Maastricht School Of Management (MSM)

Master in Management

Maastricht, Netherlands

Format
Full time
Duration
12 months
Tuition fee
20500 €
Start date
21 September, 2026
Application deadline
03 July, 2026

The MSM Master in Management (MM) programme is a one-year full-time master's program for recent graduates and young professionals (< 3 years of working experience) with the ambition to manage people and processes with success in any organization, country or context.
Our Master in Management (MM) provides you with a first necessary step to fast-forward your career to higher levels by providing you with a solid foundation in the practice and theory of management in a fast-changing global world. During this course you will be provided with the opportunity to understand how to steer your organization to high performance in a diverse and multicultural international business context. You will learn from experienced faculty, international companies and fellow participants from different cultural, business and study backgrounds.

The MSM Master in Management will ultimately challenge you to develop your own unique approach to management that inspires.

Reasons to follow this program:

  • Connect theory to the real world
  • Develop yourself into an effective and responsible leader
  • Learn and network in a multi-cultural environment
  • Use our broad business and alumni network
  • Benefit from the Career and Personal Development Track
  • Live and learn in the heart of Europe

Career and Personal Development Track (CPDT)

We have created a special optional Career and Personal Development Track (CPDT) to help youachieve your goals. The CPDT aims at providing you with the tools necessary to help you find a job upon completion of your Master in Managementdegree at MSM. Throughout the year, you will train your soft-skills and prepare yourself for a successful career. Personal development training is also integrated in some of the courses of the curriculum. What to expect in the CPDT:

  • networking events
  • HR managers coming to talk to you
  • collaboration with regional corporate partners that are looking for international students
  • CV book published by MSM for our corporate partners to facilitate the recruitment of our students
  • business challenges, company visits and guest speakers
  • workshops on CV and motivational letter writing, presentation skills, LinkedIn and video resume, elevator pitch
  • individual self-awareness and self-development coaching
  • holistic life balance trainings.

The full tuition fee of the Master in Managementprogram starting in September 2026 is € 20,500.

Scholarship opportunitiescan be combined up to 35% of the full tuition fee.

  • Dean's Development Fund
  • Academic Excellence Scholarship
  • Women Ambassador Scholarship
  • Excellence in Versatility Scholarship
  • Alumni Lifelong Learning Scholarship
  • Public Services/NGO Scholarship
  • Entrepreneurship/Family Business Scholarship
  • SDG Change-maker Scholarship
  • Technology & Innovation, Creative, Healthcare or Community Leadership Scholarships
  • Fair Discount

For more detailed information about the scholarships and the conditions for these scholarships, please visit thescholarship tabon the program page.

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Admission requirements

Age
21 / 25 / 30 (Min / Avg / Max)
Work experience (years)
1 / 3 (Avg / Max)
Language
English
Fluency
Fluent
TOEFL
88+
IELTS
6.5+

Student body

Male students
50%
Female students
50%
Nationalities represented
20
Countries represented
30

Career

Number of alumni
130
Employed at three months
87%
Companies that are recruiting from our MBA program
Variety of companies in the NL and abroad

Accreditations

AMBA AACSB EQUIS NVAO, ATHEA, AACSB

Campus

Address: Tapijnkazerne 11, Maastricht, Netherlands