Continuing Education Master's Programme
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The MBA Programme is focused on the development and change processes of companies. The reflection of leadership skills as well as the design of development processes play a key role. In addition, complex corporate situations are discussed with living cases and possible strategies of action are interdisciplinary analysed.

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Degree
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Duration/ECTS-Credits
4 semesters/90 ECTS-Credits
part-time

Study Code
UC 999 020

Start
20.03.2026

Cost
25.500,00 € (excl. ÖH-Contribution)

Language
German

Curriculum

Is this the right Master’s Programme for me?

Abschlussmütze

Qualification profile

Graduates are able to

  • process research-related and application-oriented issues in companies and other institutions,
  • develop alternative solutions,
  • make responsible and well-founded decisions as well as to assess their consequences by means of theory-based approaches
Menschengruppe

Target group

  • managers of executive management levels,
  • future executives and
  • junior executives
  • entrepreneurs
  • self-employed persons who work in similar sophisticated fields.
Zertifikat

Requirements

  • thematically relevant diplomaor bachelor programme,
  • other equivalent studies completed at an acknowledged Austrian or non-Austrian post-secondary educational institution
  • three years’ relevant work experience of the participants is required
Briefumschlag

Contact

Mag. Mag. Rainer Längle, MPH
Caroline Ebner

Schloss Hofen - Wissenschaft & Weiterbildung
Hofer Straße 26
6911 Lochau

+43 5574 4930-0 info@schlosshofen.at


ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Martin Piber
Department of Organisation and Learning

  • Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Martin Piber
  • Vötsch Mario Mag. Dr.
  • Skoog Matti, PhD
  • Dr. Kreuzer Maria
  • assoz. Prof. Häussler Stefan Mag. Mag.
  • Mag. Exer Markus Lic
  • Dr. Anatoli Bourmistrov
  • Mag. Christoph Ettlmayr
  • Adeline Marianne Francoise Fischer MSc
  • Dr. Stefan Illwitzer
  • Mag. Johannes Keckeis
  • Valentina La Croce, BSc
  • Doris Katharina Luhan-Kappacher, MSc
  • Anders Parment, PhD
  • Dr. Wolfgang Schadner
  • Nina Roswitha Schöch, BSc
  • Lea Wagner, BSc MSc
  • Corinna Wörndl, BA MSc

Dates

Schedules and dates are found on the website of Schloss Hofen.


Location

Schloss Hofen
Hofer Straße 26
6911 Lochau

Universität Innsbruck
Universitätsstraße 15
6020 Innsbruck

Business School Stockholm 
Sweden

Admission

Admission to the University Continuing Education Course is granted for persons with a thematically relevant diploma or bachelor programme or other equivalent studies completed at an acknowledged Austrian or non-Austrian post-secondary educational institution. In addition, three years’ relevant work experience of the participants is required.

In justified cases, only persons, who do not meet the requirements mentioned in No 1, can also be admitted if they have the appropriate competences due to their professional activities, experiences and performances; in particular, persons having passed a secondary academic school or a technical or vocational college (AHS or BHS) and at least ten years of relevant professional experience, which also includes leadership.

Modules

Compulsory Modules (with a total of 25,5 ECTS-Credits)

  • Management and Strategy
  • Leadership, Organization and Controlling
  • Conceptional Thinking
  • Development and Change of Corporations
  • Understanding Complex Strategic Options and Decisions
  • Research Perspectives and Methods
  • Support and Coaching of the Master's Thesis
  • Final Master's Thesis Defense

Elective Modules (with a total of 40,5 ECTS-Credits)

  • Value-driven Corporate Management
  • Data Analysis, Management Information and IT-Support for Corporate Decisions
  • Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Management of Corporate Capabilities
  • Strategic Controlling and Corporate Development
  • Controlling Case Studies: Strategic Decisions and Crisis Management
  • Controlling in Small and Medium-Sized Companies
  • Group Controlling and Equity Interest Management
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Management of Touchpoints : Product and Service Management
  • Management of Touchpoints: Integrated Market Communication
  • Management of Touchpoints: Sales and Distribution
  • Marketing-Controlling
  • Trademark Monitoring
  • Introduction Human Resource and Organisational Development
  • Communication and Leadership
  • Human Resource Development - Advanced Course
  • Organisational Development - Advanced Course
  • Strategic Development and Organizational Learning
  • Self-Awareness
  • Supervision
  • System Constellations
  • Organisation Laboratory

Information on individual courses of the university education courses can be found in the course catalogue.


Enrolment

online-Registation

General Information for the Registration for Continuing Education Programmes.

Participation in the university continuing education courses
requires the admission as a non-degree student.

What participants are saying

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Das MBA-Programm in Schloss Hofen bietet eine exzellente akademische Ausbildung sowie eine interdisziplinäre Vernetzung und eine inspirierende Lernumgebung in einem historischen Ambiente.
(Studierender MBA-Programm 2023-2025)

Fabio Benda, BSc
Julius Blum GmbH (Strategischer & operativer Einkäufer für Zeichnungsteile)

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Besonders profitiere ich natürlich von dem durch diesen Lehrgang neu aufgebauten Netzwerk. Durch die kennengelernten Teilnehmer, aber auch die Vortragenden, hat sich mein berufliches Netzwerk enorm erweitert.
(Studierender MBA-Programm 2023-2025)

Jürgen Vogelauer, MSc.
Rupp Austria GmbH

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Der Lehrgang verschaffte mir wertvolle Einblicke in neue wirtschaftliche Bereiche und Methoden. Dies alles geschah in einer angenehmen Umgebung, bereichert durch interessante Persönlichkeiten und umgeben von attraktiven örtlichen Bedingungen.
(Studierender MBA-Programm 2023-2025)

DI Harald Maier
Safran Vectronix AG

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Spaß an der akademischen Business Management Lehre, perfekt kombiniert mit praktischem Austausch in einer sehr erfahrenen und homogenen Gruppe begleitet von hervorragenden Dozenten. Lernen durch Erweitern des eigenen Blickwinkels.
(Studierender MBA-Programm 2023-2025)

Uwe Neumann
Rolls-Royce Power Systems

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Der Executive MBA hilft mir, Managementkompetenzen aufzubauen und meine Karrierechancen in einem internationalen Umfeld zu verbessern. Besonders schätze ich die praxisnahen Inhalte und den inspirierenden Austausch mit Experten.

Chao Liu, M.Sc. RWTH
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

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Der Executive MBA verknüpft Praxis und Strategie und gibt mir das Rüstzeug, komplexe Entscheidungen im Business Development fundiert und zukunftsorientiert zu treffen.

Christian Feist
Rolls-Royce Power Systems

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