Munich Business School

Private business school in Munich

Munich Business SchoolType| Business school, Private university

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Established| 1991[1]
Chancellor| Dr. Christine Menges
President| Jörg Schwitalla
Dean| Stefan Baldi

Academic staff

| ~179[2]

Administrative staff

| ~50[3]
Students| 1,002 (Winter semester 2024)
Location|

Munich

Bavaria

Germany

48°08′10″N 11°31′28″E﻿ / ﻿48.13611°N 11.52444°E﻿ / 48.13611; 11.52444
Campus| Urban
Affiliations| FIBAA
Website| www.munich-business-school.de

Munich Business School (MBS) is a private international business school located in Munich (Bavaria, Germany). It became the first state-accredited private university in Bavaria in 1999.[4] Munich Business School ranks among the top private Business Schools in Germany and in the top 25 performers group regarding internationality and student mobility.[5]

## History

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Munich Business School was established in 1991 as part of the European Business Schools International (ebsi) under the name "EBA München" (Europäische Betriebswirtschafts-Akademie München). It became the first state-accredited private university in Bavaria in 1999.[6] It was renamed to "Munich Business School" in 2003.[7]

The Munich Business School building in the Elsenheimerstrasse, photographed in January 2025

Rudolf Gröger was President of the university from 2009 to 2015. In August 2017, Alfred Gossner took over the office until December 2024.[8] Jörg Schwitalla has been the President of Munich Business School since March 2025.[9]

## Accreditation and rankings

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All MBS Programs are accredited by the Bavarian Ministry for Education, Cultural Affairs, Science and the Arts (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Bildung und Kultus, Wissenschaft und Kunst) and the FIBAA (first accredited in 2007 and re-accredited in 2013[10]). As first private university in Bavaria, Munich Business School received institutional accreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities in 2010, granting it an unlimited state accreditation, and confirmed it in 2015.[11]

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Wirtschaftswoche (national university of applied sciences ranking)  | 6th | 7th | 6th | 8th  | 9th

## Student Enrollment and International Diversity

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Munich Business School has experienced steady growth in student enrollment in recent years. Since 2020, the number of enrolled students has increased from 832 to 1,002 in 2024. The diversity of nationalities represented within the student body has also expanded, rising from 75 in 2020 to 82 in 2024. In 2024, the largest student groups come from Germany, India, China, Taiwan, the United States, Italy, and Spain.[12]

Year  | Enrolled Students  | Nationalities

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2020  | 832  | 75
2021  | 850  | 81
2022  | 883  | 80
2023  | 891  | 88
2024  | 1,002  | 82

## Study Programs

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Munich Business School confers degrees exclusively in business administration. The university provides Bachelor's, Masters, MBA programs and a terminal DBA degree in cooperation[13] with Sheffield Hallam University as well as double degree programs in cooperation with numerous other business schools from around the world. Courses available in German and English.

## Partner Universities

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Munich Business School partners with over 60 universities worldwide:[14]

* Argentina: UADE Business School (Buenos Aires)
* Australia: Bond University (Gold Coast), University of Melbourne (Melbourne)
* Austria: MCI Management Center Innsbruck (Innsbruck)
* Canada: Brock University (St. Catharines), Université Laval (Québec), University of Victoria (Victoria)
* China: Fudan University (Shanghai), Tongji University (Shanghai), University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
* Croatia: Zagreb School of Economics and Management
* France: Skema Business School (Sophia Antipolis/Lille/Paris), INSEEC Business School (Paris/Bordeaux)
* Great Britain: Oxford Brookes University (Oxford), Regent's University London
* Hungary: Corvinus University (Budapest)
* Italy: Università Bocconi (Milan)
* Mexico: ITESM/ EGADE Business School (Monterrey)
* New Zealand: University of Auckland (Auckland)
* Peru: ESAN University (Lima)
* Poland: Cracow University of Economics (Kraków)
* Singapore: Singapore Management University (Singapore)
* South Africa: University of Cape Town (Cape Town)
* South Korea: Seoul National University (Seoul)
* Spain: Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona)
* USA: Boston University (Boston), Florida International University (Miami)

## Notable lecturers and alumni

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* Jack Nasher \- author and negotiation advisor
* Philipp Brinkmann \- entrepreneur and CEO of Tripsta S.A.[citation needed]

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Munich Business School.

* Official website
* MBS Insights Blog

## References

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1. ^ "Munich Business School". Regents.
2. ^ "Munich Business School".
3. ^ "Munich Business School website".
4. ^ "History - Munich Business School". www.munich-business-school.de. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-12.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. ^ "History - Munich Business School". www.munich-business-school.de. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
7. ^ "History - Munich Business School". www.munich-business-school.de. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
8. ^ MBS (2017-08-08). "Dr. Alfred Gossner Elected as New President of Munich Business School". Munich Business School Insights. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
9. ^ MBS (2025-02-28). "New President at MBS: Jörg Schwitalla joins the management team". Munich Business School Insights. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
10. ^ "Accredited programmes - FIBAA - YOUR PARTNER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION". www.fibaa.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
11. ^ "Acht Entscheidungen in Verfahren der Institutionellen Akkreditierung". www.wissenschaftsrat.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
12. ^ "MBS Facts and Figures". www.munich-business-school.de. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
13. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2017-05-03.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. ^ "Partner Universities - Munich Business School". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

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Universities and colleges in Munich

Universities|

* Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
* Technical University of Munich (TUM)
* Bundeswehr University Munich (UniBw)
* Ukrainian Free University (UFU)

Other|

* Academy of Fine Arts (AdBK)
* Bavarian School of Public Policy (HfP)
* FOM University of Applied Sciences
* Munich Business School (MBS)
* University of Applied Sciences (HM)
* University of Music and Theatre (HfMT)
* University of Philosophy (HfPh)
* University of Television and Film (HFF)

Authority control databases

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* ISNI
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* Germany

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