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Global Online MBA

Your online MBA. Customized your way. Personalize your learning journey around your own schedule. Build your network. Gain a global perspective with Germany’s leading business school. Take your career further.
Duration
24 months (flexibility up to 60 months), part-time
Degree
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Language
English
Location
Online and Düsseldorf, Germany
Start
March and September
Accreditations
EQUIS, AACSB and FIBAA
ECTS Credits
60

Together we make it happen

Combine customization with a new network through our online MBA.

You can study from anywhere. Our program is your gateway to networking with international peers. Individuals from different cultures, academic backgrounds, and vastly different life experiences. You might be online, but you still have all our MBA student clubs, events, and alumni network at your fingertips. Let them challenge and support you as you grow as a leader. Wherever the online MBA takes you.
 

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Why the WHU Global Online MBA?

An adaptable program that changes with you

Flexible by design

We give you more than engaging and relevant electives. More than the flexibility of asynchronous learning. It’s a program built around you. Our part-time, modular design adapts to your lifestyle: extend, accelerate, or pause your studies. Swap out courses when your goals change. It’s total customization, with support from our program team at every step.

Your Online MBA Curriculum

A globally recognized mark of excellence

We build the leaders of tomorrow

Take a top business school. Fill it with the brightest minds. Studying at WHU will bring you closer to talented people and experts worldwide. Over 7,000 of them. You can find us at the top of the rankings in Germany, and we’re fully accredited. So, no matter where your career takes you, WHU’s reputation goes with you, too.

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Read more about our rankings and accrediations

Take control of the career you want

Your step in the right direction

It’s putting what you learn into practice in real-time. It’s access to a broader pool of companies, roles, and connections that can transform your life. It’s taking control of your career from the ease of home with the added care of our career experts. Take the leap into the unknown confidently, thanks to our expert insight and personalized approach.

Our MBA Career Service

A campus-wide approach to AI.

WHU is shaping the future of business education.

 

We equip our students and staff with cutting-edge technology by being the first business school in Germany to integrate OpenAI into our curricula, research, and operations. Unlimited access to ChatGPT Edu, designed specifically for academic institutions, means our community gains a decisive advantage. Smarter learning. Streamlined workflows. AI-driven analysis.

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Our Global Online MBA class - your peers

30-40
students,
average age 33 years

ca. 30%
female students

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ca. 40%
international students

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8 years
average professional work experience

Elevate your career with confidence

Ready to take your career to the next level? Our Global Online MBA empowers you with the tools to effortlessly surpass any professional barriers that stand in your way. Whether you’re aiming for a leadership position in your current organization or want to launch your own business. Our Career Center offers expertise through tailored coaching and workshops to turn those dreams into reality.
 

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News & insights from our Global Online MBA Program

QS Ranking: WHU’s Global Online MBA Remains #1 in Germany

QS Ranking: WHU’s Global Online MBA Remains #1 in Germany

The school’s Online MBA program maintains high position in yearly ranking

 
“Keep learning, keep growing”

“Keep learning, keep growing”

WHU sends off its MBA Class of 2024 in Düsseldorf

 
Addressing Gender Bias and Inequality in the Medical Field

Addressing Gender Bias and Inequality in the Medical Field

Rossy on her online MBA journey and the impact of role models

 
From the Netball Court to the Boardroom: Charmaine’s Mission to Make an Impact

From the Netball Court to the Boardroom: Charmaine’s Mission to Make an Impact

How one Global Online MBA student is using business acumen to help her community

 
The Unexpected Benefits of Studying in the Global Online MBA

The Unexpected Benefits of Studying in the Global Online MBA

How an online MBA fueled a student's confidence

 
WHU CustomGPT Makerthon: Innovative Minds Shape the Future of AI

WHU CustomGPT Makerthon: Innovative Minds Shape the Future of AI

Students create innovative AI models for the future—from master’s theses assistants to tools for electoral campaigns

 
QS Ranking: WHU’s Global Online MBA is #1 in Germany

QS Ranking: WHU’s Global Online MBA is #1 in Germany

WHU’s GOMBA makes impressive debut in 2024 edition of the QS Online MBA Ranking

 
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Balancing Family and Studies in the Global Online MBA

International student Dace tells us more about his online MBA experience

 
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The Importance of Flexibility in the WHU Global Online MBA

Burçin Gezer on studying an MBA from the other side of the world

 
Student working at home when participating in WHU's Online MBA

Is an Online MBA Worth It?

Why now is the time to upgrade your skillset.

 
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The Soprano and the Global Online MBA

Why studying an MBA could transform the future of the arts.

 
WHU MBA-Alumna Sayalee Shende

Connections and Careers in the WHU MBA Program

Alumna Sayalee Shende on never underestimating the power of the network

 

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Ask current students questions about student life on and off campus.


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MBA Programs
Events

Learn more about us - Get to know us at one of our events!
Global Online MBA Event
Global Online MBA Virtual Info Session
 
Online / December 18, 2025
Master Event, Part-Time Master Event, MBA Event, Global Online MBA Event
After-Work Information Session | Berlin
 
Off-campus / January 21, 2026
Global Online MBA Event
Global Online MBA Virtual Info Session
 
Online / January 22, 2026
Master Event, Part-Time Master Event, MBA Event, Global Online MBA Event
After-Work Information Session | Hamburg
 
Off-campus / January 22, 2026
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