Diversity | WHU Executive Education

Gaining a top leadership position or enhancing your knowledge in certain professional fields requires an investment of time and money in your education.

Our purpose at WHU Executive Education is to offer high quality programs for our participants and also encourage diversity in the workplace worldwide. We support ambitious people become the leaders of tomorrow, while setting a particular emphasis on the advancement of women in leadership positions.

In order to attract the best applicants, we currently offer two types of partial scholarships: for female applicants and for applicants from emerging countries. Partial scholarships (25% and 50%) will be awarded for the following open programs in our portfolio:

How to apply?

We are looking forward to welcoming ambitious and visionary people of diversity into our Executive Education Programs! To apply, just follow three easy steps:

First

Choose one of the Executive Education Open Programs.

Second

Send us an e-mail with your CV and letter of motivation to openprograms@whu.edu. There are no formal requirements regarding the level of work experience, and we assess each application individually.

Third

After the assessment through our Admissions Committee, we will inform you if you are eligible for a scholarship.

Advanced Management Program

Diversity in leadership positions is still rare:

For example: in global business, less than 6 % of CEOs in the S&P 500* are female. These numbers vary by industry, but still, there is a high potential of improving this imbalance.

The WHU Advanced Management for Senior Professionals Program (AMSP) is designed to challenge you as a senior leader during your transition to an executive or even board-level position. During this 6-day transformative learning experience, you will enhance your strategic impact and negotiation skills and discusses the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation on a global level.

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"To balance work and family is not a question of gender, but a decision. Good will and flexibility on all sides have to be the fundament."

Magalie Schäfer, Key Account Manager & Product Developer

J.H. Ziegler GmbH

For more women in leading positions

We at WHU Executive Education support the idea of gender balance and diversity at all levels of organizations. Together with the 30% Club we therefore offer a 50% scholarship for our Advanced Management for Senior Professionals Program to one of our ambitious female applicants! To apply for the Scholarship send an e-mail with your CV and letter of motivation to openprograms@whu.edu.

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*Source: http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/women-sp-500-companies / Catalyst, Pyramid: Women in S&P 500 Companies (February 2, 2018). The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) measures the stock value of the 500 largest companies by market capitalization of at least $6.1 billion on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Composite.

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Diversity Scholarships