MBA Executive MBA 2022
Information
Period
August 2022 - June 2024Language
EnglishFormat
Blended learningContact
Location
Uni Mail, University of GenevaRegistration
Registration deadline
30 June 2022Fees:
CHF 40'500.-
This includes:
- CHF 5'000.- matriculation / registration fee (non-refundable)
- CHF 17'750.- 1st year tuition
- CHF 17'750.- 2nd year tuition
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
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
Course format : Friday afternoon / evening & Saturday morning, every other week (some modules are scheduled on 3 consecutive full days)
1st year - Workshop + 12 CORE MODULES *
- Workshop (mandatory): Leadership, Teamwork and Communication
- Strategic Management
- Self-Leadership
- Organization Design
- Positioning Companies and Brands
- Strategic Thinking, Decision Making and Communication
- Human Resource Management
- Financial Accounting
- Business Economics
- Managing with Emotional Intelligence / Training Group Resilience
- Team Engagement
- Supply Chain Management
- Corporate Finance
2nd year - Advanced-level courses
- Digitalization and Smart Data
- Responsible Leadership
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Organizational Ethics
- Managing Stakeholders
- Global Strategy
- Cross-Sector Partnerships
- Cross-Cultural Negotiation Management
- Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Mastering Business Challenges
- Disruptive Technologies and Innovation
- Business Analytics
+ EMBA Capstone Project
* 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)
Accreditation
Location
Fee
Description
The 1st year of the EMBA includes a mandatory workshop + 12 core modules (36 ECTS):
Leadership, Teamwork and Communication (mandatory workshop) | Strategic Management | Self-Leadership | Organization Design | Positioning Companies and Brands | Strategic Thinking, Decision Making & Communication | Human Resource Management | Financial Accounting | Business Economics | Managing with Emotional Intelligence | Training Group Resilience | Team Engagement | Supply Chain Management | Corporate Finance
Planning
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 6 pm.
Participants have the option to attend courses onsite or online (conditions apply); 100% attendance is required in order to validate a course, whether onsite or online.
Location
Fee
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 | Cross-sector partnerships | CSR and Organizational Ethics | Digitalization & Smart Data | Disruptive Technologies and Innovation | Global Strategy | Managing Stakehlolders | Mastering Business Challenges | Responsible Leadership | Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship
EMBA Capstone project
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, or equivalent (ie, Bac + 3, Bachelor)
- Work experience - 3 years min. in a managerial position
- 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 Prost, Emeritus Professor, University of Geneva
Number of participants
Detailed fees
Total Program Cost *: CHF 40'500.-
This includes:
- Matriculation / Enrollment fee (CHF 5'000.-) +
- 1st year program tuition (CHF 17'750.-) +
- 2nd year program tuition * (CHF 17'750.-)
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 6 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