Executives. Excellence. Exclusivity.

Mini-MBA
7 Modules taught by international faculty from renowned universities
Company-specific project presented to other participants, parts of the faculty, HR managers, line managers or members of the board of the network companies at the end of the seminar
330 hours workload in one year – three seminar-weeks in Stuttgart
11 ECTS points
Limited number of participants per course
Teaching language: English

The ME program is unique in the southwest in terms of its design and quality.
Thanks to its good price-performance ratio, we have been able to send a group of executives from the corporate group to participate in the program
every year since its inception in 2002.
Andrea Beck
Director HR Training & Development
Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
November 2025

M-E PROGRAM IN NUMBERS

Over

Years of experience

Over

Participants in different courses

Participants from over

Countries

Leadership is a journey of continuous learning. In today's fast-changing business environment, leaders who don't evolve, risk falling behind.
Despite daily business demands, investing time in leadership training is crucial – because leadership is about making time for what matters.
Participating in the Executive Management Education Network at Steinbeis Academy in Stuttgart was a truly enriching experience.

Participant of ME Program 2025
Noureddine Rhattas
Director Operations
Dürr Systems AG | Bietigheim-Bissingen | Germany

John Glen, PhD. - N. Rhattas - Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Joachim Warschat

YOUR MAIN BENEFITS

Academic Knowledge

Module 1:
Innovation Management

Module 2:
Strategic Management

Module 3:
Managing in the Supply Chain

Module 4:
Managerial Aspects of Digital Transformation

Module 5:
Organisational Design

Module 6:
Change Management

Module 7:
Finance and Accounting

Networking

• External with companies participating in the programm

• Internal with participants from your company working in other subsidaries or countries

• Across courses and years as Alumni Network with regular Alumni Events

When we encountered problems with an external provider, I looked for an internal solution but didn't get anywhere. Then I remembered that the line manager responsible was in my seminar group, so I contacted him. Within a very short time, we had a solution that is more cost-effective, flexible, and independent for the company in the long term. The network that I built up internally through the ME Program has proven its worth.
ME Alumni 2022
Sven Wirth
Director Product Development
HOMAG Plattenaufteiltechnik GmbH | Calw-Holzbronn | Germany

Knowledge Transfer

• Transfer project as Final Project Presentation

• Added value for the company

• The program curriculum is developed in a partnership between Steinbeis Management Education, international faculty and a steering committee consisting of companies currently belonging to the network.

• Integrates company representatives (twice a year) in order to:
◦ Obtain company feedback with regard to ongoing program
◦ Discuss strategic topics to further enrich the ME Program from a company perspective

Teaching Methods

• Provides an intensive learning environment at SHMT in Stuttgart three times a year

• Knowledge transfer with case-oriented, cross-company team learning

• Enables participants to work on a company-specific case and obtain supervision from the lecturer for one year to apply the management tools and techniques learnt during the program