European Master in Business Studies University of Kassel

Overview

The University of Kassel's European Master in Business Studies (EMBS) is a joint degree master programme in 2 years. EMBS aims to develop high-quality graduates with a well-developed global mindset, with a focus on International Marketing and Sales, in preparation for an international career in business. 

EMBS has been awarded EPAS, a prestigious international programme accreditation delivered by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), an organisation that is acknowledged globally as an accreditation body of quality in management education.

EMBS is jointly run by four European Universities: the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (France), the University of Trento (Italy), the University of Kassei (Germany) and the University of León (Spain).

Career

EMBS is designed to prepare students for leadership positions in the competitive international labour market, to conduct successful business management in Europe and abroad. 

• Approximately a half of EMBS graduates (44 %) have positions in marketing, 16 % in sales, 9 % in finances, 4.5 % in IT, 4 % in human resources/purchasing-procurement/research, the other fields of work being less representative. 
• 90% of EMBS graduates is involved with international partners/ clients/people. Some of the companies EMBS graduates are working for are:Accenture, Adidas, Antéis, B.Braun, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Benetton Group, Colgate-Palmolive, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Telekom, Dun & Bradstreet, ECOM Trading, Eli Lilly and Company, E.ON, Ernst & Young, Fiat, Ford, Gaba, General Electric, Geodis, Henkel, Hewlett-Packard, Hilton, Intel, Ipsos, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Lexmark, LinkedIn, L’Oréal, Michael Page, Mondelez International, Nestlé Health Science, Olympus, PVG, Quechua, Ralph Lauren, Renault, Siemens, Somfy, Swisscom, Tchibo, Villeroy & Boch, Waldner. 
• EMBS graduates record a very high level of employment (94 % after 6 months from graduation). The average (weighted) net salary of an EMBS graduate is 2,852 euros per month (40 % are reaching 2,000 - 3,000 euros monthly, 18 % have 3,000 - 5,000 euros and 14 % are reaching more than 5,000).