Full-Time MBA

Next intake: October 2025

Become the leader our future needs

When it comes to sustainability, the best place to learn is here in the Nordics. It is lived and breathed throughout the culture and implemented through sustainable business practices. We are leaders in education and have the highest happiness and quality of life ratings. In Denmark, companies know that innovation and solutions are the best way to prosper as a small country, so team building and creative approaches to problems are paramount. Careers here are as fulfilling as they are engaging. 
CBS is among the 1% of business schools worldwide to hold the triple crown of international accreditations: AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. The Financial Times ranks CBS as #31 b-school globally (3 year average rank). The Full-Time MBA is ranked the #11 MBA in Europe by QS Global MBA Rankings and #16 MBA in Europe by Bloomberg Businessweek. 
The Copenhagen MBA is the only Full-Time MBA in Scandinavia.

From Excellence to leadership

Preparing you to lead responsibly

Cross-disciplinary approach

An informal learning environment

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Is the Copenhagen MBA right for you? 

Are you ready to become the leader our future needs? Take the 4-minute quiz to see if our Full-time MBA is right for you.

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Having spent my academic and professional career in Colombia, I really wanted to challenge myself to move to Europe, put myself into the Nordic culture and experience a new way of living such as cycling and work-life balance to broaden my own horizons.

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The Copenhagen MBA

Elevate your career with the triple-accredited Full-time MBA programme. The Copenhagen MBA is designed to accelerate your career and prepare you for sustainable business leadership.

Full-time MBA

World-recognised qualification

International outlook, Scandinavian values.

<h6 class="subtitle-1">Tomorrow’s business leaders will need all the skills that create, grow and run successful organisations today. And much, much more.</h6>
Our three MBA programmes are built on proven practices that have stood the test of time through sustainability and innovation. Combined with a modern and collaborative leadership approach based on trust, teamwork and respect for the individual.
With Copenhagen Business School, opportunities are boundless. That’s why we’re one of only a few MBA programmes worldwide to be <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.cbs.dk/en/about-cbs/profile/accreditations-and-rankings" target="_blank">triple-crown-accredited</a>.

A modern and collaborative leadership approach.

<h6>We’ll connect you with the very best.</h6>
All three programmes benefit from access to Denmark’s many and vibrant clusters of excellence. Plus the longest-running and most extensive alumni network in Scandinavia.
Move forward with an MBA built around deep business knowledge and creative thinking. All designed to stretch your mind and challenge your perspectives.

Our MBAs 

The Full-Time MBA

The Executive MBA

The Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics 

Executive Certificates

If you find the EMBA programme the right mid-career development for you but are not able to commit to two years of consecutive studies up front, we also offer our outstanding executive education through a certificate path. We offer flexibility so you can choose the right time for you to start. Complete each freestanding term, receive an Executive Certificate and then choose if or when you wish to move on to the next. <a href="/en/mba/programmes/executive-certificates" title="Executive Certificates">Discover the Executive Certificates.</a>

Join one of Europe's largest business schools

CBS has been providing lifelong learning and cutting-edge education for business leaders who want to take their careers to the next level for over a century.

A global MBA Alumni Society

With the longest-running and most extensive international MBA alumni network in Scandinavia, CBS is committed to providing you with opportunities for creating lifelong professional relationships as well as continued learning and personal development through business events and social gatherings.

A global industry, a worldwide network

When you study at CBS, you will be choosing to study alongside industry professionals from a variety of job roles and locations. The Blue MBA Alumni Association was established as a membership group for all graduated and current students of the programme. But this alumni association is different from other networks to which you might belong because all of the association's members have one thing in common: a similar mind-set about how to look at the many challenges faced in the shipping arena.

Copenhagen: An ideal city to learn & live

Sustainable business practices 

Green city 

Buzzing business hub 

Excellent safety and security

MBA programmes

Executive MBA

Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics

Executive MBA in Shipping & Logistics Logistics

MBA Programmes

Criteria & Process

The Application

Andrew Mellor, an Admissions Manager of the Copenhagen MBA, highlights essential information like eligibility criteria, how the team holistically evaluates applications, ways to connect with the admissions team, and more.

ENCOURAGING DIVERSITY. FOSTERING AMBITION. 

Your motivation and values, are just as important as your background, as is your desire to be an active participant in our collaborative learning environment. We want to understand the person behind your academic achievements and experiences. Tell us about your interests, passions, and goals.
Each class is full of students with diverse backgrounds - educationally, professionally, culturally, religiously and socioeconomically. We look for a balance of men and women. We know you will get the best results when you are challenged to look at things from the perspectives of others who are different from yourself.

THE 4-MINUTE COPENHAGEN MBA QUIZ

Before you start your Copenhagen MBA application, we recommend that you take this short quiz to see how you match up with the Copenhagen MBA.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Candidates who possess the necessary qualifications are assessed through a combination of work experience, academics, motivation, recommendation and other factors, and invited for an interview. A member of our Admissions Board conducts the interview online or in person.

Application deadlines

Upcoming deadlines for the October 2025 intake, Class of 2025-2026: 
<ul>
<li>10 November 2024</li>
<li>10 January 2025</li>
<li>10 April 2025</li>
<li>10 June 2025 (last deadline for non-EU citizens)</li>
<li>10 July 2025 (last deadline for EU citizens) </li>
</ul>

APPLYING TO THE COPENHAGEN MBA

The Application

ENCOURAGING DIVERSITY. FOSTERING AMBITION.

THE 4-MINUTE COPENHAGEN MBA QUIZ

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Application deadlines

NEXT INTAKE: OCTOBER 2025