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Curriculum

Impact MBA

Ranked #1 in Germany for innovation in leadership education and 3rd in Europe by the World University Rankings for Innovation in 2024.
Next Intake:
August 31, 2026

Curriculum adapted to your needs

Choose Between Two Variants
Stop guessing which courses pay off and wasting time on topics you’ll never use. Instead select from our targeted nine week modules designed to close your specific skill gaps, build in demand expertise, and deliver tangible career results.
90 ECTS – 18 Months
Includes 2 Impact Certificates (30 ECTS)
  • Previous Undergraduate University Degree is required
  • Prior ECTS required: 210 ECTS minimum
  • For those with prior academic or professional experience, a shorter path to graduation in just 1.5 years
120 ECTS – 24 Months
Includes 4 Impact Certificates (60 ECTS)
  • Previous Undergraduate University Degree is required
  • ECTS required: 180 ECTS minimum
  • A complete study experience designed for learners starting fresh, covering the full curriculum over two years
Choose Between Two Variants
Stop guessing which courses pay off and wasting time on topics you’ll never use. Instead select from our targeted nine week modules designed to close your specific skill gaps, build in demand expertise, and deliver tangible career results.
90 ECTS – 18 Months
Includes 1 Impact Certificate (15 ECTS)
  • Previous Undergraduate University Degree is required
  • Prior ECTS required: 210 ECTS minimum
  • For those with prior academic or professional experience, a shorter path to graduation in just 1.5 years
120 ECTS – 24 Months
Includes 3Impact Certificates (45 ECTS)
  • Previous Undergraduate University Degree is required
  • ECTS required: 180 ECTS minimum
  • A complete study experience designed for learners starting fresh, covering the full curriculum over two years
Choose Between Three Variants
Stop guessing which courses pay off and wasting time on topics you’ll never use. Instead select from our targeted nine week modules designed to close your specific skill gaps, build in demand expertise, and deliver tangible career results.
60 ECTS – 12 Months
Includes 1 Impact Certificate (15 ECTS)
  • Prior ECTS required: 210 ECTS minimum
  • Work experience: min 5 years, ideally with leadership experience
  • Ideal for: Senior Professionals with a strong academic background
  • Why choose this: fast-track your MBA with executive experience
90 ECTS – 18 Months (Standard)
Includes 3 Impact Certificates (45 ECTS)
  • Prior ECTS required: 180 ECTS minimum
  • Work experience: min 2 years
  • Ideal for: Professionals with a Bachelor’s degree and solid work experience
  • Why choose this: most flexible option, ideal for mid-career professionals
120 ECTS – 24 Months
Includes 5 Impact Certificates (75 ECTS)
  • Prior ECTS required: 180 ECTS minimum or vocational training + training experience
  • Work experience: min 2 years
  • Ideal for: early-career professionals or applicants with vocational training
  • Why choose this: ideal if you plan to pursue a doctorate or have a non-traditional academic background
Challenge yourself during Four Phases
Discover your mission and purpose with ToU’s mindset. Set your initial direction, but keep the freedom to adapt your path as you grow.
Shape your studies by choosing flexible impact certificates. Select electives that match your mission, and adjust them anytime along the way.
Apply your knowledge in a real-world research project, tackling challenges with hands-on impact.
Bring your vision to life with a final thesis project, created together with industry experts.
Discover your mission and purpose with ToU’s mindset. Set your initial direction, but keep the freedom to adapt your path as you grow.
Shape your studies by choosing flexible impact certificates. Select electives that match your mission, and adjust them anytime along the way.
Apply your knowledge in a real-world research project, tackling challenges with hands-on impact.
Bring your vision to life with a final thesis project, created together with industry experts.

Explore Your Learning-Journey

Move beyond theory with a curriculum structured to help you learn, apply, and lead with confidence.

Orientation Phase

Clarify your mission and map your success
When choices crowd your mind and direction feels uncertain, you need a clear anchor. In this phase you’ll hone in on what truly energizes you and let that clarity guide every decision. By defining your mission and acquiring fundamental, mission aligned skills, you’ll emerge from Orientation confident in your purpose and ready to tailor each module to your unique path.
15 ECTS
3 Modules
3 Weeks / Module
Your Starting Point
You’re full of ambition but need clarity on which direction will deliver the biggest impact for you and your career. Define that direction and select the fundamental skill sets which will set you up for success.
Our Guiding Framework
Through live workshops and group mission sprints, we help you discover your core purpose, define success on your terms, and gain the certainty to own the rest of your journey.

Orientation Modules

Mission Identification
Build Your Dream Team
Sustainability Foundations
Introduction to Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Introduction to Digital Strategy

Calibration Phase

Build Your Perfect Skill Set
In this phase, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills you need to advance your career – taught by industry leaders and supported by hands-on challenges. Choose your learning path by selecting modules (Impact Certificates) that match your goals.
15-75 ECTS
Choose 1-5 Modules
9 Weeks / Module
Zero In On What Matters
You’re juggling career ambitions, personal commitments, and limited time, so generic courses feel like a gamble on your ROI.
Tailored Learning, Maximum Impact
With nine-week modules, professor insights, and live sessions with industry leaders, you hand-pick the exact skills you need for real career growth.

Impact Certificates

Further Options to Choose From
AI for Everyone
Clean Energy & Green Tech
Climate Accounting and Reporting
Data Mastery for Everyone
Digital Transformation
Foundations of Climate Sciences
Get Funding Ready
Green Marketing and Strategic Communications
Improve the Global Impact of Your Organization
Inclusive Leadership & Diversity Management
Innovation Strategies for Business Transformation
Leading The Change
Leading towards Sustainable Growth
Managing Sustainability Transformations in Organizations
Mental Health & Well-Being
New Technologies
Prototype Impactful Solutions
Sustainability Management
Think and Act Like a Leader

Elevation Phase

Prove Your Expertise with Real-World Challenges
In this phase, you’ll transform theory into practice. Working on live briefs designed with industry partners, you’ll tackle the exact challenges you’ll face in the real world. Through hands-on project work, you'll build a portfolio that demonstrates your impact, applied expertise, and job readiness.
10 ECTS
Choose 1 Module
6 Weeks
Bridge Theory and Practice
You know the concepts but worry you’ll struggle to apply them in real jobs.
Hands-On Industry Experience
Through live briefs co-designed with industry partners, you tackle the exact challenges you’ll face on the job so you build a portfolio that proves you’re career ready.

Real-World Challenges

Brand Strategy & Repositioning
Building an Impactful Tech Product
Creating Impact - Drive Change From Within
Data Science Solutions for Sustainable Development Goals
Elevation Challenge with Rawbite
Emissions Reduction Strategies
Exploring Technology and Resource-Based Market Opportunities for Sustainable Innovation
Exploring Trends and Shaping Future Scenarios
From Prototype to Market: Develop and Validate a User-Centered Product
Impact Measurement
Measuring Impact Beyond Numbers
Reimagining Business Models for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Starting an Impact Business with a Prototype
Talents of Tomorrow
Founders Institute - Phase 1: Building a Validated Startup Concept
Founders Institute - Phase 2: From Validated concept to Market & Scale
Fraunhofer AHEAD Innovation Program

Activation Phase

Turn Your Learning into Action
In the Activation Phase, you’ll bring everything you’ve learned to life. This final phase challenges you to apply your skills in a real life project. You’ll work alongside mentors and industry partners to create a tangible final thesis project that shows your impact, expertise, and global leadership with purpose.
20 ECTS
Final Thesis
18-22 Weeks
Graduate with a Real-World Portfolio
You choose your finale whether an entrepreneurial venture, a deep dive research study, or an industry brief so you graduate with a capstone that reflects your mission, demonstrates real world applicability, and proves you are ready to step confidently into your next role.

Thesis Project

In Activation you bring your expertise to life by developing a rigorous research thesis that tackles a real-world challenge in your field. You’ll work closely with faculty mentors and a global network of senior professionals who challenge your thinking and refine your analysis, ensuring you graduate not only with a respected drgree but also a definitive case study that proves your leadership.
Entrepreneurship Lab
Research and Impact Lab
Transformation Lab
Experts

Combine Industry Expertise with Academic Knowledge

Rolf Schrömgens

Founder Trivago & brafe.space

Industry Expertise

Rolf Schrömgens is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Trivago, where he helped reshape how millions of people explore the world. He is also the founder of brafe.space, a platform dedicated to deep personal development and conscious leadership. Driven by curiosity and responsibility, Rolf invests his energy in education, entrepreneurship, and creating environments where people can grow beyond the status quo.

Academic & Industry Expertise

Our dedicated professors are appointed in compliance with the Hessian Higher Education Act, adhering to the strict requirements set for all state universities in Germany.

Prof. Dr. Sinem Solak

Program Director BSc & BA, Professor of AI & Technology
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Prof. Dr. Maximilian Lude

Professor of Innovation & Strategy
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Prof. Dr. Nellie Marangou

VP of Academic Affairs
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Prof. Dr. Jonathan Costa

VP of Research, Program Director MSc Sustainability, Innovation & Technology, Professor of Data Science & AI
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Prof. Dr. Daniela Peukert

Professor of Design for Sustainability Transformation
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Prof. Dr. Sami Asad

Program Director MSc Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Technology, Professor of Sustainability & Innovation
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Funke

CEO, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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Christian Rebernik

CEO, Co-Founder and Challenge Owner at Tomorrow University
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70% of Graduates Advanced toward their Mission

Female Empowerment

Evelyn Fischer

Founder of FINORIA

I had a successful but somewhat unfulfilling career in tech that no longer fit where I saw my career going. At Tomorrow University, I gained both the expertise needed and the direction required to found my own company, FINORIA. I built my company to close the gender investment and wealth gap.

Universally Connected Humanity

Christian Kaya

Director Executive Search & Consulting at Riverstate

During my Impact MBA at Tomorrow University, I developed my personal mission statement: to grow awareness of a universally connected humanity. Since then, I've integrated transformation consulting into my executive search work and launched TRAGWEITE, a podcast on leadership, transformation, and sustainability in construction and infrastructure. The MBA wasn't a conclusion — it was a beginning.

Sustainability & Fairness

Vânia Mendes

Sr. Implementation Manager at Position Green

Sustainability and fairness were always my why, an underlying purpose for my contribution to society. What I lacked was the how. The ability to take ideas and advance them in an organization to the point that they become real, and have real impact. Today, I work at the intersection of ESG, technology, and project leadership, helping organizations close the gap between what they believe and what they actually build. It’s exactly where I wanted to be.

Digital Product Development

Marius

Product Management & Development

I’ve always believed that the best digital products don’t just work, but they feel inevitable. You use them once and wonder how you managed without them. A product loved by people is one they reach for instinctively, before they have consciously decided to use it. This standard shapes every design decision. As a Product Manager and Developer, I have always been drawn to the how of building software.

Finding Purpose & Impact

Katharina

Process Safety Engineer at Evonik

My mission is pragmatic transformation: helping people move from understanding a problem to actually doing something about it. Most sustainability conversations stall between insight and action, and that’s exactly where my work comes in. The MBA gave me the clarity I needed and the community that encouraged me to push forward. I now live this through mentoring, collaboration across disciplines and in pushing others to keep learning with the goal of finding their purpose and impact.

77% of Graduates Progressed their Careers

Different Paths. Shared Progress.

Students shape their careers while they study. Some advance in their field, some pivot to new paths, and others build companies of their own. What they share is a clear sense of progression.

Roberta Scrofani

Entrepreneur & Advisor in AI Transformation

After 15 years in adtech, I studied at Tomorrow University and became an independent AI advisor, now helping companies navigate AI transformation.

Christoph Pemp

Director of Advisory & Client Solutions

After studying at Tomorrow University, I moved into a new role at one of the Group's ventures in 2026, where I now apply the AI knowledge the programme gave me.

Victoria van Oppen

Organizational Development Manager

As an engineer passionate about transformation, the Impact MBA gave me the tools to pivot into organizational development, helping companies build high-trust, sustainable workplaces.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best online university for sustainable business management?

We believe the “best” online university for sustainable business management changes from student to student. When considering which is the best online university for you, you’ll probably consider the ideal combination of high-quality education, affordable tuition, an easy credit transfer system, a top-notch online learning experience, a likeminded community, relevant content and a supportive faculty. And, of course, the opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge to your mission and desired career progression. 96% of our students rate us 5 stars for going beyond their expectations. Our only mission is your success—so we’re always working to provide you with the absolute best online learning experience and lifelong value.

What is the eligibility criteria?

  • 60 ECTS
    • Prior ECTS required: 210 ECTS minimum
    • Work experience: min 5 years, ideally with leadership experience
    • Ideal for: Senior Professionals with a strong academic background
    • Why choose this: fast-track your MBA with executive experience
  • 90 ECTS
    • Prior ECTS required: 180 ECTS minimum
    • Work experience: min 2 years
    • Ideal for: Professionals with a Bachelor’s degree and solid work experience
    • Why choose this: most flexible option, ideal for mid-career professionals
  • 120 ECTS
    • Prior ECTS required: 180 ECTS minimum or vocational training + training experience
    • Work experience: min 2 years
    • Ideal for: early-career professionals or applicants with vocational training
    • Why choose this: ideal if you plan to pursue a doctorate or have a non-traditional academic background
  • All applicants must demonstrate at least two years of professional experience. One year must be proven at the start of the program, and the second year must be proven by graduation.
  • Sufficient English language proficiency is required, at a minimum B2 level according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages.
  • Applicants must show strong motivation, demonstrated through the application form and evaluated during the admission process.
  • An admission interview is mandatory to assess eligibility and alignment with the program.

How much of the tuition fee is covered by scholarships?

Making education accessible to everyone is one of our core goals. That’s why we offer scholarships of up to 1,500 EUR, as well as a Regional Price Grant of up to 8,000EUR  – depending on where you live. You can learn more in our financial support section or by reaching out to our team.

How will I know if I'm accepted?

There is rolling acceptance which means we will be in touch with you within two weeks of submitting your application with the status.

Can you provide me with a visa to study in Germany?

The German Immigration Office requires students to attend in-person classes in Germany to be eligible for a student visa. Since our programs are 100% online and do not require physical attendance, you are not eligible for a German student visa through Tomorrow University.

What are ECTS credits?

ECTS, the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, is the standard way European universities measure study workload. One ECTS credit equals roughly 25 to 30 hours of learning, and a full year of full-time study is 60 credits. At Tomorrow University, a Bachelor's is 180 ECTS and a Master's is 90 or 120 ECTS.

MBA or master's in business psychology: which fits you?

An MBA is a management degree; a master's in business psychology makes psychology the core discipline. Tomorrow University offers both paths: our MA in Applied Psychology (90 or 120 ECTS) for psychology-first learners, and our Impact MBA with the specialization Conscious Leadership & Organizational Development (60, 90, or 120 ECTS) for business-first learners. Both are ACQUIN-accredited.

What is an online MBA in sustainability and ESG?

An online MBA in sustainability, often called an ESG MBA, is a Master of Business Administration that builds core management skills alongside sustainability and ESG strategy. At Tomorrow University, our online Impact MBA delivers this through the Sustainability & ESG Management specialization, accredited via ACQUIN, with 60, 90, or 120 ECTS options.

Is Tomorrow University accredited?

Yes. Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences is a state-recognized private university in Germany, under the State of Hesse. Its programs are accredited through the Akkreditierungsrat, the German Accreditation Council, with bachelor's degrees accredited via FIBAA and master's and MBA programs via ACQUIN. The distance-learning format is approved by Germany's ZFU.

Can you study while working full-time?

Yes. Tomorrow University programs are 100% online and self-paced, built to fit around a full-time job with no on-campus requirement. You can study a part-time online master's, bachelor's, or MBA while working, learning through Challenge-Based Learning that turns your real work into part of the degree. You choose full-time or part-time pacing.

What are the best online universities in Germany you can study in English?

Yes, you can study at an online university in Germany in English. Germany has accredited, state-recognized private online universities offering English-taught degrees, plus public distance-learning options that are mostly German-taught. The best choice depends on accreditation, recognition, format, language, and cost. Tomorrow University is one accredited, English-taught, fully online option.

How much does an online MBA cost?

An online MBA typically costs anywhere from a few thousand to over 100,000 EUR, depending on the school, length, and credits. The final price is shaped by tuition, program length, and any credit you transfer in. At Tomorrow University, our online Impact MBA is 17,000 EUR indicative for the 60 and 90 ECTS versions and 20,000 EUR for 120 ECTS.

Are there scholarships for an online MBA or master's?

Yes. Tomorrow University offers scholarships of up to 1,500 EUR toward an online MBA or master's, plus a Regional Price Grant that lowers tuition by up to 8,000 EUR depending on your country. You can also cut costs through payment-plan discounts and ECTS transfer, which reduces your fee by 30 EUR per credit.

How does the Impact MBA work?

The Impact MBA is an online MBA at Tomorrow University that you take at 60, 90, or 120 ECTS over 12, 18, or 24 months. It runs on Challenge-Based Learning across four phases, lets you pick a specialization such as Sustainability & ESG Management, and is accredited via ACQUIN. Admission includes an entrance exam.

Is Tomorrow University worth it? An honest review

It depends on your goals, and you deserve a straight answer. Tomorrow University is a state-recognized German university with accredited degrees, a fully online applied learning model, a global Community, and mentoring-based careers support. Those facts are verifiable. For peer opinions, check independent review platforms yourself, and use the questions below to judge whether it fits you.

What is Challenge-Based Learning?

Challenge-Based Learning is a method where you learn by solving real, open-ended problems instead of memorizing theory from lectures. At Tomorrow University it runs across four phases, Orientation, Calibration, Elevation, and Activation, so you build knowledge, apply it to interdisciplinary challenges, and finish with a thesis or applied project. It is 100% online and self-paced.

Is an online MBA worth it?

An online MBA is worth it when it moves your career toward roles you could not reach before, not simply because you hold the title. It pays off most when you keep earning while you study, apply the learning to your job right away, and choose an accredited program. It may not, if you want a guarantee.

Is the Impact MBA accredited?

Our Impact MBA program is accredited by Germany’s Accreditation Council through the Accreditation, Certification, and Quality Assurance Institute (ACQUIN), a reputable non-profit organization association comprising over 150 higher education institutions in Germany and abroad.

Is an online degree recognized?

Yes, the degree is accredited. Tomorrow University degrees are accredited German higher-education degrees, awarded under the German Accreditation Council through FIBAA for Bachelor's programs and ACQUIN for Master's and MBA programs. An accredited online degree is formally equivalent to an on-campus one. Recognition follows the accreditation, not the delivery format.

Can you get a job with an online degree?

Yes. The online format is widely accepted as a legitimate pathway to the same learning and outcomes you’d get in the classroom. The majority of our alumni are actively contributing to positive change in fields such as technology, healthcare, and sustainability.