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Our Detailed Admission Criteria



Want to increase your chances of having a successful CEU Executive MBA application? Review your package against our detailed admission criteria.

 

In most business schools, the admission process is shrouded in secrecy. CEU Executive MBA, by contrast, is the EMBA for the Open World. In line with our Open Society mission and values, we share here the exact, detailed admission criteria based on which your application will be assessed.

Use the simple tool below to assess the chances of your application and make sure you do not forget to attach any supporting material.

Do you have:

  • an undergraduate degree;
  • 8 years or more of professional experience;
  • 3 years or more of leadership experience;
Yes
No
Please book a consultation with our Senior Program Manager to discuss if you can apply for CEU Executive MBA.
The application process consists of two steps:
  • The review of your package by our Admissions Office
  • Interview with a senior Faculty Member.
Using tool below, you can estimate your admission chances by making assumptions on how your application would fare against the categories we review. Please note that, for all the facts and accomplishments, relevant proof and documentation must be provided.

YOUR COVER LETTER
POINTS
Identifies clear professional goals for joining the program
Identifies strengths that you will bring to the classroom, specifically benefiting other participants
Identifies your fit with the Program's mission of The EMBA for the Open World
Is written in a professional manner
YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER
POINTS
Against our average of 16 years, estimate the length of your professional experience
Against our average of 10 years, estimate the length of your leadership experience
How high is your current rank
How international has been your professional experience?
How fast has been your progression in rank and responsibility
How convincing are your reasons for potential interruption in progression in rank and responsibility?
To what extent does your career demonstrate your commitment to the values of the open society, such as tolerance, critical and innovative thinking, social responsibility?
YOUR ANALYTICAL SKILLS
POINTS
How would you evaluate the strength and international repute of your of undergraduate university or college?
How were your grades for quantitative courses?
How were your grades for other courses?
How would you evaluate the strength and international repute of your of graduate university or institution?
How were your grades for quantitative courses?
How were your grades for quantitative courses?
I hold a PhD
Your other analytical achievements:
POINTS
Have you completed a competitive comprehensive non-degree fellowship or development program lasting at least a year? If yes, evaluate the international repute of the institution that run that program.
Do you have a regular teaching or training career experience? If yes, evaluate the strength of that experience.
Have you authored academic publications or other influential pieces of writing? If yes, evaluate the strength of these publications
Evaluate the quantity and quality of other trainings and certificates you have received?

You will be asked to provide two professional references supporting you application.

Reference 1
POINTS
How would you assess the repute of Referee 1 and their credibility in offering an assessment of your professional and analytical skills.
How strongly do you think that the Referee 1 will evaluate your professional & leadership traits in the reference letter that they will be asked to directly submit to CEU?
How strongly do you think the Referee 1 will evaluate your analytical skills in the reference letter that they will be asked to directly submit to CEU?
Reference 2
POINTS
How would you assess the repute of Referee 1 and their credibility in offering an assessment of your professional and analytical skills.
How strongly do you think that the Referee 1 will evaluate your professional & leadership traits in the reference letter that they will be asked to directly submit to CEU?
How strongly do you think the Referee 1 will evaluate your analytical skills in the reference letter that they will be asked to directly submit to CEU?


In Participants' Words

“2020 shows the need for new innovative strategies. CEU Executive MBA helps me develop them.”

 

ALIN KALAM
Class of 2022
UNIQA Insurance Group AG
Vienna, Austria