Ch. de Bellerive 23, Lausanne, Switzerland
Phone: 41216180111
Site: https://www.imd.org/emba/executive-mba/
Email: info@imd.org
IMD EMBA focuses on leadership and entrepreneurship development.
IMD EMBA has a very balanced class of senior executives from different industries, no industry prevails;
IMD EMBA is the most senior EMBA in the world, the average age in the class is 39-43 y.o.;
IMD EMBA has developed unique international modules – “Discovery Expeditions”, that give massive opportunities for participants to gain expertise on business across the world through company visits, networking events with the local elite as well as completing consulting projects based on real business. And most importantly our participants translate those learnings to their own company and work context. 3 destinations are traditionally the Silicon Valley, China and –chose 1 out of 4 – Kenya, India, Brazil, Israel, Peru;
IMD motto is “Real Life. Real Impact”. At EMBA it implies company assignments, meaning creating new value for the participant's individual company and his/her career. Participants use their company as the "laboratory". They focus on marketing, finance, strategy, digital transformation, and organizational design challenges. They try out new ideas, gather input and feedback, and go back to refine and develop a full-fledged business proposal, strategy or execution plan. The assignments are introduced in a cumulative way through a cycle of execution and reflection, integrating step by step what they learn on the leadership stream and in the discovery expeditions.
IMD EMBA in the Economist Rankings:
#5 in general EMBA rankings
#1 in career development
#1 in salary (on average 127% increase in salary after graduation)
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: 90%
SPONSORS: 130+ companies sponsor multiple students in the IMD EMBA
1998: EMBA program launch
Starting dates 15 months with only 9 weeks out of office (flexible Part Time program)
Deadline (s) no later than 30 days prior to a given starting date.
FORMAT: 9 weeks residential, including modules in Switzerland as well as in China, Silicon Valley in the US, and options for India, Kenya, Brazil & Vietnam. Distance learning projects and assignments in between modules
DIPLOMA: MBA degree, accredited by AACSB, EQUIS/EFMD, AMBA
FOCUS: General Management, Leadership
METHODOLOGY: Action-learning, real-world projects and assignments, 1-to-1 coaching, reflective feedback, classroom sessions, international expeditions
Number of students: 3 classes per 60 pax per annum
Average age: 40
Average Years of Work Experience: 16
Percentage of women: 25%
Average GMAT score: GMAT is not required
International: 25 nationalities and 28 industries in a class on average
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