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Master's Programme in Strategic Management in a Changing World

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This site contains the student study guide for Master's Programme in Strategic Management in a Changing World. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies. All the materials and instructions are for the students in the programme. If you are interested in applying to the programme, follow the link at the bottom of the site to the application page.
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Master’s Programme in Strategic Management in a Changing World is organized by the School of Business

The Master’s Programme in Strategic Management in a Changing World teaches students to analyze organizations’ operational environment, formulate effective strategies, and conduct and lead strategy development work in organizations against the backdrop of the mega-trends in a rapidly changing world.  Combining strategy with key issues of sustainability, people management, and entrepreneurship, students learn how to make sense of an increasingly complex world so that they can continuously update their organisation’s strategy, identify valuable opportunities and act on them. The programme provides students with invaluable insights on strategic, data-driven business decision-making.

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Strategic management in a changing world, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

Strategic Management in a Changing World is a unique Master’s programme that teaches students how to develop effective strategy in a rapidly changing world. Graduates are analytical decision-makers who can identify valuable business opportunities by evaluating of complex global megatrends such as sustainability, digitalization, and globalization. To action these new opportunities, the programme teaches students how to bring an entrepreneurial mindset into their organizations.

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Tuition fees

Tuition fee for tuition-fee students in this programme is 15,000 EUR/academic year. For more information, please see the Tuition fees and scholarships webpage in the Student Guide.

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