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MBA Degree Program for Experienced Professionals & Future Leaders
Supply chains are where today’s biggest business challenges converge: technological disruptions, sustainability pressures, geopolitical shifts. In response, a new generation of CEOs emerges: individuals with supply chain expertise who excel at dynamic high-level system thinking, integrating it with hands-on people and operations management skills to lead their people through uncertainty to find new opportunities. This MBA program will refine your leadership skills and give you a unique edge (Operations Mindset) to navigate with confidence the current business world reality.
This MBA Is For
- Working professionals who want a rigorous MBA without taking a career break.
- Leaders in (or moving into) operations, supply chain, procurement, logistics, or transformation roles.
- General managers who want to understand how value is created (and lost) across end-to-end operations.
- Professionals aiming for senior leadership or C-level responsibility in complex organizations.
Build Expertise in Leadership, Strategy & Supply Chains
You will develop the ability to lead across complexity, not just within a function, with a skillset that defines the next generation of top executives. By the end of the program, you can:
- Make strategic decisions under uncertainty and real constraints.
- Translate strategy into execution across global supply chains.
- Lead transformation involving people, processes, and technology.
- Integrate digitalization and sustainability into core business decisions.
- Operate with confidence at the enterprise level.
What makes this MBA unique for me is its extensive networking opportunities and emphasis on global industry insights and cross-cultural exchange in addressing urgent supply chain issues.
Elizaveta Vodopyanova, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2025
What truly sets KLU’s MBA apart is the professors' approach: treating us as equals, emphasizing peer interaction, and fostering an enriching learning environment.
Lena Berger, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2025
The MBA program is a very good opportunity for those who want to leave their comfort zone and develop themselves further. The program provides an optimal foundation for this in terms of content, fellow students, professors and fun! I highly recommend the program.
Felix Niemann, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2021
KLU's MBA in Leadership & Supply Chain Management helped me take an important step forward in my career and played a major role in developing my leadership skills.
Ufuk Yazici, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2025
Joining the MBA program at KLU was definitely the right decision for me and I would highly recommend it to anyone that is interested in taking up an MBA. Why is that? Three reasons stood out for me: relevant and real-life topics that are taught by top academics or industry experts, fruitful and engaging discussions with co-students from across the globe and a setup of monthly study sessions in Hamburg that made it possible to attend while working full-time.
Gunnar Graefer, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2021
My experience as an MBA student at KLU goes far beyond my original expectations. The open discussions with the professors and the rest of the group make all the difference, as they are always enriching, challenging, and enjoyable! I am not only expanding my knowledge in Supply Chain, but I am also shaping the leader I aspire to be in the future.
Marta Balbastre Zuriaga, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2024
The KLU MBA program not only focuses on intellectual development. Personal development also plays an important role. This program greatly succeeds in both.
Tamme Bohlen, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2021
The MBA program has had a lasting impact on my (professional) life. Approaching new topics with a necessary degree of curiosity, openness and determination was a very important experience and encourages you to meet new challenges with an open mind, both in professional and private life. This international study program was an absolute benefit for me personally. It has contributed a lot to my thinking and acting and I was able to get to know great fellow students. I am very grateful to have been able to study at such a great university, with a professional administration and such great professors.
Katrin Pompe, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2021
Choosing KLU was one of the greatest decisions I have ever made. The MBA made my experience and knowledge grow so much. Even today I am connected with my classmates and I am using the gained knowledge in my constantly growing career path.
Devanshi Dutta, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2021
This MBA is an attractive opportunity for anyone who seeks to reflect on previous work experience and to get ready for new challenges. Relevant and practical contents combined with a modern and open-minded university culture make this program a truly worthwhile experience.
Mathias Dreier, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2020
Thanks to the MBA program at KLU I’ve started to change my life – professionally in my career and also in my private life. The Intensive exchange during this international program has changed me, teaching me new hard skills but also critical thinking and an open-minded approach to everything.
Mariusz Rutowicz, MBA in Leadership and Supply Chain Management, Class of 2019
Your Learning Journey
The MBA curriculum follows a coherent learning journey, starting with the Management Essentials, which cover core disciplines of management and strengthen analytical thinking across functions such as strategy, finance, customer management, and operations. You develop a shared management language and a holistic understanding of how organizations create value.
Building on this foundation, two streams run in parallel: your chosen specialization pathway and the Transformational Leadership Program. You deepen your expertise by focusing on one of today’s most critical transformation priorities – Digitalization & AI (using data, automation, and analytics to improve decision-making and execution at scale) or Sustainability & Responsible Transformation (driving resilient, low-carbon, and responsible supply chains). At the same time, the leadership stream develops your ability to lead people, decisions, and change. You build the judgment and leadership maturity required to navigate digital transformation and sustainability simultaneously while balancing performance, ethics, and people leadership.
Your learning is guided by international, research-active professors with academic roots at leading universities such as Stanford, INSEAD, Rotterdam School of Management, KIT, TUM, LMU Munich, National University of Singapore, and ETH Zurich, and enriched by senior industry leaders who bring real-world challenges into the classroom. This collaboration ensures teaching that is analytically rigorous, practical, and immediately applicable.
Program Overview
Start: every September
Duration: 18 months (part-time)
Language: English
Tuition fee: 34,200 €
Part-time structure: block seminars (Fri–Mon)
General requirements for master’s degree programs
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Profile of Our MBA Class 2025
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(this text seamlessly continues from the top one) In the final stream, participants deepen their leadership profile through one of two complementary transformation paths: leveraging digitalization and AI to reshape supply chain through data-driven decision-making and AI-boosted execution, or leading sustainable and responsible change to where it can have the greatest impact: logistics and supply chain.
The specializations have a corresponding impact projects and ultimately your master thesis empower you to apply the skills you learn in the MBA directly to challenges from your organization or your peers’ organizations with the support of your peers, KLU Faculty, and our network of mentors.
Pathway A:
Digitalization & AI
Use digitalization, automation and data-driven decision-making to redesign how supply chains plan, execute and learn. You will explore intelligent automation, foundations of AI and machine learning, process mining and data strategy — and translate these into measurable operational impact.
- Automation roadmap for a function (e.g., procurement, order management, transport planning)
- Data strategy and KPI design for end-to-end visibility and decision quality
- Risk sensing and scenario planning using data and analytics
Pathway B:
Sustainability & Responsibility
Lead sustainable change where it matters most: end-to-end supply chain decisions. You will work on sustainability hotspots, circular supply chains, compliance and regulation, and how to balance cost, service, resilience and ESG outcomes.
- Circular economy design (closed-loop supply chains) for a product category
- Supplier sustainability risk assessment and mitigation
- Sustainable transport choices under real constraints (cost, regulation, service levels)
Impact Project
The Impact Project is a hands-on learning experience: students apply the program's content directly to solve a real business challenge from their organizations. This project accompanies the entire learning journey, serving as a continuous application platform where insights gained in the classroom are directly translated into professional practice across global and cross-functional contexts. Supported by peers, faculty, and an international network of mentors, you create immediate organizational value while consolidating your personal leadership profile.
Study Trips
Two international study trips are integrated into the MBA to connect classroom learning with on-the-ground reality. You will explore supply chains in a global scope, looking into emergent markets and different economic, cultural, and regulatory contexts, while building strong connections and memories along the way.
The destinations and topics covered during the trips are tailored to the cohort and the focus of their specialization and meticulously curated in cooperation with partner universities such as HCMC University of Technology – KLU Campus Saigon (Vietnam), Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá (Colombia), among others.
What’s included:
- Conferences, excursions, and selected social activities,
- Selected meals,
- Hotel room (as specified for the trip).
What you organize:
- Flights,
- Passport copy submission,
- Visa arrangements (if required),
- Personal expenses beyond the included components.
Get an MBA in Germany
Hamburg is one of Europe’s most international business cities and a major logistics hub, an ideal place to study supply chain leadership in the real world. You’ll learn in an English-taught, internationally diverse environment while staying connected to your full-time career.
How to apply
Admission
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (min. 180 ECTS) in any subject, OR a GMAT score of at least 600
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience
- English proficiency (if required based on your background)
- Interview with the Academic Director
Application Deadlines
Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis.
Early application is recommended, especially if you wish to be considered for scholarships or discounts.
Application steps:
- Submit your online application (incl. documents)
- Admissions review
- Interview
- Admission decision and enrollment
Tuition Fee
Tuition: €34,200 (18‑month part‑time MBA).
What’s included:
- All courses and academic materials.
- Two study trips (program components).
What’s not included
- Flights and personal expenses during study trips are not covered.
Funding Options
There are several ways to finance the MBA — from income-based models to scholarships and employer support.
Brain Capital
With Brain Capital, you can defer part or all of your tuition until after graduation and repay based on your income. Higher earners pay more and lower earners pay less, up to a capped total amount.
Learn more about Brain Capital
Employer Sponsorship
Many participants are supported by their employer (full or partial sponsorship, learning budget, or corporate agreement). We can provide documents for HR and discuss corporate conditions for multiple participants.
Please contact your dedicated Student Recruitment Manager for more information.
Scholarships
We offer a limited amount of scholarships:
- Logistics Excellence Scholarship: 50% scholarships for members of AGA, BVL, or LIHH
- Women’s in Logistic Leadership Scholarship: 50% scholarship for career climbers
- Social Impact & Sustainability Scholarship for NGO & Social Enterprise Experience: 75% scholarship
- Digitalization & AI Scholarship: 50% scholarship for implementing AI
- Global Supply Chain Future Leaders Scholarship: 25 % supporting young leading talents
How scholarship selection works
To be considered for a scholarship, you must first be accepted into the MBA program. Scholarships may be awarded before the deadline if eligible candidates apply early.
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