MBA

MBA

Your year at IMD

The intensive, international, one-year leadership development MBA program of IMD will prepare you to tackle the complex business challenges of the future.

A pioneering learning approach

A systematic combination of classes and real-world projects gives you the knowledge, intuition and skills to move beyond the tools to successfully operate a business and lead people and organizations. Our small class size of 90 participants and deep connection to the global business world make this pioneering approach to learning possible.

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What you must have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution
• GMAT (average score 670)
• Minimum three years full-time work experience (average is seven years)
• Strong command of written and spoken English (TOEFL not required)
• One language in addition to English

What we look for

Solid intellectual ability

• Your ability to grasp complex concepts and synthesize new knowledge rapidly

Strong career progression

• How your responsibility has increased, the breadth and depth of the knowledge you have acquired, and the impact you have made on your organization.

Demonstrated leadership potential

• Your knowledge, vision and courage; high ethics; empathy with, and understanding of others; ability to motivate and orchestrate teams and individuals.

Far-reaching international outlook

• Time spent living outside your country of origin, the international scope of your career and your knowledge of foreign languages

Excellent interpersonal skills

• Your ability to work well in diverse teams.

Intellectual curiosity

• Your desire to learn and contribute to the learning of others.

Strong values and unwavering integrity

• Your courage to make difficult decisions and ability to lead responsibly.

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Learn more. Do more. Become more.

The new IMD MBA incorporates rapid and integrated cycles of learning, planning, doing and reflecting that effectively prepare you to lead in today's complex and changing environment.

The action learning cycle

Repeated application of theory and practice give you the knowledge, intuition and skills to move beyond the tools. You can then use your judgement to successfully operate a business and lead people and organizations under challenging conditions.

• use your knowledge and skills to plan an action
• carry out the action
• observe what happens
• reflect on the outcomes
• build your reflections into new knowledge and skills

Real World. Real Learning

The program, taught in English, covers the same amount of material as a traditional 2-year program.

• Master the business fundamentals in everything you do
• Case studies are excellent learning tools because there is no single, correct solution to complex business problems.  At IMD, half your cases are live with guest speakers talking about real issues
• Work on four different real world projects - different company stages, sizes, industries and international contexts
• Experience and develop leadership in action every day
• Participate in selected executive programs, including OWP - IMD's Orchestrating Winning Performance program which offers world-class networking.
• Build your international network with classmates, alumni, Faculty, guest speakers and IMD's corporate network. 

Collaboration/teamwork

Your 89 classmates have 600+ years of collective diverse and international experience: a valuable resource. Throughout the IMD MBA you work in small teams, sharing knowledge and experiences and learning to overcome the cultural and personality differences that arise in a diverse, multinational group of people.

Personalized approach

• Participant to Faculty ratio 2:1
• Optional 20 one-hour confidential sessions with a trained psychoanalyst
• Individual career counsellor
• Participant to Recruiter ratio 1.5:1
• Develop a personal project during the year

The evaluation process

Your performance in several areas is evaluated:

• class participation
• group work and projects
• presentations
• formal exams

Faculty provide regular personal feedback to help participants improve their performance and discover how their limits can be stretched, personally and professionally.

At the end of the program, the MBA degree ‘With Honors’ is awarded to participants whose cumulative performance throughout the program has been judged to be superior.

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Application fees

CHF 350 - payable by credit card when you submit our online application. Non-refundable.

Program fees 2012

CHF 60,000 - tuition
CHF 25,000 - all program and project related fees, including books and course materials, the discovery expedition and weekday on-campus lunches, excluding personal expenses.
(fees may be subject to adjustments)

Return on investment

Forbes’ ranking of MBA programs focuses on the return on investment that graduates receive attending business school. IMD ranked No. 1 Worldwide and racked up a “5-year MBA gain” of $230,000.

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