The healthcare and life science ecosystem is undergoing rapid transformation, creating a dynamic landscape filled with both challenges and unprecedented opportunities. In an era of groundbreaking medical advancements, digital transformation, and shifting regulatory frameworks, strategic leadership is essential. Our new Vienna Executive MBA Life Science & Health Care Management is designed to empower leaders to thrive in this complex, future-shaping ecosystem.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a program taught fully in English designed especially for industry professionals wanting to advance their careers. The program is taught in blocked seminars, two to four days on campus or online once a month. The program concentrates on strategic analysis and planning, interdisciplinary skills, value-based management, and critical thinking. Students will advance their knowledge in core business disciplines including human resource management, organizational behavior, accounting and finance, marketing and operations, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Out-of-the-box thinking challenges existing limits and thought patterns.

With their knowledge and wealth of experience, graduates of the distance learning MBA – Management Consulting make a valuable contribution to the success of the company. In their function as external consultants, they support companies in strengthening their position in today's and in the future economic world. In addition to general business administration and management content, the students of this master's program acquire sound knowledge in the areas of company foundation and management, marketing and financial management, which is not only taught theoretically, but is also applied in practical projects. After successfully completing the distance learning course, they can apply for a professional license for the “management consultancy” trade, which is regulated in Austria.

In the MBA – Social Management distance learning course, students receive in-depth knowledge in the areas of social work, social policy and social planning. They also get to know the central legal norms that form the framework for social management. Trends in European integration as well as roles, interactions and economic control options of the system partners with a focus on Austria, Germany and Switzerland are conveyed. Students acquire management skills for managers in the social sector and deal with trends and specifics of the NPO sector, ethical concepts and their application in social work as well as intercultural aspects and special challenges such as crisis management and supervision. In this distance learning course, students work on current developments in the areas of digitization and data management in social management, medical and nursing developments, control and financing and other global developments affecting social work.

With the Flexible MBA, our students complete a master's degree that is individually tailored to them. In addition to the four compulsory modules, which convey business and management know-how, and the obligatory master's thesis, five elective modules can be taken from the various modules, which correspond to professional or personal interests. The specification modules of the MBA courses at Middlesex University / KMU Akademie are usually located in a specific subject area. With the flexible MBA course, on the other hand, modules can be chosen that are completely different in terms of subject. This offers students the opportunity to devote themselves to those topics and focal points that are important for their personal or professional development.

In the MBA – Sports Management course, students not only gain comprehensive training in business administration and management, but also in-depth skills in the specialist areas of sports organizations, sports marketing and sports psychology. The students in the MBA - Sports Management acquire in-depth knowledge of current health systems and organizations and deal with the aspects of physical and mental health. Other focal points are topics from sports psychology, motivation theories, relaxation and stress management methods as well as the various training approaches. The graduates of the part-time distance learning MBA – Sports Management are trained for demanding management tasks in sports and leisure organizations and can develop suitable concepts within these organizations and lead their implementation.

In the part-time MBA – Marketing distance learning course, the focus is not only on imparting sound business knowledge, but also on acquiring extensive marketing skills. Market-oriented corporate management, marketing management, international marketing, online marketing as well as sales and price management are just a few of the many exciting subject areas that are dealt with and deepened in this master's degree. After successfully completing their studies, graduates of the MBA – Marketing can plan and implement comprehensive marketing strategies for companies, taking into account the various elements of the marketing mix. For this reason, special marketing disciplines such as online marketing and e-business are used in this extra-occupational distance learning course, as well as the special factors and challenges of international marketing.

As part of the extra-occupational MBA – Logistics course, students receive a comprehensive insight into the various subject areas of logistics. You will learn to recognize the various challenges in this area of the company and to work in a solution-oriented manner. Not only are basic logistics functions such as procurement, production or disposal taught, but special disciplines such as logistic chains, supply chain management and process networks are also addressed. Another focus of this extra-occupational master’s degree is the topic of information logistics. Here, in particular, the areas of use of logistics applications and information systems are highlighted. The content conveyed in the MBA – Logistics distance learning course enables future managers to understand all fields of application in logistics and to develop and implement corresponding concepts.

The master's degree MBA - Education Management combines management and business administration with education marketing, methods of educational research and quality assurance in the education sector in a well-founded education. Another important aspect is education policy, which is considered with regard to ethical, economic and social requirements. In the distance learning MBA - Education Management, students receive a comprehensive view of current education systems and learn to assess which options in terms of modern learning methods and IT support make sense and how these can be implemented. They also show ways in which the lack of education can be remedied through targeted measures. They make it clear how important human capital is in the context of the labor market, environment and politics.

The MBA – Financial Management course provides students with well-founded theoretical and practical knowledge in business administration with a special focus on banking and insurance as well as capital and financial markets. The development of investment and hedging strategies is also part of this course, as is understanding the connections in national and international financial markets. In the distance learning MBA – financial management, students learn the basics of bookkeeping and cost accounting and how to use their results for business decisions. Furthermore, in the course of controlling, they learn how to analyze data from business accounting and derive actions for financial management from this. You can analyze and interpret balance sheets and can subsequently use them as a basis for future corporate decisions.

The MBA – Tourism Management course conveys the basic tools of management coupled with the specific areas of tourism. In addition to the basics of business administration, topics such as organization, human resources management and corporate governance are taught in this distance learning course, as are methods and procedures for strategic decision-making. Students learn to design and implement marketing strategies in tourism. The creation of suitable product and service offers, the recognition of trends and development tendencies through to increasing competitiveness with well thought-out positioning and price strategies are further contents of the part-time master’s degree in tourism management. The distance learning MBA - Tourism Management prepares the students to take on responsible management tasks in the upscale hotel industry or in tourism organizations.

In the MBA – Health Management distance learning course, the term health is dealt with in its entirety. It not only addresses topics such as physical, psychological, public and mental health, but also various health systems, organizations and influencing factors. The financing of health systems and political discussions in the health sector are also part of the course. In addition to a basic education in economics, organization and human resources management, the most important tools and instruments of management in the health care system are also used in the part-time master’s degree in health management. Successful completion of the degree enables graduates of the MBA – Health Management to evaluate and further develop health concepts. You will assume managerial positions in healthcare organizations and support them in decision-making in a wide variety of areas.

With the distance learning MBA - Digital Business & Innovation, students acquire the skills that are necessary to implement and manage digital business in companies. You will learn to understand digital business models and to initiate the processes that enable a "digital revolution" in companies. They recognize the many opportunities that digitization brings with it for companies and show the advantages of internal and external networking opportunities. In addition to intensive training in management and business administration, the other modules of this MBA distance learning course impart relevant knowledge from the areas of digital innovation and big data. This enables graduates to initiate, manage and successfully complete projects in the field of digital transformation.

With the MBA – Energy and Environmental Management course, students acquire the tools to implement energy and environmental management concepts in companies and institutions and to manage projects to minimize energy and increase efficiency. Those responsible for energy and environmental management in organizations are significantly qualified to develop environmental and cost factors at management level. Efficiency, sustainability and dealing with alternative forms of energy are other exciting and promising contents in this part-time distance learning course. The students deal with methods and possibilities of energy transformation and energy demand coverage and analyze the influence of humans on climate change. After completing their MBA course in energy and environmental management, they are indispensable experts who, with a combination of entrepreneurial management knowledge and specialist knowledge of energy technology, advise organizations of all sizes and structures on the way to sustainable corporate policy.

The master's program MBA - Business Informatics gives a comprehensive insight into the digitization of the economy. Different IT strategies, efficient digitization concepts and modern information systems are specifically addressed. Essentially, the students gain a comprehensive understanding of the basics of a digitized economy using IT-based technologies. In addition, well-founded implementation strategies for digital project management are focused on. This distance learning master's degree thus enables a strategic advantage for both users and managers in the constant progress of digitization.