Overview

Digitalization has an enormous potential to optimize processes, to enable new business models, and to revolutionize the relationship between companies and their stakeholders. Accordingly, industrial organizations have to change fundamentally to become agile, fast adaptable and responsible entities driven by people having exactly this mindset and possessing the necessary business-oriented and technological skills to implement value-adding digital applications.

The Digitalization and Industrial Change at RWTH Business School will show you how to apply and integrate tech (digital) solutions to contribute to successful companies in transformation. Beside the expertise to lead technical projects and to initiate the organizational strategies linked to it, you will learn how to manage interfaces using your interdisciplinary skills while working together with your peers in labs to find real-life solutions on topics such as production, artificial intelligence, and customer understanding.

Your Career Prospects

By participating in our MBA in Digitalization & Industrial Change, you will make more than the next career step. Completing the degree program will help you to transform your career and empowers you to lead the digital transformation in your field – rather than just following it.

Project Manager Strategy and Transformation: You are responsible to foresee major technological developments and initiate new processes and business solutions.
Digitalization and Automation Manager: You are responsible for coordinating the functional design and implementation of digital tools and for optimizing production processes towards a smart factory.
Digital Project Manager: You are responsible for developing and managing various digital projects.
Digital Marketing Manager: You are responsible for the digital presence of the company and its online marketing activities.
Management Consultant: You are responsible to analyze the digital footprint of companies and provide strategic advice for transforming into smart and agile companies.

Accreditation

RWTH Aachen University’s School of Business and Economics has been AACSB accredited since 2011, showcasing its adherence to the highest international standards of business education.

Programme Structure

Courses include for example:

Technology for a Sustainable Tomorrow

Economics of Industrial Transformation

Personal Development in the Digital Age

Strategic Management
Business Analytics

Audience

The full-time MBA prepares you for leadership roles in the industrial sector. Traditional industries face dramatic and partly disruptive changes in their existing business models and supply structures. Completing the degree program will help you to transform your career and empowers you to lead the digital transformation in your field – rather than just following it.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-31 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Aachen, Germany

Disciplines

Business Intelligence Master in Business Administration (MBA) Digital Marketing View 108 other Masters in Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Germany

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

RWTH Business School is looking for applicants who have a degree in business/economics or industrial engineering. A technological background or professional experience in a technological environment is an advantage for the technology-oriented study program.CV
Motivation letter
At least on letter of recommendation (merged as one document)
Transcript of records
Proof of professional experience of at least 24 months
Other proof of performance/assessment, e.g. English certificate, degree certificate, further qualifications (not mandatory for admission)
Translation of submitted documents (if your documents are not in English or German)

Work experience

Courses within the full-time MBA address a broad set of technology and management challenges from current practice. Applicants thus need to have at least 24 months of relevant professional work experience.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

20000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30000 EUR for the full programme during 18 months.
EU/EEA

20000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30000 EUR for the full programme during 18 months.

Living costs for Aachen

813 - 1131 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

RWTH Business School offers several scholarships in order to promote particularly suitable candidates.
RWTH Business School Excellence Scholarship
RWTH Business School Academic Performance Scholarship
RWTH Business School Entrepreneurial Mindset Scholarship
RWTH Business School Women in Tech Scholarship
RWTH Business School Social Impact Scholarship
Partner Scholarship (RWTH Business School & VDI nachrichten)
Partner Scholarship (RWTH Business School & e-fellows)

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