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IMD EMBA dates and fees

IMD EMBA dates and fees

Choose your dates

The IMD Executive MBA is a modular program consisting of a Foundation Stage and a Mastery Stage, giving you the flexibility to choose the format and timing that works best for you.

Foundation Stage dates

Choose one of the two Foundation Stage options before entering the Mastery Stage.

Option 1: Foundations for Business Leadership + Advanced Management Concepts
3 weeks face-to-face plus 5 weeks online

3 intensive weeks at IMD Lausanne campus including weekends (FBL) + 5 weeks of distance learning (AMC)

 

FBL sessions

2023

2024

FBL 1

21 January – 09 February

FBL 2

19 April – 08 May

FBL 3

18 August – 06 September 

FBL 4

10-29 November

FBL 5

5 -24 November (Very limited availability)

AMC sessions

2023

2024

AMC I

08 January – 12 February

AMC II


10 June – 15 July

AMC III

5 June – 10 July

23 September – 28 October

AMC IV

11 September – 16 October


Option 2: Global Management Foundations + Advanced Management Concepts
17-weeks liVe/online plus 5 weeks online

GMF sessions

Location

Date

GMF 1 – 2023

Distance learning

February 27, 2023 – June 20, 2023

GMF 2 – 2023

Distance learning

August 21, 2023 – December 12, 2023

Mastery stage dates

The Mastery Stage is a 12-month blended learning module which requires only 6 weeks out of the office.

April 2024 Graduating Class

Sessions

Location

Date

Online portal launch

Distance learning

March 21, 2023

Core module 1

IMD Lausanne campus

April 30 – May 5, 2023

Discovery expedition (mandatory):

Innovation 

Estonia*

June 11 – 16, 2023

Discovery expedition (mandatory):

Entrepreneurship: From Ideas to Execution 

Silicon Valley*

September 17 – 22, 2023

Core module 2

IMD Lausanne campus

October 23 – 27, 2023

Discovery expedition: (Choose 1 of 2)

Business Challenges in Emerging Economies or Startup Ecosystems

Choose from Kenya* or Peru*

Peru: November 26 – December 2, 2023


Kenya: February 18-23, 2024

Core module 3 and graduation

IMD Lausanne campus

April 8 – 13, 2024

September 2024 Graduating Class

Sessions

Location

Date

Online portal launch

Distance learning

August 29, 2023

Core module 1

IMD Lausanne campus

October 1-6, 2023

Discovery expedition (mandatory):

Entrepreneurship

Silicon Valley*

November 12-17, 2023

Discovery expedition

(mandatory):

Digital strategy agility 

India*

11-17 February 2024

Core module 2

IMD Lausanne campus

March 18-22, 2024

Discovery expedition: 

Startup ecosystems /

Impact investing

(Choose 1 of 2) Israel * or Peru*

Israel: 5-11 May 2024


Peru: 23-28 June 2024 

Core module 3 and graduation

IMD Lausanne campus

September 2-7, 2024

February 2025 Graduating Class
Fully Booked: waiting list available

Sessions

Location

Date

Online portal launch

Distance learning

January 30, 2024

Core module 1

IMD Lausanne campus

March 3-8, 2024

Discovery expedition:

Innovation

China

April 21-26, 2024

Discovery expedition

Emerging Economies (half-class)

Kenya

June 9-14, 2024

Discovery expedition: 

Impact Investing (half-class)

Peru

June 23-28, 2024



Career workshop

IMD Lausanne campus

September 7-8, 2024

Core module 2

IMD Lausanne campus

September 9-13, 2024

Discovery expedition: 

Entrepreneurship

USA

November 10-15, 2024

Core module 3 and graduation

IMD Lausanne campus

February 17-22, 2025

September 2025 Graduating Class

Sessions

Location

Date

Online portal launch

Distance learning

August 27, 2024

Core module 1

IMD Lausanne campus

September 22-27, 2024

Discovery expedition:

Entrepreneurship

USA

November 17-22, 2024

Discovery expedition

Digital Strategy Agility

India

TBC

Career workshop

IMD Lausanne campus

March 15-16, 2025

Core module 2

IMD Lausanne campus

March 17-21, 2025

Discovery expedition: 

Ecosystems (half-class)

Israel

May 4-10, 2025

Discovery expedition: (half-class

TBC

TBC

Core module 3 and graduation

IMD Lausanne campus

September 1-6, 2025

Discovery Expeditions are theme-based, global immersion weeks. Locations are subject to change depending on global travel conditions (covid-19 and other constraints).

Tuition fees

The fee for the program is CHF 115,000. This includes tuition, learning materials and a three-course lunch served at IMD on weekdays*.

Payment timing

Price

Deposit (non-refundable) upon acceptance of admission; *towards the Mastery stage fee

CHF 10,000

Foundation Stage
Foundations for Business Leadership + Advanced Management Concepts (FBL+AMC) or Global Management Foundations + Advanced Management Concepts (GMF+AMC)

CHF 40,000

Mastery stage (with flexibility and installments available)

CHF 65,000 (*CHF 75,000 Inclusive of Deposit)

Total

CHF 115,000

Estimated living & travel expenses

Price

Travel to IMD
Foundation Stage (FBL) + 3 x 1 week Core Module in mastery stage (estimate of CHF 1,000 per ticket*)

CHF 4,000

Accommodation
6 weeks residential modules at IMD: 3 weeks for the Foundation Stage (FBL)  + 3 weeks for the Mastery Stage (MS)

CHF 11,000

3 Discovery Expeditions
(Airfare** + Accommodation***)

CHF 10,000

Total estimated living and travel expenses

CHF 25,000

*Tuition, teaching materials and a three-course lunch served at IMD on weekdays are included in the fees. All fees quoted are exclusive of any value-added or other indirect taxes that may be due in any country. IMD reserves the right to modify the program dates, location, and fee at any time.

**Air fares are a reasonable estimate and considering Geneva as the point of departure, but are subject to fluctuations either way, considering standard and class of travel, departure airport and any traveller loyalty arrangements that might apply.

***While on Discovery Expeditions, all participants must stay in the same hotel as designated by IMD. The EMBA program actively negotiates favorable packages for room rates and the use of the meeting facilities on-site. This is also critically important for the effective delivery of the program.

General international student loan options 

IMD’s Executive MBA program does not offer any direct financial aid or scholarships. We can work with you to create flexible or staggered tuition payment plans to fit your requirements. Below is a list of lenders (by alphabetical order) who consider IMD’s Executive MBA degree program eligible for financing through their student loan options. This information is provided as a service and not as an endorsement of the lender, or indication of any affiliation with these providers. You may explore one of these or any other option of your choice. Each lender will have specific eligibility criteria, lending requirements, and minimum loan amounts.