Currently, Tech Women MBA Scholarship is under-represented in the EU economy according to research published on Eurostat2020:
- Only 1 in 3 managers in the EU is a woman. Even less in senior management positions.
- Only 17%, 1 in 6 ICT specialists in the EU is a women.
- Only 5% of leadership positions in the technology industry are held by women.
- Women working in ICT earn almost 20% less than men do.
About the University
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences is a Dutch government-accredited Vocational University in the center of the Netherlands, offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees – vocational education – at a higher level.
In the Netherlands the term University cannot be used by a Hogeschool (Dutch), they have to use the term a university of Applied Sciences which is a protected name in the Netherlands.
However, the main campus of Wittenborg is located in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, and was initially known in Dutch as Hogeschool Wittenborg. It officially changed its name to Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences in February 2013.
Wittenborg positions as international management and business school, offering all of its programs in English. The university was appointed by the Netherlands government in 1996, which means that the school falls under the regulations and laws of the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science, including the Ministry Inspectorate.
However, under Dutch law, it is now known as an Entity for Higher Education and its Dutch accredited bachelor’s and master’s programs are registered in the Central Register (CROHO) of Higher Education in the Netherlands.
The bachelor’s and master’s programs are approved by the Netherlands and Flemish Accreditation Agency (NVAO). The bachelor’s and master’s programs are also approved by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA).
In addition, Wittenborg College was established in 1987 in the Dutch Hanseatic city of Deventer by a local businessman, H. Nijkamp. The school became known for its Dutch language programs in banking and insurance and real estate management, providing these industries in the Netherlands with hundreds of college graduates.
Its main origin of students in the late 1980s and early 1990s was military personnel leaving the armed forces due to the dissolution of national service in the Netherlands.
In 2002, Wittenborg collaborated with BTC, an international family consultancy specialized in corporate training programs and established the Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences which started developing its international, English language, business programs, gaining state accreditation from the European-recognised NVAO in 2006.
Since 2006, Wittenborg has grown as a business school concentrated on entrepreneurship and SME management within an international context. Ever since, the school has attracted students from around the globe to study in the Netherlands appearing as an international management institute concentrating on business, hospitality, and communication within a global context.
Furthermore, all programs are offered in English to students from more than 97 countries. In September 2016, in her letter to the Dutch Parliament, Minister of Education, Culture and Science (in Dutch “minister van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap“) Jet Bussemaker, cited Wittenborg as an example of an institute that had executed internationalization across its whole profile.
Benefits of the Scholarship:
The Tech Women MBA Scholarship equips unlimited Scholarships of 5,000 euros each for the MBA with specialization in Data Analytics or the MBA with specialization in Digital Transformation.
Also, the scholarships cover a partial tuition fee waiver for the 1.5-year duration of the MBA programs.
Requirements for Tech Women MBA Scholarship
To be eligible for Tech Women MBA Scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:
- Gender of applicant: female
- Nationality of applicant: any
- IELTS or TOEFL requirement: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90
- GRE requirement: Not applicable
- GMAT requirement: Not applicable
- GPA requirement: Not applicable
- Highest educational background: Bachelor’s degree
- Work experience: Minimum of 3 years of work experience in a technology/science field is a prerequisite (references required)
- Strong personal application letter with motivation.
How to Apply for Tech Women MBA Scholarship
Interested and eligible for Tech Women MBA Scholarship, please send your MBA personal application letter along with your program application documents by email to admission@wittenborg.eu.
For further details, visit the Wittenberg University of Applied Sciences website.
Application Deadline: Not Specified
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