WU Vienna Launches Corporate Executive MBA Program

The new program is specifically designed for companies looking to align the professional development of their executives with the strategic challenges they are facing as organizations. The contents are custom-tailored to companies’ specific needs and requirements. With the Corporate Executive MBA, WU Vienna is introducing a continuing education format at its Executive Academy that is so far only available from a select few business schools and continuing education institutions worldwide. The program combines an academic management education with applied work on key issues from corporate practice.

Today, businesses must adapt to changes faster than ever before. Digitalization, geopolitical developments, and the race for new skill sets are fundamentally changing what is expected of executives. The Corporate Executive MBA is designed to address these trends: Strategic projects and concrete corporate transformation initiatives are an integral part of the program. In this way, executive education is no longer just an add-on to day-to-day work – instead, it becomes an engine driving organizational development.

Executive education that helps companies master key challenges

The Corporate Executive MBA is designed specifically for companies seeking to align their executive talent development more closely with their strategy, their industry, or key topics for future success. The course contents and learning formats are custom-tailored to companies’ specific requirements, combining academic expertise with work on concrete issues from day-to-day business practice. “With the Corporate Executive MBA, WU is expanding its continuing education offerings to include a format that addresses the changing demands on leadership and learning. Academically grounded continuing education has the biggest impact when it’s centered around the specific challenges organizations are dealing with,” says WU Rector Rupert Sausgruber.

A closer fit between academia and practice

The purpose of the Corporate Executive MBA is twofold: strengthening leadership skills within the client company while also driving specific change processes. In the course of the program, strategic issues are addressed collaboratively, based on academic expertise, and the results are then fed back into the organization. “In today’s world, companies need leaders who can shape and manage change. Our Corporate Executive MBA therefore combines academic excellence with a focus on hands-on business challenges, creating immediate added value for companies and their leaders,” says Sebastian Kortmann, Dean of the WU Executive Academy.

With this new program, WU is expanding its portfolio in the field of executive education to take its offerings for companies to the next level.

WU Executive Academy
Mag. Paul Kospach, M.A.
Tel.: +43 676 8213 5161
Email: paul.kospach@wu.ac.at