Antwerp Management School

Executive Master in Public Management

The interest in management in the public sector has vastly increased. The swift and increasingly complex social changes have altered the government’s role substantially. Politics, policy, and governance can no longer function well without management. A strong service demands knowledge, insight, and creativity of the modern government functionary.

Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School?

The Master in Public Management examines a diverse range of current tendencies in governmental management. This course offers:

Academic embedding. Attention for the government official in policy and as a manager. An interdisciplinary context. Theoretic concepts linked with a practical elaboration. Enriching exchange experiences with peer-students of different policy levels. Content fit for professionals who work full-time in the public sector: part-time formula, timetable, specific forms education, and evaluation. What can you expect? ... [-]

Executive Master in Real Estate Management

Real estate is not only one of the most important, but also one of the fastest evolving sectors in our economy. Real estate is also a pre-eminently multidisciplinary and competitive business, bringing together actors with different interests. The Master of Real Estate Management (MRE) program provides the necessary insights and skills to better understand and control the complex subject matter of real estate. Antwerp Management School is an Academic Member of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) Antwerp Management School is partner of the Flemish Association for Space and Planning (VRP) The MRE course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)... [-]

Executive Master of Enterprise IT Architecture

Organizations increasingly recognize the need for a sturdy and flexible enterprise design and operation, in which information systems are increasingly playing a vital role, for the realization of agility and strategic success. Although there’s a multitude of models and framework at hand in the professional domain, the enterprise still needs to tackle the challenge of turning these ideas into practice.

Because of a lack of simple solutions, many enterprises look for advanced expertise with a foundation in research. To meet this Demand Antwerp Management School and TU Delft - Delft TopTech have established an exceptional co-operation to offer a state-of-the-art Executive Master of Enterprise IT architecture. This international program proceeds where applied research of Antwerp Management School, TU Delft and it’s international research partners ends, aiming to offer sustainable, innovative and well-founded concepts with proven practical applicability.... [-]

Executive Master of IT Governance and Assurance

Information Technology (IT) has made its way into current dynamic and fierce business environments. More and more educated and assertive stakeholders are concerned about the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) challenges regarding IT. They now focus on how business benefits can be realized by IT-enabled innovation and how IT-related business risks will be diminished.

Regardless of the many available models and frameworks, organizations still struggle with the challenge of turning these ideas into practice. As there are no simple solutions, organization are looking for advanced expertise grounded in research.

In order to meet this demand, Antwerp Management School and Maastricht University School of Business & Economics have established a unique co-operation to offer this state-of-the-art “Executive Master in IT Governance and Assurance”.... [-]

Executive Master of IT Management (MITM)

Are your digital assets bringing sufficient value to your business processes and organization?

The competitiveness and innovation capability of organizations increasingly rely on the strategic and efficient use of new information and communication technologies. Business Managers have to be responsible for IT-enabled investments and projects. They cannot avert such decisions or simply hand them over to “IT”.

Managing the digital enterprise is an end-to-end responsibility between business and IT. Therefore, it’s necessary that business managers become more IT savvy and IT managers have to grasp how IT supports the business strategy.... [-]

Do you aspire a successful international career? Then the Master in Global Management is there for you. As a result of ever-increasing globalization, managers today need to be more internationally oriented. This program provides recent graduates from varying degrees with all the tools to successfully prepare for an international career in a wide range of sectors.

Why

Because our Master in Global Management has a top rank in Eduniversal Rankings, Financial Times Ranking and Times Higher Education (THE). In the last we’re16th worldwide and the highest in Belgium in the Masters in Management category. And our students go on an international trip where they learned about the major impact disruptive technologies may have on business.... [-]

Supply chain functions are rapidly gaining importance in international companies. Interested in a career in the continuously increasing logistics sector? Be prepared: Follow the Master in Global Supply Chain Management

Why

Antwerp being a large port city is the perfect place to learn about supply chain management.  This master has a top-ranking: Eduniversal Master Ranking 2019: TOP 100 – Global ranking N°9 in Supply Chain and Logistics, worldwide.

Today, the logistics sector is continuously increasing worldwide and supply chain functions are rapidly gaining importance in international companies. After successfully completing the Global Supply Chain Management program, our graduates are able to substantially broaden their scope of employment opportunities both in terms of functionality and sector. They have increased their chances of worldwide career progress and employability.... [-]

Are you interested in a career within the broad domains of Human Resources Management (HRM) and/or Organizational Development? This program welcomes participants from all over the world and from different backgrounds, but with one interest in common: bridging people and organizations.

Why

This master has a top-ranking: Eduniversal Master Ranking 2019: TOP 200 – Global ranking N°11 in Human Resources Management

Globalization, business innovations, digitalization, the aging, and individualized workforce, changing demands and standards of employees, etc. The current working model is in constant change and poses major challenges for organizations, employees and society. The role of HR is gaining importance like never before. It’s moved away from a support or administrative function to become much more of a game-changer and the person who enables the business strategy. Organizations expect HR specialists to be able to think strategically in order to tackle those challenges.... [-]

Are you a problem solver and creative thinker? Do you want to create new things that matter to society? Our Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship will prepare you for a future as a successful innovator or entrepreneur.

Why

AMS is on a mission… to educate and support people from all over the world who want to create new things that matter for society. This curriculum prepares you for a future as a successful and innovative entrepreneur in your own start-up or an existing enterprise. A mix of professors, top entrepreneurs, senior managers, and experienced investors will help you by teaching you how to use state-of-the-art theories to understand and predict reality, evaluate opportunities and build and grow sustainable businesses.... [-]

Dreaming of a career in fashion? Get a head start and enroll in this specialized master in global management, providing you with essential management knowledge and skills needed in the fashion industry.

Why

Choosing for AMS is choosing an international program that gives you the opportunity to get to know the fashion sector on a global level. Study in two of the most leading fashion capitals of the world: Antwerp and Milan. And discover the emerging markets in Sao Paolo.

The fashion management curriculum is a unique program that is responding to (future) challenges in the fashion industry from different perspectives.

Think of topics like developed vs. emerging markets; global vs. local; relevant topics like sustainability and ethics, technology and digitalization, entrepreneurship and innovation. The philosophy of the program is exploring and investing in the fashion industry’s future, growth and development.... [-]

Do you have a master’s degree in a non-business related field? Are you looking for a general management program that broadens your management knowledge & skills?The Master in Management prepares you to develop a career in general management within any type of organization, both local and international.

Why

This master has a top-ranking: Eduniversal Master Ranking 2019: TOP 200 – Global ranking N°14 in General Management)

Throughout the program, you will be provided with the toolkit needed to deal with general managerial challenges

Learning objectives

After attending this program, you can:

identify and explain concepts and theories in the general and functional areas of management; distinguish and illustrate sound practices of managing and organizing and contribute to discussions about broad and functional managerial issues at junior management level; apply managerial methods and frameworks in order to analyze and solve business and organizational problems; understand and analyze management challenges in order to provide solid conclusions and recommendations; demonstrate professional reporting and communicating skills; effectively collaborate in teams; critically recognize, appraise and evaluate the strategic importance of sustainability and social responsibility; demonstrate managerial and leadership skills. Who are we looking for? You are recently graduated, you have a master’s degree with little or no work experience. You have a non-economic background. You are looking for a broadening on top of your specialized training: broadening to all knowledge concerning management and how a company is run by various departments. You have a real ambition to take a management position in time. Degree ... [-]

Have you just graduated and are you dreaming of working in Europe or China? This Euro-China program will kickstart your international career!

Why

This master will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills for mastering business operations in foreign countries, more specifically in Asia and Europe. You learn to work in multicultural teams and you will become a China-Europa business expert.

Learning objectives

After attending this program:

you have profound knowledge of management functions; you have mastered the knowledge and skills required in key managerial positions: leadership, people management, and long-term planning; you have strengthened highly relevant business skills, such as entrepreneurship, perseverance, motivation, emotional intelligence, and initiative; you improved your problem-solving skills and capacity for teamwork; you are able to examine global issues from a European and Chinese perspective; you learn the Chinese language or French if you are a Chinese student; you learn to work in multicultural teams. Who are we looking for? You are recently graduated, you have a master’s degree with little or no work experience. You have a clear interest in doing business between Europe & China, or in one of the two continents. You are very fascinated by the international dimension of the program where you will spend 1 semester in Antwerp, the heart of Europe, and 1 semester in Shanghai. After this year you can call yourself the future China-Europe business experts/managers. Degree ... [-]

Are you recently graduated and do you have a background or a strong interest in finance and economics? Do you want to prepare yourself for a future career in high-level multinationals, financial institutions & banks?

Why

In one year you will become a specialist in the economic and financial world. This program will provide you with in-depth knowledge, a business attitude and the necessary analytical and practical decision-making and management skills.

There are so many good reasons to join the Master in Finance program. Seizing the unique opportunity to obtain 2 master’s degrees in one academic year for instance.

Finance professionals with a strong background in analytical and practical decision making are increasingly demanded by a wide range of multinational corporations and financial institutions such as banks, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, and investment agencies.... [-]