The IMB Institute of Management Berlin of the Berlin School ofEconomics and Law offers five accredited MBA-degree courses which awarded theinternationally recognised degree of "Master of BusinessAdministration". The MBA programmes are designed to provide anoverarching understanding of management tasks, offering the tools andexpertise needed by executive management in global companies ormedium-sized firms. The programmes focus primarily on developing viableund feasible management solutions in real situations facinginternationally-aware businesses and organisations.The courses run asfull-time programmes with a duration of 15 months or as part-imeprogrammes ovre two years.