Application and Admission

Admission Requirements

In order to be admitted to the Open Borders MBA, you must meet the following requirements:

 

  1. Recognised Master's degree or equivalent (alternatively, Bachelor's degree + 5 years of work experience).
  2. At least three years of work experience
  3. Fluent in English

The Open Borders MBA Admissions Committee reserves the right to consider applicants who do not meet all requirements but who demonstrate exceptional experience, competences and motivation.

Costs

The Open Borders MBA includes the following:

 

  • Courses and seminars
  • Course material: books, case studies, etc.
  • Supervision during seminar preparation
  • Access to the online platform
  • Basic module
  • Student support
  • Team building, networking activities, company visits and alumni events
  • Personal supervision of the final thesis
  • Room, board, parking

Cost for the complete OpenBordersMBA programme: €24,500

Optionally, career and personality coaching can be offered.

  • Basic Module & Master Tuition Fees: €1,670
  • OpenBordersMBA modules: €22,830

Fees can be paid in instalments:

  • Immediate and non-refundable application fee of €2,500.
  • First instalment of €1,670 for the basic module
  • Second instalment of €5,800 before the start of the first module
  • Third instalment of €14,530 before the start of the second module

An early bird discount of 3% is granted if the full amount is paid before the start of the first year.

Application Deadline

In a first step, the application for the Open Borders MBA is made in writing through submission of the application form. As a general rule, the application deadlines are as follows:


30 August (for European applicants)

30 April (for non-European applicants)


Application Process

  • Submission of the application form
  • Interview with the MBA Board: After an initial assessment of the application documents, suitable candidates will be interviewed by a member of the MBA Board.
  • Letter of acceptance