| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBA | Part-time | 2 years | September, March | EUR 35000 per total | EUR 35000 per total |
About the Weekend MBA
The Weekend MBA is designed to offer maximum flexibility to full-time working professionals with all the benefits of a face-to-face MBA program. This combination results in a dynamic program that reinforces participants’ careers and develops their skills and competencies.
The great advantage of combining full-time work and study is that it allows participants to apply learned concepts and frameworks immediately in their daily jobs.
Key facts about the Weekend MBA
For a detailed overview of the Weekend program, click here.
Curriculum highlights
Leadership focus: Over the course of the program, students engage in a leadership journey, which with an on-going cycle of practice and reflection, allows them to nurture their own leadership styles.
Leadership course with the army: Under the supervision of the army staff, students may complete a two-day workshop in order to improve their team leadership skills in a challenging environment.
Regatta race competition: As part of the leadership journey, MBA students participate in a regatta race at the Belgian or Dutch Coast. Throughout this experience, our participants learn how to communicate a clear vision and work as a team under the pressure of a sailing competition in a completely unknown and challenging environment.
Consulting project: The MBA concludes with a Final Project whereby groups of students work on a Consulting Project. This requires the students to combine many previously learned concepts and apply them in practice while working as a team. The Consulting Project is led and overseen by LSB faculty members.
Additional highlights
Top academia and business world faculty: Our faculty consists of academics, executives in multinationals and entrepreneurs. You will learn from and be challenged by professors who bring industry experience and academic expertise to the classroom. This balance of practical and theoretical knowledge delivers relevant learning to our MBA students.
Experienced Professionals: As an MBA student, you will be exposed to experienced professionals working in various industries in Luxembourg and the Greater Region. Through collaborative projects, you will gain insights and fresh perspectives from your classmates. This exposure will also forge bonds that will expand your professional network.
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The fee is set for EUR 37,000 payable in different installments cover all course materials and unlimited access to executive education. The fee does not include international study trips.
Candidates who pay the full tuition payment in a single installment are eligible for a 10% discount.
Financing
Approximately 30% of LSB students are sponsored by their companies to do an MBA. Sponsorship has many advantages for the student but also for the company. These decisions are made on a case by case basis. We have seen many students gain employer support by presenting a strong case backed by tangible and convincing arguments. For advice on how to best craft a sponsorship request to your company’s Human Resources department and superiors, please contact LSB directly.
The Merit-Based Scholarship gives outstanding candidates the opportunity to get a financial support due to their excellent academic track record to acquire business knowledge and managerial skills to continue thriving in the business world.
This Scholarship may cover up to 50% of the tuition fee.
The maximum granted for Academic Excellence is 20% and for Professional Excellence 30%.
The International Entrepreneur Scholarship targets candidates who have started their own company and would like to gain relevant and practice-oriented knowledge and skills that will help them lead their venture to success. To be awarded the Luxembourg School of Business Entrepreneur Scholarship, candidates have to show how the Weekend MBA Program will help them individually and organizationally to develop their venture.
This scholarship may cover up to 75% of the total tuition.
Students can get a loan to finance the tuition fees of the Weekend MBA program. Please note the Luxembourgish governmental institution can also grant scholarships and loans at low interest rates under certain conditions.
We advise candidates to visit their website www.mengstudien.lu for more information about the available scholarships.
Students are welcome to reach them by phone: 247-88650 or email: aide-fi@mesr.etat.lu
Our MBA Program is 100% Tax Deductible in Luxembourg with your annual tax declaration. Further training expenses which are related to the taxpayer’s current activity fall within the scope of the acquisition costs of article 105 of the ITA and are therefore deductible from taxable income. For more information please check Lifelong-learning.lu
Admissions requirements
*Applicants need a minimum of 240 ECTS and at least two years of work experience. Or, they can qualify with a Bachelor's Degree of 180 ECTS coupled with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience.
If you have not worked in an English-speaking environment for at least 2 years, please provide a proof of English proficiency: Transcript of your TOEFL Score (Minimum Requirement: Paper Based: 550, Internet Based: 85) or IELTS Score (Minimum Requirement: 7.0)
Admission Process
1) Online Application
Fill out the online application form on www.luxsb.lu/apply. Upload supporting documentation:
2) Write an Essay
Candidates will be asked to write a short essay on a specific topic (e.g. a quote from a famous person).
3) Interviews
Pre-selected candidates will be invited for two rounds of interviews at the Luxembourg School of Business.
Admission deadlines
There are two intake periods, one in September and the other in March.
First deadline: May 15th
Final deadline: July 31st
First deadline: November 15th
Final deadline: January 31st
Enrolling before the initial deadline grants candidates a 5% discount.
For additional information, click here.
Scholarship Opportunities
The Luxembourgish state provides scholarships and a student loan to anyone enrolled in higher education and fulfiling certain conditions.
Here are the available scholarhips at the Ministry of Higher Education and Research:
- Base scholarship
- Social scholarsip
- Family scholarship
- Mobility scholarship
- Reimbursement of registration fees
These scholarships can be cumulated.
We advise candidates to visit their website www.mengstudien.lu for more information about the available scholarships.
Students can apply for the scholarship only after completing the whole application process on our website.
The Scholarship varies from 5% to 50% of the tuition fees.
Find out what students say about Luxembourg School of Business
Practice-oriented program
The fact that the Luxembourg School of Business has close ties to a number of important players on the job market in Luxembourg and designed its courses with a practice-orientated mindset are without a doubt huge advantages for kickstarting a successful career and some of the aspects that convinced me to apply for this program. Joe SCHAMBOURG, Luxembourg
First and Only Recognized Master in Management in Luxembourg
I need to acquire new skills and concepts, clearly focused on finance, banking and investment and there is no better place than Luxembourg for that, especially in terms of experiences shared by the local community, one of the best in the world. The program of Master in Management will prepare me well for what I ultimately intend to do in life. I know the Luxembourg School of Business is one of the pioneer Master programs in this field and I hope to be able to delve deeper into financial and economic principles, understanding the basic theories behind the concepts in this field. I believe also this program will give me the chance to put directly in practice every concept the students learned in class and put my skills at a higher level, allowing me to begin successfully my professional career. Hyerin PARK, South Korea
In the heart of Europe
LSB is a focal destination between Europe, North America and MENA (North Africa and Middle East). The high standards and qualifications of the Faculty Professors coming from various parts of The World is also a clear demonstration LSB ability to reach out to the World. The cosmopolitan students community is also an important criteria to enlarge cultural and social communication skills and consolidate mutual acceptance of various conceptual and emotional intelligence backgrounds, Thina Berkaine Canada
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