MBA Programmes
Triple-accredited MBA programmes, designed to stretch your mind and challenge your perspectives.
World recognised qualification
We are among the 1% of business schools worldwide to hold the triple-crown of accreditations. This distinction is a guarantee that an MBA degree from CBS is recognised, respected and rewarded worldwide. Ranked #22 worldwide for Research Impact by the Financial Times, CBS demonstrates an unwavering commitment to academic rigor, relevance, and real-world resonance. This balanced approach enhances our academic standards while directly addressing contemporary challenges.
Our MBA programmes
Full-time MBA
The Copenhagen MBA will challenge you, change you and boost your professional profile. Drawing on Scandinavian values, innovative and sustainable business practices and intimate teaching methods, you will learn to lead and transform businesses and make a difference.
Executive MBA
Renowned across the globe for its approach to management, growth and innovation, Denmark is at the front of the pack when it comes to sustainability and responsible leadership. And you will find these values reflected in everything we do.
Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics
The Executive MBA in Shipping & Logistics (AKA: The Blue MBA) will take you to the top international level in business administration, reflecting the needs of the industry in a world where globalisation, enhanced competition and the speed of technological change place ever-increasing demands on executive management skills.
Executive Certificates
If you find the EMBA programme the right mid-career development for you but are not able to commit to two years of consecutive studies up front, we also offer our outstanding executive education through a certificate path. We offer flexibility so you can choose the right time for you to start. Complete each freestanding term, receive an Executive Certificate and then choose if or when you wish to move on to the next. Discover the Executive Certificates.
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All three programmes benefit from access to Denmark’s many and vibrant clusters of excellence. Plus the longest-running and most extensive alumni network in Scandinavia.
Move forward with an MBA built around deep business knowledge and creative thinking. All designed to stretch your mind and challenge your perspectives.
Join one of Europe's largest business schools
Established in 1917, CBS is one of Europe's oldest and largest business schools, with over 22,000 students and a reputation built on academic excellence, research depth, and global reach. But our legacy is not about standing still - it is about constantly moving forward. We combine history and tradition with a relentless focus on the future. Our MBA programmes are designed to equip business leaders with the skills to thrive in a world defined by geopolitics challenges, digital transformation, sustainability and innovation.
The CBS MBA Alumni Society
A global MBA Alumni Society
With the longest-running and most extensive international MBA alumni network in Scandinavia, CBS is committed to providing you with opportunities for creating lifelong professional relationships as well as continued learning and personal development through business events and social gatherings.
A global industry, a worldwide network
When you study at CBS, you will be choosing to study alongside industry professionals from a variety of job roles and locations. The Blue MBA Alumni Association was established as a membership group for all graduated and current students of the programme. But this alumni association is different from other networks to which you might belong because all of the association's members have one thing in common: a similar mind-set about how to look at the many challenges faced in the shipping arena.
Copenhagen: An ideal city to learn & live
Sustainable business practices
When it comes to sustainability, we get it right here. It is lived and breathed throughout the culture and implemented through sustainable business practices throughout the city. Companies know that innovation and solutions are the best way to prosper. Careers here are fulfilling and engaging.
Buzzing business hub
Denmark offers some of the most optimal conditions for business, having been voted the easiest place in Europe to do business by the World Bank. Copenhagen is a hub for some of the world's top companies and English is the business language in many companies. There are a number of Danish Clusters of Excellence - where companies and research environments are performing at the top of their fields globally.
Green city, excellent safety & security
The quality of life is high, there are many green spaces and travel by bike is commonplace. In fact, more than a third of the population commutes by bicycle and there are more than 390km of designated lanes around the city. The city has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. Additionally, Denmark is one of the least corrupt countries in the world. There is a high levels of social trust, we trust the government and each other.