Press kit
CEU Business School, conveniently located on the quiet side of the Danube river, just 5 minutes from downtown Budapest, Hungary, is the Business School of Central European University. A landmark institution in the region since its inception in 1988 by a group of visionary leaders including George Soros, CEU Business School was the first educational institution in Central-Eastern Europe to offer graduate business education leading to an American MBA. Since the beginning, the School has played, and continues to play a pivotal role in linking global management theories with the realities and challenges of the region’s transforming economies.
The International Executive MBA Program, “International Master's in Management” is a joint effort of 4 premier Business Schools: Purdue University's Krannert School of Management in the United States, Tilburg University's Tias Business School in The Netherlands, CEU Business School of Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, GISMA Business School in Germany. It is ranked in the top 20 in the world by the Financial Times (October, 2005) in their world-wide survey of Executive MBAs. FT also ranked the program #1 in the world in “international course experience.” This integrated, part-time Executive MBA, which begins each year in February, is for experienced professionals who seek to obtain their dual degree while maintaining their full-time job responsibilities. Rotating on-campus instructional time is focused into six two-week residential sessions over the 18 months.
CEU Business School offers an exceptional opportunity to earn an American MBA in the heart of Europe. The one-year, full-time program begins each year in September. A rigorous, participative curriculum is taught by prominent international faculty with roots and experience in Central-Eastern Europe. Influential senior executives from many of the largest multi-nationalcorporations prepare students to rise to the challenges of the local transforming economies through guest lectures, mentorships, and real-world consulting projects. A multicultural student body is given the opportunity to further enhance this diversity through exchanges with the School’s prestigious partner institutions in Europe and North America.
The modular Weekend MBA, the same high quality American degree as the full-time program, can also be earned on a part-time basis, with no career interruption. The Weekend program starts in January each year, with classes running intensively from Friday afternoon until Sunday noon, every third weekend.
The School offers an MSc in IT Management Program, which is a highly specialized American business degree. Also described as a technology-centric mini-MBA, the program focuses on the relevant technology management issues across various industries. It delivers a unique blend of technology and business management skills development, with particular emphasis given to entrepreneurship. Carefully designed to fit the schedule of professionals, the 11-month Program starts each September.
Our newest program is the Dual Undergraduate Degree in International Business from Università Bocconi and CEU Business School. It is the first European-American undergraduate program that innovatively combines the study of EU business practices and American management style, with the challenges of the emerging economies. Students will develop diversity of thought, international management competencies and a truly global mindset. The first 2 years of the program will be delivered at CEU Business School in Budapest, Hungary, and the final 2 years at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy. Upon completion of this program, students will receive: an Italian Undergraduate Degree (Laurea) and an American Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).
To keep pace with a constantly changing economy and an ever-increasing competitive environment, managers at all levels must be fully committed to the concept of life-long learning. CEU Business School's vast array of Executive Education Programs have been developed to upgrade skills, add new competencies and to impart the knowledge and tools necessary to enhance managerial effectiveness. Our program portfolio includes from few-day executive workshops to several months long comprehensive training programs, and offers both open enrollment (HR, Lobby, AmCham Academy) and company-tailored (Energy Management, Project Management, Change Management) management education.
Adult Education Registration Number: 01-0516-04
Institutional Accreditation Registration Number: AL-0515
