ZEBS International Business School
Global MBA
- Online Switzerland
- Online Malta
Global MBA
DURATION
18 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 6,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* 90% scholarships | 3,500 EUR for international students outside EU and North America | 6,000 EUR for European and North American students | Flexible payment plans available
Key Summary
ZEBS International Business School has integrated into the EU-accredited and globally recognized Global MBA courses from world-leading business schools such as Harvard, MIT, Wharton, Columbia, NYU, and others, along with courses from top global companies like Google, BCG, IBM, Meta, and more—offered through edX.
Learn the Practical Skills That Employers Value Most
Our Global MBA equips you with the real-world skills that make you job-ready, along with the career-focused business knowledge essential for your professional growth—exactly what leading global employers demand.
Major employers, including US tech giants, have announced that they are changing their hiring processes, now recognizing job-training career certificates as equivalent to a four-year degree for relevant roles.
In our job-training MBA, we prepare you to fit seamlessly into today’s workforce. We provide the practical tools and business acumen needed to excel—whether you aim to climb the corporate ladder or launch your own venture. We develop effective leaders and successful entrepreneurs. This is why you should choose the Real-World Skills MBA!
We apply the same proven job-training techniques we’ve used for nearly two decades to train managers and consultants working at:
- US Tech Giants
- Swiss & German Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
- German & Italian Premium Automotive Makers
- Swiss Financial Institutions
- Swiss & German Insurance Firms
- European Aerospace Leaders
- French Cosmetics Leaders
- German Energy Consulting Firms
- Swiss & US Environmental & Energy Contractors
- Japanese Technology Innovators
…and many more.
Why the Global MBA Is Revolutionary
Unlike traditional, accredited, and heavily theory-based MBA programs, the Global MBA is practical, unconventional, and results-driven. As major employers now recognize job-training certifications as on par with a full degree, the Global MBA gives you exactly the real-world skills and business expertise required to succeed as a manager or entrepreneur.
You’ll also have the opportunity to network globally, connecting and sharing ideas with fellow executives and entrepreneurs in vibrant regional and international communities. Already, over 100 students from 25 countries across 4 continents have registered for the next RWS MBA cohort!
ZEBS Entrepreneurship Fellowship (Optional)
While entrepreneurial spirit is booming worldwide, education and resources remain limited for underrepresented groups seeking to maximize their success and attract investment.
The ZEBS Entrepreneurship Fellowship is a first-of-its-kind program—exclusively available to our top students—designed to:
- Maximize your entrepreneurial success
- Connect you with mentorship, industry experts, and seed capital
- Equip you with the tools to become investment-ready
The tuition fee for the optional ZEBS Entrepreneurship Fellowship is 8,000 CHF.
Educational Model
The EU-accredited (European Union) and globally recognized MBA can be completed in 12-18 months. We use the top modern business learning model with both synchronous and asynchronous sessions and give you access not only to all areas of a traditional MBA (leadership, strategy, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, digital business, etc.) but also to practical and hands-on business knowledge required in your workplace to help you distinguish from the rest of executives and MBA graduates. We are also excited to have integrated into our Real-World Skills MBA, courses from world-leading business schools such as HARVARD University, Columbia University, Imperial College London, Indiana University, RWTH Aachen and learners receive certificates after course completion from these world-class Universities.
The MBA is comprised of 15 compulsory business courses (self-paced and live) and a Management Report (Capstone Project). Each module lasts between eight to twelve weeks, depending on each course. The Real-World Leadership Skills and Strategy Safari courses take place over the entire MBA length. The Management Report’s length is 6 months. In addition, diverse exercises and activities take place which are not assessed, they rather help students engage with the MBA and increase their learning and application curve.
During the business courses students delve into each topic and deepen their knowledge through a variety of modern tools such as live sessions, recorded videos, state-of-the-art case studies, group projects, chats, and many more important tools. Thus students are given enough time to complete the course, with the flexibility to study at times that best suit their personal and professional lives.
Students receive support from ZEBS tutors, also for the courses’ assessments.
ZEBS’s educational method is a top modern approach to management education. It immerses participants in the challenging process of professional growth and intellectual development while providing them with the flexibility to work towards completing the program on their own time and pace.
Students attend the following courses:
- Real World Leadership Skills
- Strategy Safari
- Introduction to Corporate Finance (Columbia)
- Applied Leadership
- Applied Finance: Skills & Tools
- Agile Project Management for Data-Driven Organizations
- Digital Business Transformation
- Organizational Behaviour
- Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market (Harvard University)
- Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles (Harvard University)
- Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success (Imperial College London)
- Effective Management and Communication (Indiana University)
- AI for Leaders (Babson College)
- Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (University of Maryland)
- Understanding Venture Capitalists: How to Get Money for Your StartUp
ZEBS also offers LIVE lectures by business leaders from all over the world. These live interactive presentations expose the student unit body to real-world business experience and open exchange of methodologies and information.
The best students qualify for the optional ZEBS Entrepreneurship Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind training dedicated to our top students and designed to help entrepreneurs of underrepresented groups to maximize their chances of success through mentorship and to provide access to industry experts and seed capital.
Upon completion of the program, students receive their MBA degree (Master of Business Administration) from ZEBS International Business School that is EU-accredited and globally recognized.
The MBA Uniqueness
Students also attend courses from Top 10 universities such as Harvard University, MIT, Imperial College London, Columbia University, New York University, Indiana University, etc.
And world-leading companies:
- IBM, Amazon Web Services, LINUX Foundation, etc.
So our MBA graduates gain:
- An internationally accredited MBA degree from Zurich Elite Business School
- + 12 additional certifications from these world-leading universities and companies!
Global leading companies have been employing MBA graduates from ZEBS:
- BMW
- Ernst & Young
- Airbus
- Lamborghini
- L'Oréal Paris
- Porsche Consulting
- Siemens
- Capgemini Consulting
- Fujikura
- MAN
- Thyssenkrupp
- + many more
Many ZEBS graduates have gone on to found successful startups, securing impressive funding—from initial seed rounds all the way up to Series C funding. Their entrepreneurial journeys are a testament to the real-world impact and transformative power of the skills gained through the Real-World Skills MBA.