: you’ll work in labs with peers to develop real-world solutions in areas such as production, artificial intelligence and customer understanding, learning to manage interfaces between business and technology teams.
Graduates leave ready to drive — not just react to — digital transformation in their organisations. Beyond a next-step promotion, the programme aims to shift your mindset and equip you with the tools to guide agile, responsible and adaptable industrial change in complex environments.
Typical candidate profile / programme requirements
This full-time Master’s curriculum combines traditional MBA management training with a focused specialization in technology and digitalisation. You’ll gain core management knowledge expected from an MBA while also studying how digital trends and industrial transformation reshape business models and operations. The programme stresses practical, hands-on learning—encouraging you to apply concepts directly so you understand how approaches from multiple disciplines connect in real-world settings.
Alongside technical and strategic content, the programme places strong emphasis on personal and leadership development. You will work on soft skills, decision-making, and talent growth to prepare for managerial roles in organisations undergoing digital change. The course culminates in an applied capstone project that integrates your learning and demonstrates your ability to lead digital transformation initiatives.
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Admissions overview
This full-time, technology-focused MBA seeks candidates who bring practical workplace experience alongside a relevant academic background. Applicants are expected to have built professional skills in a business or technical setting; having worked in a technology environment is viewed positively because the curriculum emphasizes digitalisation and industrial change.
Accepted academic backgrounds are broad but targeted: the programme welcomes graduates with training in business and economics as well as those from STEM disciplines. In practice, successful applicants typically combine an undergraduate degree in one of these areas with at least two years of relevant professional experience.
Requirements
Winter Semester (International)
1 March 2026
Winter Semester (EU/EEA)
31 August 2026
Graduates are prepared to lead digital transformation initiatives in industrial and technology-driven organisations. Typical roles include digital transformation manager, technology project lead, product/operations manager, strategy or management consultant focusing on industry and digitalisation, and bridge roles between technical and business teams (e.g., business liaison for Industry 4.0 projects).
The programme’s combination of management training, hands-on labs and technology-focused electives equips alumni with both the strategic mindset and the technical understanding employers seek in manufacturing, industrial services, technology providers and consulting firms. Work experience entry requirements and the applied nature of the curriculum tend to enhance employability and readiness for leadership positions in transformation projects and innovation-driven units.
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