MBA Executive MBA 2020
Information
Period
August 2020 - June 2022Language
EnglishFormat
Blended learningContact
Location
Uni Mail, University of GenevaRegistration
Early bird deadline
1 March 2020Registration deadline
1 June 2020Fees:
CHF 38'500.-
This includes: CHF 5'000 matriculation/registration fee (non-refundable) + CHF 16'750 1st year tuition + CHF 16'750 2nd year tuition (with EL, traditional EMBA track)
Total program cost may vary depending on the chosen specialization.
Contribution to the SDGs
Objectives
- Prepare for the contemporary senior management challenges and responsibilities
- Become successful and responsible leaders through a real-world learning experience
- Learn to develop & implement efficient operational solutions, while simultaneously ensuring the strategic renewal of their organizations
- Reflect on professional and personal development to identify one’s full potential
- Develop social & communication skills
- Help develop and widen one’s professional network
Audience
Learning outcomes
- Prepare participants for contemporary senior management challenges and responsibilities
- Enable them to become successful and responsible leaders through a real-world learning experience
- Learn how to develop and implement efficient operational solutions, while simultaneously ensuring the strategic renewal of their organizations
- Reflect on their professional and personal development, to identify their full potential, and to hone their social and communication skills
- Provide a platform for the participants to develop their professional network
Programme
Course schedule: block format
Course schedule: bi-weekly format
1st year - 12 CORE MODULES* + EMBA IN-COMPANY GROUP PROJECT
- Business Economics
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Policy
- Human Resource Management
- Management Accounting
- Marketing
- Organization Design
- Responsible Leadership
- Risk Management / Operations
- Self Leadership
- Strategic Management
- Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, and Communication
*Subject to modification
2nd year: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP
Traditional EMBA track
Bi-weekly format: Friday afternoon/evening & Saturday morning
- Business Law & Taxation
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Organizational Ethics
- Digitalization & Smart Data
- Doing Business in Emerging Markets
- Identifying, Analyzing and Exploiting Opportunities
- Investment Decision Making
- Managing Stakeholders
- Responsible Leadership
- Team Engagement
- PDP: Change Management
- PDP: Creative Problem Solving
- PDP: Influencing with Emotional Intelligence / Coaching
OTHER SPECIALIZATIONS*
Block format: Aviation, Commodity Trading, International Organizations
Bi-weekly format: see listing: https://emba-unige.org
*Subject to modification
Director(s)
Prof. Judith SCHREMPF-STIRLING, Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM), University of Geneva
Coordinator(s)
Accreditation
professionals to advance their careers and personal skills without interrupting their career. The program’s demanding curriculum includes courses on the foundations of general management as well as specialized courses, some of which are unique for the Geneva EMBA. Selected thought leaders and senior executives complement our world-class yet accessible faculty. Thanks to our unique blend of innovative teaching methods and strong alumni network, the participants gain highly relevant knowledge and expertise to cope with future management challenges. The Geneva EMBA is an ambitious but also rewarding once-in-a-lifetime learning experience!
Location
Fee
Description
The 1st year of the EMBA includes 12 core modules: Business Economics | Financial Accounting | Financial Policy | Human Resource Management | Management Accounting | Marketing | Organization Design | Risk Management / Operations | Responsible Leadership | Self-Leadership | Strategic Management | Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, and Communication
Location
Fee
Description
Traditional EMBA track: Entrepreneurial Leadership (bi-weekly): Business & Society | Business Law & Taxation | Change Management | Creative Problem Solving | Digitalization & Smart Data | Doing Business in Emerging Markets | Identifying, Analyzing, and Exploiting Opportunities | Influencing with Emotional Intelligence | Investment Decision Making | Managing Stakehlolders: Analysis / Communication / Cultural Intelligence | Negotiation / Effective Communication | Team Engagement
or one of the Specializations in English or French.
List of EMBA Specializations: Asset Management (FR) | Aviation Management (EN-block format) | Commodity Trading (EN-bi-weekly & block formats) | Gestion comptable et financière (FR) | Gestion dans les Organismes Sans But Lucratif (FR) | International Organizations (EN) | Management de Projet (FR) | Management des Institutions Sociales (FR) | Management Stratégique des institutions de Santé (FR) | Ressources humaines /FR) | Supply Chain (FR) | Strategic Marketing (EN)
Assessment
Individual in-class exam | take-home assignment | individual or group in-class presentation | individual or group Online quiz or assignment
100% attendance in class, and active participation are expected to validate the modules.
Pedagogical method
The students’ learning experience is enhanced by corporate work projects, in-class discussions, and presentations that build on their previous experience. The EMBA program encourages lively interaction between students and professors and stimulates the sharing of knowledge through group work.
Diploma awarded
Admission criteria
- University Degree: Bachelor or equivalent (i.e., Bac+3,...)
- Work experience – 3 years min. in a managerial position
- Strong command of English (written & spoken)
Steering committee
Judith Schrempf-Stirling, GSEM, University of Geneva (Director) Marcelo Olarreaga, GSEM, University of Geneva Gilbert Prost, Prof. Emeritus, GSEM, University of Geneva
Number of participants
Detailed fees
Total Program Cost*: CHF 38500.-
This includes:
- Matriculation/Enrollment fee (CHF 5'000.-) +
- 1st year program tuition (CHF 16'750.-) +
- 2nd year program tuition* (CHF 16'750.- with traditional EMBA track**)
*The total cost depends on the specialization selected.
** Entrepreneurial Leadership (EL / bi-weekly)
Invididual EL modules: CHF 1'800 / module (for non-EMBA students)
Online application: 4-step selection process
Schedule
2 formats are proposed: A) Bi-weekly (BW): 12 courses organized every two week-ends | Fridays 14.00 - 21.00 & Saturdays 08.15 - 13.00 ; some modules are scheduled on 3 consecutive full days - Thursday, Friday & Saturday. | B) Block (BL): 5 blocks of 2 modules (08.30 - 18.00) + 2 blended learning courses per year.
"This EMBA program has been an intensive experience that offered me the opportunity to work with many interesting people from various backgrounds all along the programme's modules. The balanced combination of hard and soft modules broaden my leadership skills and positively change my way of managing my company. Its international dimension addresses every facet of doing business across borders: finance, marketing, culture and so on. In a word, the EMBA provided by the University of Geneva is an intense intellectual and emotional challenge." Sébastien POMMARET - EMBA alumnus 2015-2017
Contribution to the SDGs