Department of Management Sciences

CSR & NGO Management (MBA) - Expiring study programme

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Welcome to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program CSR & NGO Management

The MBA program "CSR and NGO Management" is designed for international working professionals and students with relevant job experience who wish to develop their management and leadership skills and enhance their careers in non-governmental development projects and sustainable businesses. The program offers academic, interdisciplinary, and intercultural exchange and deals with the management of corporate social responsibility and non-governmental organizations (CSR & NGO Management). Students can study the MBA optionally in full-time (18 months) or part-time (30 months).

Important information: This programme is being discontinued.

Applications for the winter semester 2024/25 and future semesters are therefore no longer possible.

Discontinued study programme. Please take a look at our other Master's degree programmes in the department.

The MBA at a glance:

Internationally recognized MBA degree
Full-time or part-time studies possible
Fridays and Saturdays classes only
Course and administration language: English
International and multidisciplinary study groups
AQAS Accredited international MBA program

Personal & Interdisciplinary

Learning in a small group and in close contact with experienced experts from practice, research and academic teaching enables an interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange under optimal learning conditions. Studying in an international team promotes the intercultural competencies of our participants and makes them fit for the international job market.

Structure & Flexibility

The modular and clearly structured curriculum offers maximum flexibility to all internationally oriented professionals. Part-time students can complete their MBA degree either part-time (18 months) or full-time (30 months) while working. In case of a changing life situation during the course of studies, the course schedule can be individually adapted so that the successful completion of studies remains feasible despite all professional and private obligations that may arise.

Practical & Updated

The course content covers all important economic, legal, political, and business fundamentals. The teaching of subject-specific management techniques is tailored to the current professional requirements of specialists and managers in the international labor market. Students learn how to promote sustainability within a non-governmental organization or a CSR department and how to establish it in their organization in a way that demands success.

Career & Perspective

Upon successful completion, participants are awarded the university degree "Master of Business Administration" (MBA). With the MBA title, graduates are also eligible for a higher academic title (e.g. PHD).

MBA Berlin Excursion from 03.-07. July 2023

Under the guiding theme "Lobby and Advocacy of NGOs in the Capital - Protagonists, Instruments and Methods" our MBA students have attended an extracurricular excursion to Berlin. During the five-day program, the group gained a comprehensive insight into the field of lobby work of various organizations and institutions in Germany's political and NGO headquarters.

Read the Berlin Excursion Report from 2023

Watch oue highlights during the Berlin Excursion on Instagram

MBA CSR NGO Berlin Excursion 2023 Group Picture Brandenburger Tor

Programme information

Curriculum and Course Syllabus

Examinations and teaching formats

Management Team and Lecturers

Students and Graduates

In case of questions about the MBA program or are in need of an accessible version of the information provided on these pages (for example, documents), please contact the MBA coordinators, Isabella Kern or Max Bolz. We will be happy to assist you.