Copenhagen Business School

Copenhagen, Denmark · Public · 1-year full-time MBA, October start; concentrations in Digitalisation & AI, Governance & Sustainability, or Finance

Program tuition: DKK 57,781 (full program)

Deadlines

Deadline 1 (October 2027 intake, Class of 2027-2028): Nov. 10, 2026
Deadline 2 (October 2027 intake): Jan. 10, 2027
Deadline 3 (October 2027 intake): April 10, 2027
Deadline 4 (last for non-EU citizens): June 10, 2027
Deadline 5 (last for EU citizens): July 10, 2027

Essays

Essay 1 (250 words)

Why have you chosen Copenhagen Business School to pursue your MBA?

Essay 2 (300 words)

If you had the opportunity to make your current organisation more sustainable, what would you do?

Essay 3 (250 words)

What are your post-MBA career ambitions after graduation? Please answer this question from a three-to-five year perspective post MBA.

Essay 4 (250 words)

Describe your experience working or studying internationally. Identify concrete international experiences and share how they shaped your approach to problem-solving, teamwork, and adaptability.

Optional essay (250 words)

What matters to you and why?

Scholarship essay (250 words)

Why should you be awarded a scholarship? We assess applications holistically, and focus on the following criteria for scholarship consideration: Academic excellence; Career progression; Global outlook; Post-MBA goals; Diversity; Leadership experience and potential; Drive; Self-awareness; Teamwork skills.

Editor's notes

The first deadline is Nov. 10, 2026, and it matters for money more than for admission. Scholarships are tuition discounts of up to 40%, and CBS tells you plainly to apply early to improve your chances. If you need funding, aim for November or January.
Denmark is the career plan here. Around 70% of each class stays to work in Denmark, and non-EU graduates get a three-year job-seeking period. If your goal is in one of the five industries CBS names (life science, fintech, cleantech, consulting, tech), connect it to a Danish company or sector by name in your essays.
You pick the concentration and the Strategy Project yourself, and CBS says you're responsible for securing the project. Show in your application that you already know which concentration you'd take and what kind of company you'd approach. That's evidence you'll use the year well.
There's no application fee, but there's a GMAT floor: 600 on the 10th Edition, 555 on Focus, 300 on the GRE. Clearing it is the minimum. The Scholarship of Excellence recommends 670, 615 or 310, so a retake may pay for itself.