European Institute for Advanced Behavioural Management

The MBA programme European Management at the EIABM (European Institute for Advanced Behavioural Management) at Saarland University has been teaching state-of-the-art scientific management skills for 30 years. It is the oldest university MBA programme in all of Germany.

The programme focuses on Europe and International Management with an emphasis on behavioural marketing and management. The focus is set on the behaviour of people and markets.

The entire curriculum of the MBA programme is offered exclusively in English. It can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis and comprises 15 courses as well as a master thesis.

A total of 6 modules teach the most important aspects of modern management:

• Management Basics

• European Basics

• Financial Management

• Marketing & Management

• Operations Management

• Behaviour Management (Verhaltensorientiertes Management)

The 15 courses are taught as block courses usually from Wednesday to Saturday. Up to 3 of these courses run as so called “International Weeks” at other European partner universities abroad.

Field trips, lectures, case studies and company visits enable students to deepen and apply theoretical knowledge and to interact with international students, practitioners and scholars.

The MBA European Management provides an excellent selection of topics and lecturers that prepare graduates for making a remarkable contribution to the success of national and global companies.

Courses are taught by renowned professors from Saarland University as well as from other recognized universities in Germany and other European countries.

The programme is completed with a master thesis on an innovative and relevant topic in management and marketing research.

A high degree of practical relevance and internationality, both of the study programme and of the students, state-of-the-art scientific application, practical and professional orientation, interdisciplinarity, an individual qualification profile and the teaching of responsible action at the heart of the programme guarantee an excellent qualification at the highest level.

In multinational small groups, participants of the MBA programme gain expertise in all areas of modern business management in an intercultural learning atmosphere

The excellent quality of the MBA European Management was reconfirmed in 2019 with the UdS Quality Passport and awarded the seal of the Accreditation Council.

Our MBA programme European Management is tailor-made and attractive to a wide target audience including practitioners, international graduates, academics and entrepreneurs. Our students come from all over the world to study the MBA European Management at our Institute. The programme equippes them with comprehensive skills they need to successfully take the next steps in their careers to become global leaders.

They learn the economic, political, legal and cultural basics of the European integration from an interdisciplinary perspective as well as the necessary skills and abilities in order to be able to lead companies in their dealings with(in) Europe. 

Saarland University, founded in 1948, is a campus university offering an extensive range of courses and internationally networked state-of-the-art research with multinational orientation. International students receive excellent supervision and can enjoy a comprehensive range of sports and leisure activities while studying at Saarland University. Studying at the European Institute means that you are enrolled as a full student at Saarland University. You are thus entitled to make use of a varied range of amenities and indeed, you are also entitled to actively share university life.

The economic section of the European Institute is located in building A5.4 on the campus of Saarland University in Saar-brücken. Being right in the heart of Europe, the location has always offered an excellent basis for international management education.

Saarland is a great business location and its state capital Saarbrücken is the economic and cultural center of the cross-border conurbation SaarMoselle. Saarbrücken, as a university-, congress-, trade fair- and shopping city, a very attractive location for entrepreneurial activities.

Saarbrücken's special geographical location in the border triangle of Germany, France and Luxembourg offers graduates of the MBA programme the opportunity to apply for jobs in three different job markets in the Saar-Lor-Lux region following their MBA studies.