The school was established in 2005 following the faculty of business of the University of Mannheim decision to bundle their MBA programs and executive education offerings.

Its legal form is a gGmbH, a non-profit Ltd, whose shareholders are the Prechel Foundation and the University of Mannheim.

[10] The school was founded in 2005 when the faculty of business of the University of Mannheim decided to bundle their MBA programs and their executive education offerings.

The program starts every year in October and takes place in Mannheim and Paris in turns.

The MANNHEIM & TONGJI Executive MBA is a modular part-time program with 6 modules which last nine to eleven days.

Core courses in methods, business and technology optimally prepare students to successfully master the challenges of digitalization.

Executive education and the digital learning platform complete the portfolio of the Mannheim Business School.

Mannheim Business School offers customized programs which are tailored to the individual needs of an organization.

Examples of current focus topics include Business Analytics, Innovation Development and Leadership 4.0.

Mannheim Business School is certified by evalag (Evaluationsagentur Baden-Württemberg) according to Section 33 (2) LHG (university law of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg).

It brings together the Mannheim faculty and executives of companies to form a network and interaction platform for a regular exchange of ideas between the academic and professional worlds.