Economics and Management

MBA Executive MBA 2024

Our Geneva EMBA provides executives with a first-class management education without interrupting their careers. Our EMBA is designed to balance theory and practical application, with a focus on building a global advantage, leading responsibly, and managing transformation.
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Period

August 2024 - June 2026
90 ECTS credits
576 Teaching hours
144 Distance teaching hours
23 courses + the EMBA Capstone Project (90 ECTS) • Courses are held mainly Friday (2:15 pm - 9 pm) & Saturday (8:15 am - 1 pm), every other week • Some modules are scheduled on 3 consecutive full days (Thursday, Friday & Saturday) from 8.30 am to 6 pm • 100% attendance is required in order to validate a course, whether onsite or online

Language

English

Format

Blended learning

Contact

Lorine BARRIER
+41 (0)22 379 98 81
emba(at)unige.ch
website
Executive MBA, GSEM

Location

Uni Mail, University of Geneva

Registration

Early bird deadline

1 February 2024

Registration deadline

30 June 2024

Fees:

CHF 42'500.-
Early Bird: CHF 39'500.-

This includes: 

  • CHF 5'000.- matriculation / registration fee (non-refundable)
  • CHF 18'750.- 1st year tuition
  • CHF 18'750.- 2nd year tuition
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Contribution to the SDGs

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Objectives

  • Develop and execute effective and responsible management strategies
  • Develop critical and analytical thinking in organizational decision-making
  • Acquire leadership and management skills to guide an organization's transformation
  • Enhance soft and interpersonal skills to engage with a diverse set of stakeholders
  • Acquire strategic skills for managing organizations successfully in a global context

Audience

Business leader and professional from diverse industry backgrounds, including the public or private sectors, wishing to build foundational skills and/or update their knowledge, or seeking career change and/or professional development opportunities. On average, our participants have 8-12 years of work experience, and come from 10-15 different nationalities each year.

Learning outcomes

  • Sensible and responsible leadership skills to help build team confidence and motivation
  • Efficient communication skills to help minimize conflicts and to better manage team dynamics
  • Foster emotional & social intelligence skills to enhance interpersonal relationship with peers and employees
  • Implement and renew efficient processes and operations within the organization
  • Acquire the skills necessary to develop strategic thinking in a global context and learn from leading businesses in Geneva how they encounter and overcome international management challenges

Programme

The EMBA is a part-time 2-year program including 90 ECTS

Course format : Friday (14:15-21:00) & Saturday (08:15-13:00) every other week (some modules are scheduled on 3 consecutive full days)

Year 1: Leadership Launch + 12 core courses (36 ECTS) *

  • Leadership Launch (mandatory): Leadership, Teamwork and Communication
  • Strategic Thinking, Decision Making and Communication (3 ECTS)
  • Supply Chain Management (3 ECTS)
  • Financial Accounting (3 ECTS)
  • Organization Design (3 ECTS)
  • Human Resource Management (3 ECTS)
  • Managing with Emotional Intelligence (1.5 ECTS) / Training Group Resilience (1.5 ECTS)
  • Team Engagement (3 ECTS)
  • Strategic Management (3 ECTS)
  • Corporate Finance (3 ECTS)
  • Business Economics (3 ECTS)
  • Positioning Companies and Brands (3 ECTS)
  • Self-Leadership (3 ECTS)

Year 2: 11 Advanced-level courses (36 ECTS) + EMBA Castone Project (18 ECTS)

  • Mastering Business Challenges (6 ECTS)
  • Organizational Responsibility and Ethics (3 ECTS)
  • Managing Stakeholders (3 ECTS)
  • Cross-Cultural Management (3 ECTS)
  • Digitalization and Smart Data (3 ECTS)
  • Disruptive Technologies and Innovation (3 ECTS)
  • Creating Shared Value in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (3 ECTS)
  • Responsible Leadership (3 ECTS)
  • Business Analytics (3 ECTS)
  • Global Strategy (3 ECTS)
  • Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 ECTS)
  • EMBA Capstone Project (18 ECTS)

* Subject to modification

Director(s)

Prof. Judith SCHREMPF-STIRLING and Dr Jean-Yves MERCIER, Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM), University of Geneva

Coordinator(s)

Lorine BARRIER and Gloria LEONI, University of Geneva

Accreditation

Accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) since 2006
Organisational Responsibility & Ethics, Prof. Judith Schrempf-Stirling
The Geneva EMBA is a two-year program: In the first year, participants acquire the foundational knowledge and skills in business administration. In the second year, participants take advanced level courses with a focus on our three core themes: building a global advantage, leading responsibly, and managing transformation. At the end of the second year, participants work in groups on the EMBA Capstone Project, which brings together their acquired knowledge and skills to apply it to advance recommendations to local business in Geneva. Since 2006, the Geneva EMBA has been accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), one of the world’s leading authorities on post-graduate business education, demonstrating its continuing commitment to excellence in management education. With its continuous AMBA re-accreditation, the Geneva EMBA confirms itself in the top 2% of Business Schools globally.

1st year EMBA

Location

Uni-Mail | University of Geneva

Fee

18750 CHF

Description

The 1st year of the EMBA includes a mandatory workshop + 12 core modules (36 ECTS):

Leadership, Teamwork and Communication (mandatory workshop) | Business Economics | Corporate Finance | Financial Accounting | Human Resource Management | Managing with Emotional Intelligence / Training Group Resilience | Organization Design | Positioning Companies and Brands | Self-Leadership | Strategic Management | Strategic Thinking, Decision Making & Communication | Supply Chain Management | Team Engagement

2nd year EMBA

Location

Uni-Mail | University of Geneva

Fee

18750 CHF

Description

The 2nd year of the EMBA includes 11 advanced-level modules (36 ECTS) and a capstone project (18 ECTS)

Business Analytics | Cross Cultural Management | Creating Shared Value in the Fourth Industrial Revolution | Organizational Responsibility and Ethics | Digitalization & Smart Data | Disruptive Technologies and Innovation | Global Strategy | Managing Stakehlolders | Mastering Business Challenges | Responsible Leadership | Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

EMBA Capstone project 

Assessment

Each course is subject to an assessment that may include one or more of the following:
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

Students who successfully complete the program will be awarded the Master of Business Administration (MBA) by the Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM) of the University of Geneva.

Admission criteria

Because of its reputation for excellence, admission to the EMBA Program is highly selective. Acceptance is based on the following criteria:

  • Bachelor Degree, or equivalent (i.e. Bac+3, ...)
  • Pertinent work experience: 3 years minimum in a managerial role
  • Strong command of English (written & spoken)

Required Skills:

  • Computer office tools (spreadsheet, word processor, presentation tools)
  • Basic Accounting understanding (balance sheets / income statement, P&N, EBITDA) or ability to assimilate numbers and concepts

Steering committee

  • Prof. Judith Schrempf-Stirling, GSEM, University of Geneva (Director)
  • Dr Jean-Yves Mercier, GSEM, University of Geneva
  • Prof. Gilbert Probst, Emeritus Professor, University of Geneva

Number of participants

Max. 40 students

Detailed fees

Total Program Cost *: CHF 42'500.-

This includes:

  • Matriculation / Enrollment fee (CHF 5'000.-) +
  • 1st year program tuition (CHF 18'750.-) + 
  • 2nd year program tuition * (CHF 18'750.-)

Online application: 4-step selection process

Schedule

Course format: face-to-face & a few blended learning

Courses are held mainly Friday & Saturday, every other week:

  • Fridays: 2:15 pm - 9 pm
  • Saturdays: 8:15 am - 1 pm

Some modules are scheduled on 3 consecutive full days (Thursday, Friday & Saturday) from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.

100% attendance is required in order to validate a course, whether onsite or online.

"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 program'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. Sébastien POMMARET - EMBA alumnus 2015-2017

Contribution to the SDGs

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development