MBA Sustainability Management. Distance-Learning Programme

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1 MBA Sustainability Management Distance-Learning Programme

2 Content Advanced education at the Centre for Sustainability Management MBA Sustainability Management 2

3 The Centre for Sustainability Management? 3

4 How do we fit in? Faculties Sustainability Sciences Economics Education Cultural studies Institutes & professorships Centre for Sustainability Management Sustainability Management (Prof. Schaltegger) Social Entrepreneurship (Prof. Beckmann Institute for Environmental Communicatio n Institute for Sustainability Control 4

5 CSM: International competency centre in research, teaching and academic training Research focus Profile Staff - Sustainability Management - Corporate Social Responsibility - Social Entrepreneurship - 4 focus areas: Advanced education, research, teaching and academic training, knowledge transfer - Internationally operating - Analysis of environmental-, societal- and sustainability related problems/issues - Development of integrated solutions for economy, science and society - Prof. Dr. Stefan Schaltegger (Sustainability Management) - Assistant Professor Dr. Markus Beckmann (Social Entrepreneurship) - 40 employees (research and administration) 5

6 Research and Projects Measurement, and communication of sustainability Management of Stakeholder Relationships Foundations of sustainability management and corporate social responsibility Conservation management and integrative sustainability management Social Entrepreneurship Advanced Education 6

7 Example: Biodiversity Management -Increasing the business community s awareness of the importance of biodiversity -Supporting businesses efforts to integrate aspects of biodiversity management into their corporate activities - Corporate biodiversity management - comprehensive view of management - best-practice examples 7

8 Advanced Education at CSM Advanced Education Sustainability Leadership Forum MSc Environmental Science(Infern um) MBA Sustainability Management 8

9 MBA Sustainability Management? 9

10 MBA Sustainability Management Objective Creating sustainability stewardship through educating change agents in business and society. Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) internationally acclaimed, postgraduate management degree Form: E-learning supported distance learning programme Blended Learning Duration: can be completed in either part-time (two years) or full-time (one year), 60 ECTS CP Certified quality: Accredited after European standards FIBAA 10

11 What makes the MBA Sustainability Management different? Setting and learning environment Curriculum (sustainability and general management) Ethical Values Soft Skills and Methods 11

12 Measuring Sustainanbility Management Research Methods Self-Assessment Foundations of sustainability management Human Ressource Management Sustainability Accounting Principles of Business Administration Corporate Social Responsibility Production and Logistics Complex Problem-Solving Technology and Innovation Management Environmental and Business Law Project Management Gender Mainstreaming Team Building Ethics of Corporate Governance Rhetorics and Presentation Marketing and Communication Politics of Corporate Sustainability Management Social Entrepreneurship Sustainability Controlling Ethics and Values Leadership and Responsibility

13 Weekend seminars in Lüneburg Introduction 5-8 weekend-seminars to Soft Skills Final workshop 13

14 E-Learning based long-distance learning E-Learning Platform team exercises web conferences exercises/tasks chat Self-checks discussion consultation hours collaboration tutorials personal study Video material Case studies Practical examples Texts, films, etc. Exams Printed study material/course books 14

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16 Learning focused on the development of skills The MBA Sustainability Management qualifies personalities to implement sustainability in management processes! Professional skills: Knowledge on general management and sustainability Personality development: Soft skills Decision-Making and Stewardship: Strategic thinking and networking 16

17 MBA Sustainability Management - Focus Groups The MBA programme is designed for innovative personalities with the drive to enhance their career with a management qualification focused on sustainability. Interdisciplinary groups Designed for people with different academic backgrounds Executive Managers, Freelancers, Entrepreneurs 17

18 Cooperations with Research Institutes, Companies and Organisations The MBA Sustainability Management focusses on knowledge transfer and uses practical business examples as a teaching method. 43 lecturers of different backgrounds Practical examples and case studies In-House workshops in companies Network of students and alumni 18

19 Any questions? Further information