MSc Business Administration in Sustainability and Circular Innovation

The pace of business continues to accelerate in just about every domain. Decision cycles, computation speeds, news-feeds, returns on investment, supply chains – to name a few - are all operating at break-neck rates. Companies gallop along, trying to keep up and over-take the competition. At the same time, there is broad recognition that we need new ways of managing business and the many challenges it faces now and in the longer term.

Large external global trends around digitalisation, globalisation and chronic eco-system stress (water, climate, and biodiversity) present one set of challenges for companies. To this, we add internal and operational management processes, characterised by uncertainty, volatility, and complexity. The sum of both these external and internal drivers requires a new skill set that combines vision with leadership capable of implementing change. Sustainability know-how that integrates circular economy principles and practices offer the opportunity for a more future-proof way of doing business.

This master’s programme provides you with the tools you need to solve sustainability problems, lead transformation and innovate for success. You will learn how to incorporate the goals and principles of circularity into your business strategies and nurture sustainable values from thoughtful investing, not least in order to strengthen the resilience of your company in times of crisis, but also to empower your company to pioneer.

Your advantages

• Accreditation as well as international recognition and "proof" of the master's degree on the market
• Profound competencies with an international orientation and direct practical relevance
• Extraordinary flexibility and personalisation of your study
• Top lecturers and experts

Your Prospects

Excellent and growing career opportunities within challenging and diverse fields in all sectors, for instance in leading and management positions for sustainability, digitalisation or circular economy and innovation, in business development, investment and asset management, logistics and procurement, reporting and finance, marketing, human resources, product and project management, consulting, facilities management.

This Master's degree is accredited, internationally recognised and paves the way for you both in the global business world and for PhD studies at international universities.

The programme is interdisciplinary as well as modular. It combines sustainability and the circular economy with innovation, entrepreneurship, the right investment strategies and internationality. The focus lies on a holistic view of companies and society, of networking with experts and of scientific foundation. The study is divided into three areas:

• General Management
• Sustainability & Circular Innovation
• Economic Research

Combine Master and Modules

You can tailor the content of this master's programme to your future plans and job requirements and combine the modules with those of the Master Innovation Management (German) at any time during your studies. The modules are selected before the start of each semester. Please note the minimum ECTS to be achieved in the areas of General Management (minimum 18 ECTS), Sustainability & Circular Innovation/Innovation Management (minimum 30 ECTS), Economic Research (minimum 36 ECTS).