Your IMD EMBA journey
How the program works
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.This blended, flexible modular curriculum allows you to combine personal development with daily life.
- 15-19 months total depending on your work commitments
- 7 starting dates per year
- 7-9 weeks out of the office in total (depending on your Foundation Stage choice)
The Foundation Stage can either be taken as a 20-day on-campus program plus 5 weeks online, or 17-week online/liVe virtual program plus 5 weeks online.
The Mastery Stage comprises six 1-week modules spread over twelve months. The total out-of-office time required to complete the Executive MBA ranges from 7 to 9 weeks depending on your Foundation Stage format choice.
You choose one of two Foundation Stage options before entering the Mastery Stage.
12-month blended learning module which requires only 6 weeks out of the office, with only one week at a time.
– 6 x 1-week residential modules comprising 3 x Core Modules at IMD in Lausanne, 3 x global Discovery Expeditions
– Distance learning in between modules
IMD Mastery is constructed with different modules: from personal leadership, to business management assignments, towards building a global perspective. These themes combine to create solid, integrated learning. See more details below.
(47 ECTS credits)
See discovery expeditions in action
The learning objective of each Discovery Expedition is to help you to rapidly absorb a large amount about the world and the global business environment and to translate learnings to your own company and work context. You will deepen your global business understanding through major themes like: entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainability, transformation and much more.
Crisis management simulation: cope with uncertainty, manage risks
IMD is the only school partnered with the Swiss Armed Forces to provide EMBA participants with an opportunity to take part in a realistic crisis simulation. Over the course of two days in the final module, you take part in practical exercises that escalate in intensity. You learn when and how to switch from day-to-day business to managing a crisis situation.