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The EMBA Elective-flex

Make the IMD EMBA your own

The EMBA Elective-flex

Make the IMD EMBA your own

18 months part-time

Flexible structure fits around your career

Up to 5 electives

Chose your topic, format & location

Blended learning

On-campus, online and internationally

Learning that fits your career and your life

This Elective-flex program built for professionals ready to take on bigger roles, broader responsibility, and greater strategic impact.

You’ll strengthen your leadership and build a solid foundation in general management through both the core curriculum and up to five electives that you choose based on your needs and goals:

  • The topic: Strategy, innovation, sustainability, finance, crisis leadership, and more
  • The format: Online, in-person, or hybrid
  • The location: Lausanne, Singapore, and other global hubs

A fast track to leadership success

What does progress look like? For our EMBA graduates, it’s more responsibility, higher pay, and a seat at the table. The numbers speak for themselves.

71%
advanced into new roles or took on greater responsibilities.
3x
graduates holding C-level positions post program.
$275k
average salary two years after graduation.
20%
changed industry or transitioned into a new sector

*Survey of 2022 participants; 2 years after graduation.

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Who is this program is for?

The EMBA Elective-flex is built for experienced professionals ready to take their next big career step. Participants typically come in with over a decade of leadership behind them and a strong drive to grow, pivot, or accelerate their careers. They join IMD to:

  • Taking on broader leadership responsibility
  • Moving from technical expertise to general management
  • Preparing for C-suite or board-level roles
  • Shifting into new industries or markets
  • Leading growth, transformation, or innovation in complex environment
10-20

average years of work experience

35-45

average age

A wide range

of industries and leadership backgrounds

What you can expect from the Elective-flex

What makes the EMBA Elective-flex stand out is how it combines rigorous leadership development with real-world application, international exposure, and a format that works with your life.

Make it your own

Build a learning journey that reflects your needs and goals.

Flex your learning

Balance work, travel, and learning with a blend of online and in-person modules.

Expand your opportunities

Connect globally with senior leaders within and beyond your cohort, from across industries and experiences.

Turn knowledge into impact

Apply tools in your own context, take part in simulations, and solve real business problems.

Secure your next role

Build the strategic skills, confidence, and self-awareness to step into bigger leadership responsibilities.

Your three-part learning journey, built for direct career impact

When you’re balancing a demanding job, personal commitments, and the pressure to move forward, your time matters. The EMBA Elective-flex gives you a clear, structured path to build the leadership skills, strategic insight, and business acumen to take your next big step without putting your life or work on hold.

You’ll gain practical tools, global exposure, and deep personal growth while shaping part of the journey around your own goals, timing, and learning needs. Your learning stays relevant, applied, and completely yours.

1. Business Acumen: Build your foundation

Build core strategy, leadership, and finance skills alongside your cohort.

Format: 3 x four-week online modules + 2 x one-week on-campus modules in Lausanne

Locations: Online and Lausanne, Switzerland

2. Corporate Challenges: Apply your knowledge

Tackle high-stakes business problems, apply theory in real-world settings.

Format: 2 x five-week online modules + 2 x one-week face-to-face modules

Locations: Online, Singapore and a destination of your choice via the Global Network of Advanced Management (GNAM), a collaboration of top business schools that offers exposure to new markets, faculty, and peer groups.

3. Global electives: Expand your opportunities

Tailor your path with up to 5 electives in the format, focus, and timing that suits you.

Where can EMBA Elective-flex take you?

“When we challenge ourselves, that’s when we grow. And it’s this growth that I want to take back and apply in my organization.”

EMBA Elective-flex program

Discover new dimensions of yourself as a reflective and powerfully effective leader. Get ready to drive greater impact on a personal level, professional level, and beyond.







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